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Episodes and Stories 6
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The Story of China Ancestors
Episode 1Historian Michael Wood looks back at the start of China's history from the creation legend to the first three recorded dynasties - Xia, Shang and Zhou - to the unification of seven states under Qin Shi Huang. The name China comes from this Qin Dynasty, although the Chinese people refer to themselves as The Han. -
The Story of China Silk Roads & China Ships
Episode 2Michael Wood tells the tale of China's first great international age under the Tang Dynasty (618-907). He travels along the Silk Road to the bazaars of Central Asia and into India, on the track of the Chinese monk who brought Buddhism back to China. -
The Story of China The Last Empire
Episode 5Michael Wood considers whether China's last emperor, Kangxi, was also its best. Under his leadership China doubled in size, shaping the nation that it is today. -
The Story of China The Ming
Episode 4Michael 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. -
The Story of China Golden Age
Episode 3The tale of China's most creative dynasty - the Song. Michael Wood talks to the locals and explores the ideas and inventions that made the Song one of greatest eras in world culture. -
The Story of China The Age of Revolution
Episode 6Michael Wood explores the effects of the Taiping Rebellion, the Boxer Rebellion and the two World Wars, before concluding the series with Mao's death and the boom time of the last 30 years.
