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The Family: The Basis of Chinese Civilization

At the town of Wuxi in the lower Yangtze valley, Michael Wood joins the Qin family as they celebrate the annual festival for the ancestors, a ritual that goes back thousands of years. Banned under the communists such rituals are coming back everywhere in today’s China, as once more the family regains its central place in Chinese culture.
Clip Season 1 Episode 1 Length 03:11 Premiere: 06/20/17

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The Last Empire
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The Ming
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Golden Age
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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: Ancestors (Episode 1)
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 06/20/17

The Discovery of the First Chinese Writing
Clip Length 02:39 Premiere Date 06/20/17

Confucius: China's Guide to a Moral Life
Clip Length 03:00 Premiere Date 06/20/17

The Family: The Basis of Chinese Civilization
Clip Length 03:11 Premiere Date 06/20/17

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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

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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
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The Myth of the Origins of the Chinese People
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