This episode will focus on the life of Mengzi and his philosophy. We'll also introduce Mengzi's legendary mother. Then we'll finish off with another Confucianist great from this era, Xunzi 荀子.
Part 4 continues with the aftermath of the 1824 Treaty of London. John Crawfurd takes over from a disgraced William Farquhar as First Resident.
With Singapore formally established, we look at those first months and years.
Part 2 continues on with many of the post Age of Discovery history that affected SIngapore.
Here's Part 1 of a probably 10-Part series which will cover the history of Singapore.
Laszlo discusses 19th-20th century Chinese-Mexican history with author Hugo Wong.
This is surprisingly not very well-known and certainly wasn't taiught in my US history classes. Hard to believe this happened but here's a story for you.
Laszlo chats with author Scott Crawford about the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu, and Rome.
Here's a reading of an article recently published in the South China Morning Post, written by travel writer David Leffman.
Although all kinds of tension brewed beneath the surface, the mid to late 19th Century saw a continued bonanza for Singapore.