Chinese History & Mythology

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‼️‼️‼️ ⚠️ Spotify and Apple Podcasts are currently syncing updates. If you encounter any issues accessing the podcast on one platform, please search for and listen on the other app. Thank you for your patience and support! ———————————————————————————————— Chinese History & Mythology ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Discover the history, mythology, culture, legends, and classic literature that shaped China for thousands of years. The most comprehensive English-language podcast online about Chinese history and culture. Chinese History & Mythology brings ancient China to life through clear, immersive, story-driven episodes about history, mythology, folklore, dynasties, legendary heroes, classic literature, and everyday Chinese culture. If you want to understand Chinese civilization through its greatest stories, famous figures, ancient legends, and cultural traditions, this podcast is your gateway. ✨ Main story episodes are released every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:00 PM. ✨ Interesting Chinese Culture episodes are released every Thursday at 8:00 PM. Featured classic works and historical texts include: 📚 The Investiture of the Gods 📚 Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms 📚 Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji) 📚 The Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shan Hai Jing) 📚 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 📚 Water Margin (Outlaws of the Marsh) 📚 Dream of the Red Chamber (The Story of the Stone) 📚 Journey to the West The podcast also explores major historical figures and popular topics, including Qin Shi Huang, the Qin Dynasty, ancient Chinese gods and monsters, legendary emperors, famous warriors, historical mysteries, folklore, customs, dynasties, and the hidden meanings behind Chinese traditions. In the Interesting Chinese Culture series, you will also discover Chinese festivals, daily habits, traditional customs, regional lifestyles, folk beliefs, food culture, taboos, symbols, and the cultural stories behind everyday life in China. Here, mythology becomes vivid, history becomes clear, culture becomes easy to understand, and the vast world of Chinese civilization unfolds through immersive storytelling.

Publisher

Bonnie

Category

comedy · history · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Aug 2025

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

182 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026

   181.In Search of the Supernatural--13

   In Search of the Supernatural, is a 4th-century Chinese compilation of legends, short stories, and hearsay concerning Chinese gods, ghosts, and other supernatural phenomena in the zhiguai and chuanqi styles. Although the authorship of the book is not made explicit in the text, it is believed to have been written and compiled by Gan Bao, a historian at the court of Emperor Yuan of the Jin dynasty around AD 350. It was reissued in numerous editions, including in 1593. The book usually consists of 464 stories.

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   9 Oct 2026

   180.Interesting Chinese Culture——The Misty Six Dynasties to the Bloodstained Jinling

   The recorded history of this city can be traced back to the fifth century BCE. After  destroyed the State of Wu, he built a settlement known as Yue City in Changganli, near the southwestern corner of what is now Zhonghua Gate. This marked the beginning of the city’s documented history. During the following two thousand years, it served as the capital of ten different governments. It witnessed the prosperity of the Six Dynasties, when the city had five hundred Buddhist temples, more than one hundred thousand monks and nuns, and a population of nearly one million. Jiankang and ancient Rome were known as two great centers of classical civilization in the world at that time.

3. 

   8 Oct 2026

   179.In Search of the Supernatural--12

   In Search of the Supernatural, is a 4th-century Chinese compilation of legends, short stories, and hearsay concerning Chinese gods, ghosts, and other supernatural phenomena in the zhiguai and chuanqi styles. Although the authorship of the book is not made explicit in the text, it is believed to have been written and compiled by Gan Bao, a historian at the court of Emperor Yuan of the Jin dynasty around AD 350. It was reissued in numerous editions, including in 1593. The book usually consists of 464 stories.

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