Story of China
Preview: The Age of Revolution (Episode 6)
Preview: Episode 6 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Survey the three great revolutions that gave birth to today's China.
Survey the three great revolutions that gave birth to today’s China. Wood visits wild mountain villages; describes the fall of the empire; visits Jazz Age Shanghai; and stays in the last communist commune—before a celebration on Chinese New Year.
Story of China
Preview: The Age of Revolution (Episode 6)
Preview: Episode 6 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Survey the three great revolutions that gave birth to today’s China. Wood visits wild mountain villages; describes the fall of the empire; visits Jazz Age Shanghai; and stays in the last communist commune—before a celebration on Chinese New Year.
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The First Meeting of the Chinese Communist Party
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Michael Wood describes the first meeting of the Chinese Communist Party in Shanghai 1921. (2m 50s)
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)
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