Hi all, this is an announcement that the Bamboo History Podcast will be going on a short break and will be back in June 2024!   Don’t worry, we’ll be back soon with more exciting history content.   Until then, take care!   ********** Please SUBSCRIBE to my podcast, FOLLOW my Instagram and VISIT my website! Details all below, thanks heaps :)   CONNECT WITH US!   Email: enquiries@bamboohistorypodcast.com 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

On the topic of great Chinese emperors, no one really thinks about the Hongzhi Emperor (r. 1487 CE – 1505 CE), who is more famously known for being the only Chinese emperor that took only ONE wife his entire life!   But today’s episode will also focus on the achievements of the Hongzhi Emperor, and why he is one of China’s most underrated emperors.   TUNE IN!   Reminder, I have got a TikTok account (@bamboohistory), and I’ve already posted something on Chinese inventions, so please check it out! It’s reel..ly good 😊   ********** Please SUBSCRIBE to my podcast, FOLLOW my Instagram and VISIT my website! Details all below, thanks heaps :)   CONNECT WITH US!   Email: enquiries@bamboohistorypodcast.com 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

Story of the stupid! Chengyu are famous Chinese idioms that are expressed usually in just four characters and are commonly used in conversation.   The origins of many of these chengyu come from stories passed down from ancient times, and today we will talk about two of them: Han Dan Xue Bu (Learning the Handan Walk) and Xue Zu Shi Lu (Cutting one’s feet for shoe fitting).   I won’t spoil what happens, just tune in!   Thanks again everyone for tuning in to the podcast and showing your support.   ********** Please SUBSCRIBE to my podcast, FOLLOW my Instagram and VISIT my website! Details all below, thanks heaps :)   CONNECT WITH US!   Email: enquiries@bamboohistorypodcast.com 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

“Dae Jang Geum” or “Jewel in the Palace” is a 2003 Korean TV Drama based on the life of Jang Geum, a girl who rose up to become Joseon Korea’s most famous physician. This TV show is one of the most famous Korean Dramas of all time.   However, in part two of this two part series, we will instead focus on the life of the real life Jang Geum, and how being an uinyeo (female physician) in Joseon Korea was not for the glamourous and faint-hearted.   TUNE IN NOW to discover what Jang Geum was really like!   Opening song from the “Dae Jang Geum” TV Show source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4H-Qrd1gTQ   ********** Please SUBSCRIBE to my podcast, FOLLOW my Instagram and VISIT my website! Details all below, thanks heaps :)   CONNECT WITH US!   Email: enquiries@bamboohistorypodcast.com 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

During the ancient times in East Asia, people had conservative mindsets which extended to the treatment of female patients – many male doctors did not want to treat female patients!   This meant it was important to have female doctors, and Tan Yunxian was the most famous ancient Chinese female doctor out there.   A Chinese TV show “The Imperial Doctress” was made in 2016 based off Tan Yunxian. In the show, Tan works as a doctor inside the Imperial Palace and becomes entangled in a love triangle with two Chinese princes.   But what was the real Tan Yunxian like? Did she treat the royal family, or did she treat people from all walks of life? Tune in to find out!   This episode is the first part of a two part series featuring famous ancient East Asian female doctors. Part 2 will go over the real life of Dae Jang Geum (not the fictionalised version in the famous Korean Drama “Dae Jang Geum”).   Stay tuned for part 2 as well!   ********** Please SUBSCRIBE to my podcast, FOLLOW my Instagram and VISIT my website! Details all below, thanks heaps :)   CONNECT WITH US!   Email: enquiries@bamboohistorypodcast.com 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

Happy Lunar New Year everyone! Today’s episode will be about one of the most famous ancient Chinese paintings, sometimes known as the Chinese “Mona Lisa”.   This painting is called the “Qing Ming Shang He Tu (清明上河图)”, or “Along the River During the Qingming Festival” in English and was originally painted during the Song Dynasty.   What makes this painting (and its recreations) so famous? Tune in to find out!   Youtube video of the animation rendition of the Qing Ming Shang He Tu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdRIbCP4N4Q   You can also view the full painting here: https://www.comuseum.com/painting/famous-chinese-paintings/along-the-river-during-the-qingming-festival/   ********** Please SUBSCRIBE to my podcast, FOLLOW my Instagram and VISIT my website! Details all below, thanks heaps :)   CONNECT WITH US!   Email: enquiries@bamboohistorypodcast.com 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

Yangqu county in Taiyuan is a peaceful and chill place, until a fateful day in 1840, when the county is hit by two mysterious cases that changes the lives of its residents forever….   What happened? Tune in to find out.   Happy New Year everyone, the Bamboo History Podcast is back to take on 2024. Promising another year of hectic Chinese and East Asian history content.   ********** Please SUBSCRIBE to my podcast, FOLLOW my Instagram and VISIT my website! Details all below, thanks heaps :)   CONNECT WITH US! Email: enquiries@bamboohistorypodcast.com 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

