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Get a Taste of the Good Life under the Ming Dynasty

Michael Wood visits Suzhou, "the Venice of China." Five hundred years ago during the Ming dynasty Suzhou was the symbol of China’s "Embarrassment of Riches." Staying in the house of a Ming merchant family, Michael explores China's new world of private wealth and fashion, when porcelain, lacquer making and silk weaving reached new heights to meet consumer demand.
Clip Season 1 Episode 4 Length 03:29 Premiere: 06/27/17

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Season 1 Episodes

The Age of Revolution
S1 E6 Length 55:18 Premiere Date 07/11/17

The Last Empire
S1 E5 Length 55:48 Premiere Date 07/11/17

The Ming
S1 E4 Length 56:48 Premiere Date 06/27/17

Golden Age
S1 E3 Length 55:18 Premiere Date 06/27/17

Silk Roads and China Ships
S1 E2 Length 57:33 Premiere Date 06/20/17

Ancestors
S1 E1 Length 55:18 Premiere Date 06/20/17

Preview: The Ming (Episode 4)
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 06/27/17

The Chinese Voyages of Exploration
Clip Length 02:16 Premiere Date 06/27/17

Get a Taste of the Good Life under the Ming Dynasty
Clip Length 03:29 Premiere Date 06/27/17

Christian Missionary Matteo Ricci Journeys to China
Clip Length 02:56 Premiere Date 06/27/17

Power Politics in the Ming Dynasty
Clip Length 02:24 Premiere Date 06/27/17

Extended Preview
Preview Length 04:00 Premiere Date 06/20/17

Behind the Scenes: Xi'an City
Clip Length 00:44 Premiere Date 06/20/17

Behind the Scenes: Nanjing Sea Goddess Temple
Clip Length 01:27 Premiere Date 06/20/17

Behind the Scenes: Coffee Making
Clip Length 01:15 Premiere Date 06/20/17

Official Preview
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 06/20/17

Behind the Scenes: Interview with Michael Wood
Clip Length 01:27 Premiere Date 06/20/17

Behind the Scenes: Making the Music for the Story of China
Clip Length 03:36 Premiere Date 05/08/17

Beijing and the Forbidden City
Clip Length 01:24 Premiere Date 04/02/17

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