S1 Ep. 1 - Xue Huaiyi: A Gang of Monks

The podcast is back!!

Welcome to the new season, where we will discuss famous misters and mistresses throughout history. Our first episode is about Xue Huaiyi, the lover of China's first and only empress, Wu Zetian. Join us as we discuss Wu's grocery pick-up order, a gang of arsonist monks, and the story of a scholar!

Hosts:
Keeli Ebben
Alyssa Ebben
Lauren Ebben

Sources:
'Wu Zhao: Ruler of Tang Dynasty China' by Yuen Ting Lee (website - journal)
https://www.asianstudies.org/publications/eaa/archives/wu-zhao-ruler-of-tang-dynasty-china/
'Wu Zetian' by Emily Mark (website - article)
https://www.worldhistory.org/Wu_Zetian/
'Tang Dynasty' by the Department of Asia Art (website - art essay)
https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/tang/hd_tang.htm
'The Immortal Secret: Empress Wu and Dong Baode' by the University of Rochester (website)
https://zhang.digitalscholar.rochester.edu/china/the-immortal-secret-empress-wu-and-dong-baode-644-686/
'The Open Empire: A History of China' to 1800 by Valerie Hansen (book)
'Xue Huaiyi' by Wikipedia (article)
'Five Tales from the Tang and Song Dynasties' by Shen Jiji and Others, Translated by Peter Pan (book)

Music from Pixaby:
Summer Adventures by SergePavkinMusic
Welcome to China by StudioKolomna

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