Bamboo History

What is one thing that a king, salty seaweed and Mongolians have in common?

Tofu!

Today, we will be bringing a wonderful (if not slightly smelly) history of an Asian delicacy and a banger vegetarian/vegan dish, tofu.

Tune in to hear more about the history of tofu.

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Today I will be interviewing and chatting with my good mate Davo about the development of Malaysian Chinese identity through history.

Peranakans, clan houses, discrimination and a bit of cake on top, tune in to discover more about the history of Malaysian Chinese!

We have a website now - check it out! Link below.

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Ancient China was not the most liberal place in the world, which meant it blew my mind that there was an ancient Chinese emperor that pursued a romantic relationship with another man!

Tune in to hear more about this story.

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We also have a website now! Where you can find our blog that will feature extra Chinese and East Asian history (link below).

CONNECT WITH US!

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @bamboohistorypodcast

Website: https://www.bamboohistorypodcast.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0j1DpeXVdoqIgTqaI5RPaz?si=e983945d835f4011

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bamboo-history/id1608078459

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@bamboohistorypodcast5250

We are in our final part of our 3 part series, focusing on 3 decisive military campaigns won by the Chinese Communists over the Nationalist Kuomintang government in the Chinese Civil War, resulting in the Chinese Communists’ control of mainland China.

Today’s episode will focus on the final of the 3 military campaigns, the Pingjin Campaign, fought between 29 November 1948 to 31 January 1949.

Want to find out more on how the People’s Republic of China was created? Tune in!

I have posted a diagram onto my Instagram (@bamboohistorypodcast) and on my Youtube video detailing the movements of the armies in this campaign, as a visual aid.

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We are in part 2 of our 3 part series, focusing on 3 decisive military campaigns won by the Chinese Communists over the Nationalist Kuomintang government in the Chinese Civil War, resulting in the Chinese Communists’ control of mainland China.

Today’s episode will focus on the second of the 3 military campaigns, the Huaihai Campaign, fought between the 6 November 1948 to 10 January 1949.

Want to find out more on how the People’s Republic of China was created? Tune in!

I have posted a diagram onto my Instagram (@bamboohistorypodcast) and on my Youtube video detailing the movements of the armies in this campaign, as a visual aid.

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The podcast is back with a 3 part series on China’s modern history!

The 3 part series will focus on 3 decisive military campaigns won by the Chinese Communists over the Nationalist Kuomintang government in the Chinese Civil War, resulting in the Chinese Communists’ control of mainland China.

Today’s episode will focus on the first of the 3 military campaigns, the Liaoshen Campaign, fought between 12 September 1948 to 2 November 1948.

Want to find out more on how the People’s Republic of China was created? Tune in!

I have posted a diagram onto my Instagram (@bamboohistorypodcast) and on my Youtube video detailing the movements of the armies in this campaign, as a visual aid.

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The Bamboo History Podcast will be taking a short break for Easter. That means we won’t be posting for a few weeks but no sweat, we will back with more exciting content from 2 May.

Have a Happy Easter everyone!

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When the first king of the Zhou Dynasty overthrew the Shang Dynasty king in 1046 BCE, he needed to legitimise his claim to the throne. He had to tell the people why he had taken the throne from someone else.

Enter ancient China’s everlasting ideology, the Mandate of Heaven.

TUNE IN to find out more!

I will be going on Easter break after today’s episode and will be back posting episodes from 2 May.

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Imagine seeing a white guy in China walking on the street wearing Chinese robes, speaking Chinese and reciting Chinese poems…in the 16th century.

Yep, that was Matteo Ricci, the famous (not Marco Polo) Italian man and Jesuit priest who made his home in China for over 20 years as he tried to convert Chinese people to Catholicism.

Did he succeed? TUNE IN to find out!

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Grazie amici!

The peace and quiet of the city of Huzhou was disturbed when something was discovered floating in the nearby lake, which turned out to be a rotting human corpse…

What happened? Who did it? TUNE IN to find out.

I’m dabbling in ancient Chinese true crime now, I will definitely find more interesting cases like this for future episodes.

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