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Xu Fu and the Exploration of Japan
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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
Jul 12, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
In 219 BCE, Xu Fu, a Chinese explorer and alchemist, would set out in search of the elixir of life for Emperor Qin Shi Huang. Instead, legend says he discovered Japan - and maybe even became the island's first emperor.
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Released:
Jul 12, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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