On the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese calendar, a harvest festival on a scale unlike any other in the world is celebrated, a tradition dating back over 3000 years. In Chang'an, capital of the Tang Dynasty, this Mid-Autumn Festival is sure to be a blast.

In 750 CE, western Chang'an is a vibrant city full of local civilians celebrating the moon goddess Chang'e, nobles and bureaucrats organising the festivities, as well as immigrants from far off lands. Join us as we meet all of them on episode 8 of There's a Time and a Place For That.

This podcast is written, presented, and edited by Matthew J Ryan, author of the TIL TIME series. To get a look at these historical adventure books, you can use the link below to pick out your preferred retailer and start reading right away.

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Qin Shi Huang did what no one else had done. By uniting the warring kingdoms of China, he created an empire that would reach out across Asia, even opening trade directly with the mighty Roman and Parthian Empires in the west. The glory days of the Qin and Han Dynasties, however, are gone.

But not the Tang's. Over a thousand years ago, they were in a Golden Age that caused science, politics, trade, and religion to blossom in ways that had never been seen before. Join us as we explore their capital, the city of a million people, Chang'an, at the height of Tang China's wealth and power in 750 CE on episode 7 of There's a Time and a Place For That.

This podcast is written, presented, and edited by Matthew J Ryan, author of the TIL TIME series. To get a look at these historical adventure books, you can use the link below to pick out your preferred retailer and start reading right away.

⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/mattryanwrites⁠⁠⁠

Heavy Interlude by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. ⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠

Source: ⁠⁠⁠http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100515⁠⁠⁠

Artist: ⁠⁠⁠http://incompetech.com/

The Goths are really working overtime. First they sacked Rome, later they had a whole thing in the 2000s, but more importantly for medieval Paris, they've devised an incredible, soaring architectural style that has left its mark on Europe.

We are standing on Ile de la Cité with the heavenly monument of Notre Dame to the east, the graceful Palais de la Cité waiting for us to the west, and the Louvre across the Seine from there. Beyond them, the vibrant markets of Les Halles and the mighty Temple urge us forth on today's episode of There's a Time and a Place For That.

This podcast is written, presented, and edited by Matthew J Ryan, author of the TIL TIME series. To get a look at these historical adventure books, you can use the link below to pick out your preferred retailer and start reading right away.

⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/mattryanwrites⁠⁠

Heavy Interlude by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. ⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠

Source: ⁠⁠http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100515⁠⁠

Artist: ⁠⁠http://incompetech.com/