Ryūnosuke Akutagawa was a genius writer. One of his short stories is called Toshisyun , which is based on a Chinese story from the 8th century called Du Zichun 杜子春.

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Ep 185: Du Zichun - part 1

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A large part of Chinese folklore is related with animism that everything possesses a distinct spiritual essence. Today we will tell a story from the 10th century.

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Ep 222: Spoon Spirit

Today we will talk about a kind of flower from the 9th century.

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Ep 221: Flower Face

People sacrifice to gods in temples. I sometimes think do gods really need these sacrifice or it is just the way to show the piety. Today we will tell a story from the year 955.

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Ep  220: God Food

Today we will talk about a story of a ball game played by two kids from the 18th century.

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Ep 219: Ball Game

Today we will talk about patrolling god of day and night in Chinese mythology.

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Ep 185: Du Zichun - part 1

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