The History of China

The Qing Empire did not collapse because it stopped working. It collapsed because it kept ... more

From the koan chants of monasteries tucked between Himalayan peaks, to wending caravan pat... more

The world is coming to Qing's doorstep, but it has a whole other set of problems along its... more

The 19th Century is going to be exceedingly rough on Qing China. So, before we venture dow... more

Back with pt. 2 of autumnal fictions of the spine-tingling variety. This time largely from... more

00:02:09 - "The Scholar & the Headless Ghost" True music fans come in all types. 00:05:37... more

The Pirate Queen’s Red Flag Fleet reigns supreme, but a three-way battle at Tiger’s Mouth ... more

A brief history of Mid-Autumn Festival, and the tale of Hou Yi the Archer & the Ten Suns, ... more

Richard Glasspoole thought he was going to have enough of an adventure sailing to the Sout... more

天高皇帝远 "Heaven Is Vast & the Emperor is Far Away" On the far side of the realm from th cele... more

Piracy in Great Qing surges to a "golden age" during the Qianlong & Jiaqing eras. Corsair ... more

For nearly a quarter century, Heshen served the Qing Empire - and in the process managed t... more

As both the Qianlong Emperor's extensive reign and the Eighteenth Century itself comes to ... more

From London’s harbors to Canton’s bustling hongs and the Qianlong Emperor’s Dragon Throne,... more

Qianlong's empire shines as a beacon of both martial might and cultural splendor, yet its ... more

"O King of Wherever, New Throne Who Dis?" 0:00:00 - Edict of Emperor Qianlong to King Geor... more

"Dear Emperor of China, will you be my friend? Check Yes or No..." 0:00:00 - Letter of Cre... more

In the wake of military victory, Qianlong turns inward—launching literary purges, rewritin... more

What does it take to hold an empire together when conquest alone isn’t enough? In this swe... more

This was no peace borne of reconciliation; this was silence, enforced by amnesia. Time Per... more

The story of the last great nomadic empire’s fall - and the Qing’s ruthless imperial visio... more

The "Old Man of 10 Victories" crows to the Heavens in words of stone of his crushing of th... more

The Qing conquest of Dzungaria did not begin with any kind of cannon-fire or musketry. Ins... more

As his era of rule over Great Qing drows to a close, the Yongzheng Emperor spares neither ... more