Story Of China
Story Of China is a TV show on American national television from PBS with an average rating of 3.7 stars by WatchTVOnDemand.com's visitors. We have 6 episodes of Story Of China in our archive. The first episode of Story Of China was broadcast in July, 2017. Did you miss an episode of Story Of China but don't you wan't that to happen in the future? Please set an alarm and add Story Of China to your favorites, so we can remind you by email when there's a new episode available to watch. Completely free: handy!
Rating:3.7 of 5Total number of episodes:6
Last broadcast:07/11/2017 at 12:14PM
Last broadcast:07/11/2017 at 12:14PM


The Age Of Revolution
Expired 4.0 15 x
Michael Wood visits Hong Kong's Peninsula Hotel, jewel of the Jazz age, and follows Mao on the Long March to Yan'an, the base of the communist revolution. He meets a survivor of the Japanese massacre of Nanjing, describes the communist victory, and ends with Mao's death and the boom time of the last thirty years. The serie...

The Last Empire
Expired 4.0 7 x
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 beginn...June 2017
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The Ming
Expired 3.0 10 x
In Nanjing Michael Wood sees the building of a huge replica of a Ming ocean-going junk. In Suzhou the 'Venice of China', he explores the silk industry, ceramics and lacquer-making, and visits one of China's most beautiful gardens. Then in Macao, the arrival of Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci begins China's fateful modern ex...

Golden Age
Expired 3.0 7 x
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 Chi...


Silk Roads And China Ships
Expired 4.0 16 x
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 i...

Ancestors
Expired 4.0 20 x
Starting with a family reunion, when 300 relatives gather to worship their ancestors on 'Tomb Sweeping Day,' Michael explores ancient myths and archaeological sites to uncover the origins of the Chinese state; he examines the first Chinese writing, and tells the dramatic tale of the bloodthirsty First Emperor, before an am...Pbs NewshourWatch the latest episode of Pbs Newshour online. Catch up on Pbs Newshour: replay tv at its best.
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