Preview: The Last Empire (Episode 5)
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Preview: The Age of Revolution (Episode 6)
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The Ming
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Golden Age
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Silk Roads and China Ships
Episode | 57:33
Story of China
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Travel from the Silk Road to the Yellow Sea with host Michael Wood as he explores the history of the world’s newest superpower. A thrilling and moving epic of the world’s oldest continuous state with the landscapes, peoples, and stories that made today’s China.
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Episodes 6
Story of China
The great Taiping Rebellion, the fall of the Empire and the rise of Mao.
57:34
The Age of Revolution
57:34
Story of China
Michael Wood tells the dramatic tale of China's last empire, the Qing.
55:48
The Last Empire
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Clips 25
Story of China
"Why Can't Women Be Heroes Too?"
Qiu Jin was the tragic star of the failed revolution of 1907, against the Qing Dynasty.
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"Why Can't Women Be Heroes Too?"
1:44
Story of China
China's Last Empire: A Rich Age for Muslim Culture
Under the Qing Dynasty Muslim culture had a new vitality – including all women’s mosques.
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China's Last Empire: A Rich Age for Muslim Culture
2:24
Story of China
The First Meeting of the Chinese Communist Party
Michael Wood describes the first meeting of the Chinese Communist Party in Shanghai 1921.
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The First Meeting of the Chinese Communist Party
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Story of China
The Last Communist Collective in China
Michael Wood visits the last surviving communist outpost in today's China.
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The Last Communist Collective in China
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Story of China
Professor Zheng Yangwen tells Michael about the impact of the opium trade in China.
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The Opium Trade in China
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Story of China
Michael Wood watches an opera in the snow, to celebrate Grandma’s 90th birthday!
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The Show Must Go On!
3:23
Story of China
Christian Missionary Matteo Ricci Journeys to China
In 1582, Matteo Ricci arrives in Macao, hoping to convert China to Christianity.
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Christian Missionary Matteo Ricci Journeys to China
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Story of China
Did the Chinese Invent Soccer?
Michael Wood visits a Chinese Premier League soccer game seeking the origin of "Kickball."
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Did the Chinese Invent Soccer?
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Previews 8
Story of China
Preview: The Age of Revolution (Episode 6)
Survey the three great revolutions that gave birth to today's China.
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Preview: The Age of Revolution (Episode 6)
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Story of China
Preview: The Last Empire (Episode 5)
Discover the splendors of China’s last empire, the Qing.
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Preview: The Last Empire (Episode 5)
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Story of China
Preview: Golden Age (Episode 3)
Learn about China’s Renaissance under the Song Dynasty.
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Preview: Golden Age (Episode 3)
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