G’day folks, the Bamboo History Podcast will be wrapping up for 2023 and will not be back until February 2024.   Not to worry, now is the time to catchup on my podcast by listening to my existing episodes.   A big thank you to everyone for tuning in to the podcast and giving me feedback and messages of support. Couldn’t have done it without ya.   Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and I’ll see you all back in 2024.   ********** Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to my podcast!   CONNECT WITH US!   Email: enquiries@bamboohistorypodcast.com 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

Li Shimin became the emperor of China in the year 626 CE, and became known as the Emperor Taizong of Tang, arguably China’s greatest emperor in history.   His older brother, Li Jiancheng, was originally the successor to the throne… which meant in order for him to become emperor, there was one thing Li Shimin needed to do…   Tune in to discover one of China’s most famous palace coup and a great display of brotherly love (not).   ********** Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to my podcast!   CONNECT WITH US! Email: enquiries@bamboohistorypodcast.com 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

Time for another Japanese history special! Today we are diving into the mythical and real-life origins on a unique and famous Japanese sport, sumo wrestling. Pound your feet, slap your belly and tune in to this amazing episode! Credits for clip in the beginning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbtd5iUpu34&t=245s&ab_channel=GentilDonna   ********** Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to my podcast! Arigato gozaimasu 😊   CONNECT WITH US!   Email: enquiries@bamboohistorypodcast.com 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

Going to school, playing computer games, going to cricket training, playing stacks on with the bois… that’s the life of a regular 13 year old teenager. Not for Xun Guan, a girl from 4th century CE China who led an army when was 13 years old! Woah what? Why? How? Tune in to find out!   ********** Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to my podcast!   CONNECT WITH US!   Email: enquiries@bamboohistorypodcast.com 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

Are you lost and have no clue where you are? No worries, because the ancient China will hook you up with the compass, one of their famous “4 great inventions”.   Tune in to see how the compass developed from a fortune telling device to an important tool for people today.   ********** Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to my podcast!   CONNECT WITH US!   Email: enquiries@bamboohistorypodcast.com 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

In the mid-1800s, gold was discovered in Australia. Many people flocked from all around the world to Australia to mine for gold, hoping to get rich. These people included: local white Australians, Americans, Europeans…and Chinese. Tune in to hear a famous (or infamous) story about how some specks of gold started a racial riot.   ********** Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to my podcast!   CONNECT WITH US!   Email: enquiries@bamboohistorypodcast.com 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

What you hear normally are only the good bits, the bad bits are edited out.   Well, today you will get a sneak peek at the mess ups I have made.   Enjoy!   This content may be confrontational to some listeners, you have been warned.   ALSO, I'm proud to say I've been featured in an article written by The China Boss as a top Chinese history podcast. The article link is here: https://thechinaboss.com/best-china-podcasts/ I encourage everyone to check out the other content posted by The China Boss. Yang, the person behind this blog, does an amazing job at promoting Chinese culture.    **********   Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to my podcast!   CONNECT WITH US!   Email: enquiries@bamboohistorypodcast.com 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

According to medical websites online, stress can cause your hair to lose colour and go white. But it is scientifically impossible for all your hair to go white in a single day.   Well, ancient Chinese military strategist Wu Zixu would prove science wrong.   Tune in to a fascinating story about loyalty, vengeance, and a head of white hair.   **********   Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to my podcast!   CONNECT WITH US!   Email: enquiries@bamboohistorypodcast.com 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

King Gwanghaegun of Joseon Korea had a dilemma… ally with their closest friend the Ming Chinese and risk getting destroyed by the Manchus, or ally with the enemy Manchus and risk being dishonoured for being traitorous by the Chinese.   What did he do? Tune in to a Korean history special on one of the most controversial Korean kings in history.   **********   Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to my podcast!   CONNECT WITH US!   Email: enquiries@bamboohistorypodcast.com 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

Has the dentist ever told you that having black teeth is a good thing? Probably not, but that’s not what the ancient Japanese thought when they dyed their teeth black.   Tune in to today’s episode as I uncover an ancient Japanese tradition of teeth blackening, Ohaguro.   Btw, this is my first ever Japanese history special, courtesy of my Instagram followers who recommended me do an episode about Japanese history. Great idea, thanks heaps!   **********   Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to my podcast!   CONNECT WITH US!   Email: enquiries@bamboohistorypodcast.com 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

Have you ever heard of a Jewish community that has lived in China for almost 1000 years?   Join me in today’s episode, where I speak with Anson Laytner - the president of the Sino-Judaic Institute and a retired programs manager at Seattle University -  about the history of Kaifeng Jews, a Jewish community that has resided in the city of Kaifeng since the 12th century.   Anson is also a rabbi and an author, writing books such as: ““The Chinese Jews of Kaifeng” and “Arguing with God: a Jewish Tradition”.   What are you waiting for? Tune in for our chat about the ancient Chinese Jews!   Many thanks to Anson for coming onto the show. You can learn more about Anson and his work on his website here: https://ansonlaytner.com/   **********   Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to my podcast!   CONNECT WITH US!   Email: enquiries@bamboohistorypodcast.com 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

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.   ********** Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to my podcast!   CONNECT WITH US!   Email: enquiries@bamboohistorypodcast.com 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

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. ********** Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to my podcast!   CONNECT WITH US! Email: enquiries@bamboohistorypodcast.com 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