Improving Listening of Formal Chinese via History Lectures

[kdavid]

Awhile back when I still watched TV on the TV (as opposed to on the computer), I used to see history lectures on TV. It was generally just one professor at a podium speaking about a particular event / period in Chinese history.

Does anyone know about (and able to link to) a series of history lectures available online? Or what about a specific professor/lecture(s) that would be easy to find on Youku, Tudou, etc?

I'm trying to improve my formal Chinese in preparation for an MA program I hope to be attending next year.

Thanks in advance!

[c4oyu4n]

http://so.tudou.com/isearch/%E7%99%BE%E5%AE%B6%E8%AE%B2%E5%9D%9B%20%E5%8E%86%E5%8F%B2/

百家讲坛 seems to be the chinese teaching company. You can download many episodes in better quality than this livestream

regards

[gato]

世纪大讲堂 on Phoenix TV is probably more interesting.

http://v.ifeng.com/q/show/shijidjt/index.shtml

世纪大讲堂

http://v.ifeng.com/his/200905/72bbeffa-6f88-45ae-8618-aef1772d296e.shtml#e555f196-0a75-4f52-9ee1-8dd9a1d2fb10

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[kongli]

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