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The Gordons: Prisoners of the Cultural Revolution

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Nixon in China: a week that changed the world

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Nixon in China: the trip that changed the Cold War

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The Chinese Civil War: a guide to the conflict and the rise of Mao Zedong

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Mao’s Cultural Revolution: everything you wanted to know

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Q&A How were fireworks made in ancient China?

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Has China always been the world’s greatest superpower?

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Reign of the red terror: Mao Zedong and the Cultural Revolution

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In this lecture, Michael Wood uses the stories of five individuals from across the centuries to cast light on China’s rich and varied history
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Chaos & communism: China’s 1949 revolution

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The voices of China: 5 perspectives on an extraordinary past

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Ancient board games: which ones did people play for fun in the past?

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Genghis Khan: the Mongol warlord who almost conquered the world

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