Story of China
In the alleys of Kaifeng, the world's greatest city before the 19th century, Michael Wood hears legends, samples the cuisine and explores printing. We see a huge working replica of an astronomical clock made by 'China's Leonardo da Vinci', one of the inventions that made the Song a great era of science. And at a crunch Chinese Premier League match, we learn that the Chinese even invented soccer!
The great Taiping Rebellion, the fall of the Empire and the rise of Mao.
Michael Wood tells the dramatic tale of China's last empire, the Qing.
The time of the Great Wall , the Forbidden City and treasure ships sent on ocean voyages.
