#1 - Origins 1: The Mythical Origins Of The Middle Kingdom

#1 - Origins 1: The Mythical Origins Of The M...

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#2 - Origins 2: Five Emperors, Twelve Islands

This episode, we enter the second half of our gaze into the Chinese origins mythos. Focusing on the Five Emperors descended from the Yellow Emperor, this period marks the beginning of the transformation of the Huaxia People from settled tribe, to dynastic feudal kingdom. There wi ...  Show more

#3 - Xia 1: The Xia, China's First Dynasty

This week we move into the beginnings of China’s dynastic period where rulers began favoring birthright over merit – and the consequences will be almost immediately apparent. Beginning with the triumphant reign of the heroic Yu the Great, the Xia’s semi-accidental trip into dynas ...  Show more

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