Story of China
The First Meeting of the Chinese Communist Party
Clip: Episode 6 | 2m 50sVideo has Closed Captions
Michael Wood describes the first meeting of the Chinese Communist Party in Shanghai 1921.
Michael Wood visits the room in Shanghai where the first meeting of the Chinese Communist Party took place in 1921. Among the twelve delegates (from only fifty-seven members!) was the young Mao Zedong, the future Chairman Mao. Meanwhile, outside in Shanghai. the Jazz Age was in full swing. Michael takes tea in the fabulous Peninsula Hotel, one of the centers of Westernization in 1920's China.
Story of China
The First Meeting of the Chinese Communist Party
Clip: Episode 6 | 2m 50sVideo has Closed Captions
Michael Wood visits the room in Shanghai where the first meeting of the Chinese Communist Party took place in 1921. Among the twelve delegates (from only fifty-seven members!) was the young Mao Zedong, the future Chairman Mao. Meanwhile, outside in Shanghai. the Jazz Age was in full swing. Michael takes tea in the fabulous Peninsula Hotel, one of the centers of Westernization in 1920's China.
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The Last Communist Collective in China
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Michael Wood visits the last surviving communist outpost in today's China. (2m 37s)
"Why Can't Women Be Heroes Too?"
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Qiu Jin was the tragic star of the failed revolution of 1907, against the Qing Dynasty. (1m 44s)
Preview: The Age of Revolution (Episode 6)
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Survey the three great revolutions that gave birth to today's China. (30s)
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