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Ep. 164 | Zhou Enlai (Part 4)
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52 minutes
Released:
Dec 19, 2015
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In this Part 4 episode of the CHP Zhou Enlai series Laszlo re-tells the always amusing story of when the Americans came around Yan'an to kick the tires of the CCP and see what they were all about. Many of these events from today's episode were covered in previous podcasts (Kang Sheng, Deng Xiaoping, John Service and Civil War). This time Zhou again proves his loyalty and devotion to Mao and as always to China. He gets a real workout as far as developing his role as the Communists (and later China's) chief diplomat. TERMS FROM THIS EPISODE Yan'an 延安 Revolutionary base of the CCP after the Long March Kang Sheng 康生 康生 Early CCP secret police chief and later "godfather" of the Cultural Revolution Shaanxi 陕西 Province in northwest China Zunyi 遵义 2nd largest city in Guizhou Zhang Guotao 张国焘 Senior Communist leader and rival to Mao Bo Gu 博古 One of the 28 Bolsheviks and right hand to Wang Ming Wang Ming 王明 Comintern appointed CCP leader and head of the 28 Bolsheviks Zhu De 朱德 Founder of the Red Army Liu Shaoqi 刘少奇 Early Mao supporter and later top leader in China Bo Yibo 薄一波 Early Mao supporter, featured in an earlier CHP episode Peng Zhen 彭真 Early Mao supporter and later mayor of Beijing Chen Yi 陈毅 Great general, Shanghai mayor, Foreign Minister zhishi fenzi 知识分子 intellectuals He Zizhen 贺子珍 Mao's third wife (after Luo Yixiu and Yang Kaihui) Lan Ping 蓝萍 Stage name of Jiang Qing Li Shumeng 李淑蒙 Early name of Jiang Qing Li Yunhe 李云鹤 Another early name of Jiang Qing Jiang Qing 江青 Madame Mao, the name by which she is best known. Wang Jiaxiang 王稼祥 Another former 28 Bolshevik and Party leader who sided with Mao Ye Jianying 叶剑英 Immortal Communist military leader and statesman Huang Hua 黄华 Great Chinese diplomat and vice premier Chen Jiakang 陈家康 Early communist and very close to Zhou Enlai, serving as his chief liaison with foreign journalists. Ma Haide 马海德 Dr. George Hatem, subject of a future episode. Peng Dehuai 彭德怀 Great Red Army general, one of the Ten Marshals Lin Biao 林彪 Great Red Army general, one of the Ten Marshals Nie Rongzhen 聂荣臻 Great Red Army general, one of the Ten Marshals He Long 贺龙 Great Red Army general, one of the Ten Marshals Liu Bei 刘备 Great Sichuan hero and King of Shu. One of the main characters of Romance of the Three Kingdoms Zhuge Liang 诸葛亮 Another main character from Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Wise advisor to Liu Bei Shaoshan 韶山 Birthplace of Mao near Xiangtan Jinggangshan 井冈山 The cradle of the revolution, where Mao went after the Autumn Harvest Uprising Ruijin 瑞金 City on Fujian-Jiangxi border Zhangjiakou 张家口 City of 4.4 million that borders Beijing, Inner Mongolia and Shanxi Lingdao 领导 leader Zaolin'gou 枣林沟 Site of a key meeting after Yan'an was evacuated Panlongzhen 蟠龙镇 Place in Shaanxi where Peng Dehuai raided a KMT supply depot Ren Bishi 任弼时 Early political and military communist leader. Died in 1950. Shanxi 山西 Northern province bordering Shaanxi Deng Yingchao 邓颖超 Wife and lifelong partner of Zhou Enlai Liao-Shen Campaign 辽沈战役 The first of the three great military campaigns 9-12-1948 to 11-2-1948 Xibaipo 西柏坡 Town near Shijiazhuang that served as Mao's new base after Yan'an. Shijiazhuang 石家庄 Capital Hebei Province Hebei 河北 Province in China where Beijing is geographically located (but not part of) Huai-Hai Campaign 淮海战役 The second of the three great military campaigns 11-6-1948 to 1-10-1949 Ping-Jin Campaign 平津战役 The last of the three great military campaigns 11-29-1948 to 1-31-1949 Li Zongren 李宗仁 Succeeded Chiang as president in January 1949 Xikou 溪口 Birthplace of Chiang Kai-shek Ningbo 宁波 Major port city in Zhejiang province tuocha 沱茶 usually 100 gram dome shaped tea bricks Sheng Pu-erh 生普洱 Raw Pu-erh Tea Menghai Tea Factory 勐海茶厂 Famous tea factory in Xishuangbanna Xishuangbanna 西双版纳 One of the great tea cities of China Shou Pu-erh 熟普洱 Ripe Pu-erh tea Xiaguan Tea Factory 下关茶厂 Famous tea fac
Released:
Dec 19, 2015
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