CHP Special Episode | Interview w/ Larry Feign on The Pirate Queen Zheng Yi Sao
Laszlo is pleased to present an interview with longtime Hong Kong resident, writer, and cartoonist Larry Feign to discuss his new novel The Flower Boat Girl.
Ep. 229 | The Walled City of Kowloon
In this episode, the history behind the Kowloon Walled City is introduced from its humble beginnings starting in the Southern Song to its later demolition during the early 1990s.
Ep. 204 | Chinese Martial Arts, Wing Chun, and Ip Man (Part 2)
Today we zero in on the history and legends behind the Wing Chun style of king fu. We’ll also look at Grandmaster Ip Man and all those Wing Chin greats who came before him going back to the founder Ng Mui (Wu Mei).
Ep. 203 | Chinese Martial Arts, Wing Chun, and Ip Man (Part 1)
This two-part series offers up a survey of the development of martial arts in China from the mythical times of the Yellow Emperor to the present day.
Ep. 176 | The History of the Teochew People
In this episode, Laszlo explains a little about the Teochew people. They’re a proud group of people with a collective track record that is admirable by any standards of human achievement.
Ep. 174 | The Pirate Queen Zheng Yi Sao
Zheng Yi Sao was a tough woman from the Pearl River Delta who married the most notorious pirate of his day, Zheng Yi. Upon his death, she took control of his massive pirate fleet and grew it to what was, at the time, the largest pirate fleet that preyed on coastal dwellers and vessels engaged in trade.
Ep. 150 | The History of the Hakka People
In this milestone 150th episode, Laszlo shines a light on the Hakka people and where they fit in Chinese history. Legends and stereotypes surrounded this sub-group of Chinese, but one thing is for sure they have carved an indelible spot in worldwide Chinese culture.
Ep. 124 | Sir Y.K. Pao
This episode examines the life of Sir Y.K. Pao, a man who lived an amazing but all too brief life and was one of the early Hong Kong Chinese to rush to aid China when Deng Xiaoping emerged and began setting China on the path of reform and opening up to the world.
Ep. 110 | The History of Hong Kong (Part 10)
The 1950s were a stressful time for Hong Kong with Britain managing a diplomatic balancing act trying to be a good neighbor to the new PRC and to their closest ally, the USA.
Ep. 109 | The History of Hong Kong (Part 9)
Welcome back to Part 9 of our History of Hong Kong series. In this week’s episode, we look at the year 1967 in Hong Kong. Unfortunately, the words “riots” and “1967” go hand in hand when talking about Hong Kong history, and in this episode, we’ll find out why.
Ep. 108 | The History of Hong Kong (Part 8)
The 1950s were a stressful time for Hong Kong with Britain managing a diplomatic balancing act trying to be a good neighbor to the new PRC and to their closest ally, the USA.
Ep. 107 | The History of Hong Kong (Part 7)
Welcome back to Part 7 of our Overview of the History of Hong Kong. In this episode, we take a look at Hong Kong’s wartime governor Sir Mark Aitchison Young.
Ep. 106 | The History of Hong Kong (Part 6)
In this latest installment of the CHP History of Hong Kong overview we look at the years from Governors Nathan to Peel. The modern age comes to Kong Kong along with plenty of fallout and spillover from the upheavals going on in China in the 1920’s and 30’s.
Ep. 105 | The History of Hong Kong (Part 5)
This time in our history of Hong Kong series, we pick up right after the Treaty of Nanjing and look at the early efforts to get this colony up and running.
Ep. 104 | The History of Hong Kong (Part 4)
This time in our history of Hong Kong series, we pick up right after the Treaty of Nanjing and look at the early efforts to get this colony up and running.
Ep. 103 | The History of Hong Kong (Part 3)
Welcome to Part 3 of our History of Hong Kong overview!
Ep. 102 | The History of Hong Kong (Part 2)
In part two of Laszlo’s overview of the history of Hong Kong, we look at the Canton System and the lead-up to hostilities that culminated in the Treaty of Nanjing that ceded Hong Kong in perpetuity to the British crown.
Ep. 101 | The History of Hong Kong (Part 1)
In this introductory episode of the History of Hong Kong series, Laszlo traces HK from the Devonian Period all the way up the end of the Ming Dynasty in the 17th century.
Ep. 49 | Sir Run Run Shaw
In this episode, we look at the life and career of entertainment mogul Sir Run Run Shaw and the Shaw Brothers organization. Born in Ningbo in 1907, along with his brothers, Run Run Shaw built a business empire that spanned the globe and he brought joy to millions with his movies and television.
Ep. 38 | The Qing Dynasty (Part 4)
Here we begin the turbulent, bloody, and historically humiliating 19th century in China. The first half-century sees two emperors, Jiaqing and Daoguang stand by helplessly as China is torn apart by uprisings, anti-Manchu discontent, a financial crisis, opium addiction on a massive scale, foreign invasion, and the usual deadly floods and other natural disasters.