Story of China
Preview: Silk Roads and China Ships (Episode 2)
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Explore China’s first international age under the Tang Dynasty.
Explore China’s first international age under the Tang Dynasty as Michael Wood travels Silk Road deserts; sails the Grand Canal; describes the coming of Christianity in the streets of old Xi’an; and goes back to school in a dusty Chinese town!
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Story of China
Preview: Silk Roads and China Ships (Episode 2)
Preview: Episode 2 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Explore China’s first international age under the Tang Dynasty as Michael Wood travels Silk Road deserts; sails the Grand Canal; describes the coming of Christianity in the streets of old Xi’an; and goes back to school in a dusty Chinese town!
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Du Fu – China's Most Loved Poet
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To learn about China's greatest poet, Michael Wood goes back to school! (2m 27s)
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Michael Wood looks at the opening of the Silk Road & 'the beginnings of universal history' (1m 45s)
Tang Xi'an: The Greatest City in the World
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Xi'an - the Tang Dynasty capital with half a million people was the world's greatest city. (3m 9s)
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