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.
Episodes
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The Age of Revolution
The great Taiping Rebellion, the fall of the Empire and the rise of Mao.55:18 -
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The Ming
The time of the Great Wall , the Forbidden City and treasure ships sent on ocean voyages.56:48 -
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Silk Roads and China Ships
Michael Wood conjures up China's first great international age, the Tang Dynasty.57:33 -
Ancestors
Michael Wood returns to the beginnings of Chinese history to find clues to today's China.55:18
