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#324 - Taiping 1: The Second Son of God

Apr 7, 202639:15Society & Culture

Even in the fallout of the Opium War, dreams endure—but what happens to a dream deferred? In Canton, one young man’s starry-eyed visions of success run headlong into the brutal wall of the Imperial Examination system. An...

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#324 - Taiping 1: The Second Son of God is an episode from The History of China by Chris Stewart. Even in the fallout of the Opium War, dreams endure—but what happens to a dream deferred? In Canton, one young man’s starry-eyed visions of su...

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Published Apr 7, 2026, 39:15 long, audio available.

#324 - Taiping 1: The Second Son of God

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