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Ep. 167 | Zhou Enlai (Part 7)
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66 minutes
Released:
Mar 11, 2016
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In this longer than expected seventh episode of the series the Cultural Revolution gets underway, something that Zhou will have to deal with until his dying day. Aside from this, China's illustrious premier also has his hands full with a thousand other responsibilities, both foreign and domestic. Terms from this Episode: Zhou Enlai 周恩来 China's beloved premier and statesman Huai'an 淮安 City in Jiangsu Province, birthplace of Zhou Enlai Jiangsu 江苏 Rich coastal province in China Nankai Middle School 天津南开中学 Famed school where Zhou attended Tianjin 天津 Municipality just east of Beijing Whampoa Military Academy 中华民国陆军军官学校 Military academy located in Guangzhou Jinggangshan 井冈山 Soviet base set up by Mao in the mountains of Jiangxi Zhu De 朱德 PLA founder and legendary general Liu Shaoqi 刘少奇 Great Chinese leader, persecuted by Mao during Cultural Revolution Deng Xiaoping 邓小平 China's supreme leader in the 1980's Yang Shangkun 杨尚昆 Chinese leader and one of the Eight Immortals Peng Zhen 彭真 Chinese leader and one of the Eight Immortals Peng Dehuai 彭德怀 Great military hero of the PRC, former defense minister Guiyang 贵阳 Capital of Guizhou Province Guizhou 贵州 Interior province of China Hebei 河北 Province in northern China geming lao qu 革命老区 Revolutionary areas loyal to the CCP going back to the 2nd Sino-Japanese War Boyan 伯延 A town near Wu'an (武安) in southern Hebei Zhou Enlai de Sige Zhouye 周恩来的四个昼夜 Movie called "The Story of Zhou Enlai" Wang Tiecheng 王铁成 Chinese actor famous for his portrayals of Zhou Enlai Liu Bocheng 刘伯承 Great PLA general who worked closely with Deng Xiaoping cunmin 村民 village people Gu Mu 谷牧 1914-2009, great revolutionary, politician, vice-premier Lin Biao 林彪 Great military hero of the PRC, former defense minister, later rabble rouser Xinjiang 新疆 Autonomous region in China's northwest lao gege 老哥哥 Old buddy Deng Jiaxian 邓稼先 The father of China's nuclear program. Great nuclear physicist Li Siguang 李四光 Great Chinese scientist, father of China's geomechanics program Qian Sanqiang 钱三强 Great nuclear physicist Zhongnanhai 中南海 China's top leadership compound adjacent to the Forbidden City Luóbùpō 罗布破 Lop Nor in Xinjiang province He Long 贺龙 Great PLA general Ngo Dinh Diem 吴廷琰 President of South Vietnam 1955-1963 Yunnan 云南 Province in southwest China Chen Yi 陈毅 Great Chinese leader, general, statesman, football fanatic Sanxian jianshe 三线建设 The Third Front Movement Qinghai 青海 Province in western China Ningxia 宁夏 Autonomous region in the north of China Sichuan 四川 Province in China also known as Szechwan Gansu 甘肃 Province in western China Chen Yun 陈云 Chinese leader and one of the Eight Immortals Bo Yibo 薄一波 Chinese leader and one of the Eight Immortals Li Fuchun 李富春 Leader and statesman in China, handled the planning of China's economy. chi chuan yong 吃穿用 "Eat, Wear, Use" biyaopin 必要品 Necessities of Life riyongpin 日用品 Daily use items Dongfang Hong 东方红 The East is Red Jiang Qing 江青 Mao's last wife, among many other things, all negative. Wu Han 吴晗 Ming dynasty expert, Beijing vice-mayor Yao Wenyuan 姚文元 One of the Gang of Four Wenhui Bao 文汇报 The Wenhui Bao, a Shanghai newspaper Wuhan 武汉 City in Hubei on the Yangzi consisting of the cities of Hankou, Wuchang and Hanyang Hangzhou 杭州 Capital of Zhejiang province Zhong Fa 中发 A Central Directive, like an executive order Luo Ruiqing 罗瑞卿 PLA great and later target of the Cultural Revolution Ye Qun 叶群 PLA colonel and wife of Lin Biao Xiao Xiangrong 肖向荣 Whampoa Military Academy grad, old revolutionary, Luo Ruiqing ally. Yangzi 扬子江 The Yangtse River Pao da siling bu 炮打司令部 Bombard the headquarters (Mao's first Big character poster) Tan Zhenlin 谭震林 Another PLA great Xu Xiangqian 徐向前 Another PLA great Wang Guangmei 王光美 Wife of Liu Shaoqi Song Qingling 宋庆龄 Wife of Sun Yat-sen, later a stateswoman of the PRC Sun
Released:
Mar 11, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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