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The Story of China episode 6 - The Age of Revolution

The Story of China episode 6 – The Age of Revolution

The Story of China episode 6 – The Age of Revolution: Between 1850 and 1950, three cataclysmic revolutions shook China to the core, but out of them, today’s China emerged. ‘Revolution’, Michael Wood observes, ‘has been a fact of life in Chinese history’.     The film begins in Canton with the meeting of a US missionary and a Chinese […]

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The Story of China episode 4 - The Ming

The Story of China episode 4 – The Ming

The Story of China episode 4 – The Ming: The tale of the Ming dynasty begins with the amazing story of Hongwu, a peasant rebel. Michael Wood explores the history of the world’s newest superpower.      The tale of one of China’s most famous dynasties begins with the amazing story of Hongwu, a peasant rebel who founded one

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