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Michael Wood tells the dramatic tale of China's last empire, the Qing.
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Qiu Jin was the tragic star of the failed revolution of 1907, against the Qing Dynasty.
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Michael Wood describes the first meeting of the Chinese Communist Party in Shanghai 1921.
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The great Taiping Rebellion, the fall of the Empire and the rise of Mao.
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Under the Qing Dynasty Muslim culture had a new vitality – including all women’s mosques.
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Michael Wood visits the last surviving communist outpost in today's China.
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Professor Zheng Yangwen tells Michael about the impact of the opium trade in China.
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Michael Wood watches an opera in the snow, to celebrate Grandma’s 90th birthday!
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Survey the three great revolutions that gave birth to today's China.
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Discover the splendors of China’s last empire, the Qing.
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Michael Wood tells the dramatic tale of China's last empire, the Qing.
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55:48
The great Taiping Rebellion, the fall of the Empire and the rise of Mao.
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Michael Wood tells the tale of China's Renaissance.
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The time of the Great Wall , the Forbidden City and treasure ships sent on ocean voyages.
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Michael Wood conjures up China's first great international age, the Tang Dynasty.
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