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Story of China

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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.
The Age of Revolution
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The Age of Revolution

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The Tale of the Chinese Leonardo
2:46
The Tale of the Chinese Leonardo
Scientist Su Song was a big star of the Chinese Renaissance 1000 years ago.
Did the Chinese Invent Soccer?
3:06
Did the Chinese Invent Soccer?
Michael Wood visits a Chinese Premier League soccer game seeking the origin of "Kickball."
The First Meeting of the Chinese Communist Party
2:50
The First Meeting of the Chinese Communist Party
Michael Wood describes the first meeting of the Chinese Communist Party in Shanghai 1921.
The Last Communist Collective in China
Michael Wood visits the last surviving communist outpost in today's China.
"Why Can't Women Be Heroes Too?"
1:44
"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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