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  • 84.Interesting Chinese Culture——What is the Hot Pot?
    2026/02/27

    I wonder if any of you have ever tried a Chinese dish called Hot Pot. In recent years, Hot Pot has become one of the most beloved foods among young people. It is popular not only in China, but also widely enjoyed by friends in many other countries. Chinese cuisine offers countless choices, encompassing sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty flavors in endless variations. Yet among all these possibilities, why has Hot Pot risen to become one of the most popular dishes of all?

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    40 分
  • 83. Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms-23
    2026/02/27

    Taking advantage of the moment when Yong Wu led troops out of the city. Gao Hu hid brave warriors inside the city tower and sent someone to invite Shu Diao to discuss state affairs. Shu Diao suspected nothing, Full of arrogance, he arrived as usual,.Gao Hu prepared a banquet and waited for him in the tower. After three cups of wine.Gao Hu said, “Now the ruler of Song has gathered the other states and is escorting the Crown Prince back with a great army.How should we resist them?”

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    55 分
  • 82. Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms-22
    2026/02/25

    Someone heard this and told yi ya, yi ya then went to bao shuya’s home and said, “guan zhong became the chancellor of qi because you recommended him, today our lord visited him while he was ill, yet he said you are not fit to hold the chancellorship, and instead he recommended xi peng, i really cannot accept this for you,”

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    1 時間 42 分
  • 81.Interesting Chinese Culture——What is the Lantern Festival?
    2026/02/20

    Is it true that Chinese people can take fifteen days off for the Spring Festival? It sounds a bit exaggerated, almost like a joke. But if you’ve been following our earlier episodes on Chinese culture, especially the one where we talked about the Spring Festival, you might remember this detail. Today, we’re going to pick up right where that story ends and talk about the very first festival after the Spring Festival — the Lantern Festival.

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    27 分
  • 80. Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms-21
    2026/02/20

    After Duke Xian of Jin swallowed up the states of Guo and Yu, the court officials all came to offer congratulations. Only Li Ji felt unhappy in her heart.She had hoped to send Crown Prince Shensheng to lead the campaign against Guo, but instead Li Ke took his place and succeeded in one stroke. For the moment, she could find no chance to charge Shensheng with a crime.

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    1 時間 29 分
  • 79. Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms-20
    2026/02/18

    At the Kuiqiu alliance meeting.Zhougong Kong was also present. Meanwhile, the new ruler of Song, Duke Xiang of Song, had just suffered a death in the family, yet he still came to the meeting in mourning clothes. This showed both his respect for ritual and his respect for Qi. Guan Zhong judged that Duke Xiang of Song was the best choice. So Duke Huan publicly took Duke Xiang’s hand and solemnly entrusted Prince Zhao to him.

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    1 時間 9 分
  • 78.Interesting Chinese Culture——Chinese Valentine's Day (Qixi)
    2026/02/13

    The Qixi Festival , also known as the Qiqiao Festival is a Chinese festival celebrating the annual meeting of Zhinü and Niulang in Chinese mythology.The festival is celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh month on the Chinese lunisolar calendar.

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    22 分
  • 77. Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms-19
    2026/02/13

    Qi, Song, and Cao camped at Niebei and did not move. They stayed there for two full months. During that time, the Di forces kept attacking Xing day and night.

    Xing could not hold out. In the end, it was crushed. The people of Xing fled in panic and ran to the Qi camp to beg for help. Among them, one man collapsed to the ground crying.It was the ruler of Xing, Shuyan.

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    59 分