Story of China
From picturesque old cities on the Yellow River he travels to the bazaars of the Silk Road in Central Asia, and on to India in the footsteps of the Chinese monk who brought Buddhist texts to China. He uncovers the coming of Christianity, sails the Grand Canal, and tracks the spread of Chinese culture across East Asia, an influence 'as profound as Rome on the Latin West'.
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.
