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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 Show Must Go On!
3:23
The Show Must Go On!
Michael Wood watches an opera in the snow, to celebrate Grandma’s 90th birthday!
The Chinese Voyages of Exploration
2:16
The Chinese Voyages of Exploration
Michael Wood tells the tale of Admiral Zheng He’s voyages before Columbus.
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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