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The Story of China explores the history of the world's oldest continuous state.
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Discover the story of China from its ancient roots to its present day.
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The first meeting of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Yongle moves the capital north to Beijing and builds the Forbidden City.
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Qiu Jin was the tragic star of the failed revolution of 1907, against the Qing Dynasty.
Michael Wood visits the last surviving communist outpost in today's China.
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Michael Wood describes the first meeting of the Chinese Communist Party in Shanghai 1921.
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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 watches an opera in the snow, to celebrate Grandma’s 90th birthday!
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Michael Wood tells the tale of Admiral Zheng He’s voyages before Columbus.
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After the death of the Ming founder, a brutal new emperor takes charge.
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Michael Wood joins a million pilgrims at a temple festival for China’s ancient gods.
