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Michael Wood tells the dramatic tale of China's last empire, the Qing.
The great Taiping Rebellion, the fall of the Empire and the rise of Mao.
The time of the Great Wall , the Forbidden City and treasure ships sent on ocean voyages.
Michael Wood conjures up China's first great international age, the Tang Dynasty.
Michael Wood returns to the beginnings of Chinese history to find clues to today's China.
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Qiu Jin was the tragic star of the failed revolution of 1907, against the Qing Dynasty.
Michael Wood describes the first meeting of the Chinese Communist Party in Shanghai 1921.
Professor Zheng Yangwen tells Michael about the impact of the opium trade in China.
Survey the three great revolutions that gave birth to today's China.
Discover the splendors of China’s last empire, the Qing.
A weekend of shopping and sightseeing in Suzhou - the tourist capital of the Ming dynasty!
In 1582, Matteo Ricci arrives in Macao, hoping to convert China to Christianity.
Michael Wood tells the tale of Admiral Zheng He’s voyages before Columbus.
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