Story of China
In the 18th century China was the biggest economy in the world, and with that prosperity came a fabulously rich culture. From China's favourite novel, to opera and storytelling houses, and all-women's mosques, it's an age full of surprises. But then came the fateful clash with the British in the First Opium War, the beginning of the end of the empire.
The great Taiping Rebellion, the fall of the Empire and the rise of Mao.
The time of the Great Wall , the Forbidden City and treasure ships sent on ocean voyages.
Michael Wood tells the tale of China's Renaissance.
