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The Story of China With Michael Wood

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English historian Michael Wood explores China's heritage in this travelogue series. The presenter goes back in time to discover the stories and people who have shaped the landscape and culture of today's superpower. Wood begins his journey in Wuxi, where 300 relatives of the Qin family congregate to worship their ancestors. Over in Erlitou, excavations reveal state pieces dating over 4000 years, and Wood finds millions of pilgrims when visiting the shrine of ancient goddess Nüwa at the Yellow River.

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The Story of China With Michael Wood Episode Guide

Season 1

 
Jan. 21, 2016

Michael Wood explores China's history and heritage.

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Jan. 21, 2016

Michael Wood explores the history of the world's newest superpower.

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Ancestors; Silk Roads and China Ships Jan. 21, 2016

Exploring China's history, beginning at a festival devoted to ancient gods; China's first emperor; traveling the Silk Road; Tang dynasty.

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Jan. 28, 2016

China's first great international age under the Tang Dynasty.

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Golden Age; The Ming Feb. 4, 2016

Achievements of the Song dynasty, creators of a Chinese Renaissance, and the Ming, who built the Great Wall and the Forbidden City.

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Feb. 4, 2016

Michael Wood explores China's most creative dynasty - the Song (960-1279) and heads to the city of Kaifeng, the greatest city in the world prior to the 19th century.

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Feb. 11, 2016

Michael Wood recounts the tale of one of China's most famous dynasties beginning with the amazing story of Hongwu, a peasant rebel who founded one of greatest eras in Chinese history.

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The Last Empire; The Age of Revolution Feb. 18, 2016

The last Chinese dynasty, the Qing; First Opium War sparks the fall of the empire; the birth of modern-day China.

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Feb. 18, 2016

Michael Wood explores the story of China's last empire, the Qing, which lasted from 1644 to 1911; their legacy would create the essential shape of today's China.

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Feb. 25, 2016

Revolution has been a recurring theme in Chinese history.