Extras
"Why Can't Women Be Heroes Too?"
Qiu Jin was the tragic star of the failed revolution of 1907, against the Qing Dynasty.
"Why Can't Women Be Heroes Too?"
Michael Wood watches an opera in the snow, to celebrate Grandma’s 90th birthday!
The Show Must Go On!
Professor Zheng Yangwen tells Michael about the impact of the opium trade in China.
The Opium Trade in China
The Last Communist Collective in China
Michael Wood visits the last surviving communist outpost in today's China.
The Last Communist Collective in China
The First Meeting of the Chinese Communist Party
Michael Wood describes the first meeting of the Chinese Communist Party in Shanghai 1921.
The First Meeting of the Chinese Communist Party
China's Last Empire: A Rich Age for Muslim Culture
Under the Qing Dynasty Muslim culture had a new vitality – including all women’s mosques.
China's Last Empire: A Rich Age for Muslim Culture
Preview: The Last Empire (Episode 5)
Discover the splendors of China’s last empire, the Qing.
Preview: The Last Empire (Episode 5)
Preview: The Age of Revolution (Episode 6)
Survey the three great revolutions that gave birth to today's China.
Preview: The Age of Revolution (Episode 6)
The World's First Great Cuisine
China developed the world's first great restaurant culture, and it's still going strong!
The World's First Great Cuisine
The Tale of the Chinese Leonardo
Scientist Su Song was a big star of the Chinese Renaissance 1000 years ago.
The Tale of the Chinese Leonardo
Preview: Golden Age (Episode 3)
Learn about China’s Renaissance under the Song Dynasty.
Preview: Golden Age (Episode 3)
Power Politics in the Ming Dynasty
After the death of the Ming founder, a brutal new emperor takes charge.
Power Politics in the Ming Dynasty
Get a Taste of the Good Life under the Ming Dynasty
A weekend of shopping and sightseeing in Suzhou - the tourist capital of the Ming dynasty!
Get a Taste of the Good Life under the Ming Dynasty
Did the Chinese Invent Soccer?
Michael Wood visits a Chinese Premier League soccer game seeking the origin of "Kickball."
Did the Chinese Invent Soccer?
Christian Missionary Matteo Ricci Journeys to China
In 1582, Matteo Ricci arrives in Macao, hoping to convert China to Christianity.
Christian Missionary Matteo Ricci Journeys to China
The Chinese Voyages of Exploration
Michael Wood tells the tale of Admiral Zheng He’s voyages before Columbus.
The Chinese Voyages of Exploration
Tang Xi'an: The Greatest City in the World
Xi'an - the Tang Dynasty capital with half a million people was the world's greatest city.
Tang Xi'an: The Greatest City in the World
Preview: Silk Roads and China Ships (Episode 2)
Explore China’s first international age under the Tang Dynasty.
Preview: Silk Roads and China Ships (Episode 2)
Preview: Ancestors (Episode 1)
Search for the roots of today's China in both its history and modern celebrations.
Preview: Ancestors (Episode 1)
Michael Wood looks at the opening of the Silk Road & 'the beginnings of universal history'
The Magic of the Silk Road
The Family: The Basis of Chinese Civilization
Michael Wood joins in the ancestral rituals with the Qin family of Wuxi.
The Family: The Basis of Chinese Civilization
Du Fu – China's Most Loved Poet
To learn about China's greatest poet, Michael Wood goes back to school!
Du Fu – China's Most Loved Poet
The Discovery of the First Chinese Writing
Michael uncovers clues to China’s first dynasty, the Shang, in a traditional drug store.