#331 - Taiping 8: Kingdom Come

The History of China by Chris Stewart

May 31, 202642:35Society & Culture

The Heavenly Host marches north out of Hunan. Ahead of them lies the spine of China itself – the mighty Yangtze; maker and breaker of dynasties. The trading capitals strung along its southern bank glimmer like beads on a...

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