On 29 March 1974, Yang Zhifa, a farmer living in northwest China, was digging holes with his brothers, trying to find water to help them survive a brutal drought that had swept over the land.   Yang did not find any water that day, but he found something worth ten thousand times more.   What was it? (Well the episode title gives it away…) But tune in anyway to find out!   MID-EPISODE PLUG: Special shout-out to a fellow Aussie podcaster Jenny who hosts the amazing Australian Histories Podcast. Check out her website: https://www.australianhistoriespodcast.com.au/ and her Instagram @australianhistoriespodcast.   I am back now and ready to talk about more Chinese and East Asian history, stay tuned! ********** Please SUBSCRIBE to my podcast, FOLLOW my Instagram and VISIT my website! Details all below, thanks heaps :)   CONNECT WITH US!   Email: enquiries@bamboohistorypodcast.com Instagram: @bamboohistorypodcast Website: https://www.bamboohistorypodcast.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0j1DpeXVdoqIgTqaI5RPaz?si=e983945d835f4011 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bamboo-history/id1608078459 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@bamboohistorypodcast5250   We also have TIKTOK (@bamboohistory) too now! So check it out, you’ll find some reel…y good stuff!