China: As History is My Witness
From emperors to poets to generals, the BBC’s former Beijing correspondent Carrie Gracie explores the lives of key figures from China’s rich past to examine how Chinese society has evolved over the past 3,000 years.
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Old Hundred Names - China's Citizens
People power has long been promised. With the internet, is ...
People power has long been promised. With the internet, is it finally here?
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Hong Xiuquan - The Rebel
The empire builder who thought he was the younger brother ...
The empire builder who thought he was the younger brother of Jesus Christ.
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Wang Anshi - The Mandarin
Class war in 11th century China: the rise and fall ...
Class war in 11th century China: the rise and fall of a brilliant bureaucrat.
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Liu Bei - The Warlord
Liu Bei, the swashbuckling adventurer from ancient China.
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Qin Shi Huangdi: The Emperor
History's verdict on the man who left the terracotta warriors ...
History's verdict on the man who left the terracotta warriors and a mighty empire.
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The Soong Sisters - The Consorts
It is said that one sister loved money, one loved ...
It is said that one sister loved money, one loved power and one loved her country.
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Du Fu and Li Bai - The Poets
Carrie Gracie explores why China's children still quote two drunkards ...
Carrie Gracie explores why China's children still quote two drunkards from the 8th century
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The Duke of Zhou: The Ancestor
In a society built around ancestor worship, Carrie Gracie meets ...
In a society built around ancestor worship, Carrie Gracie meets the ultimate ancestor.
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Kublai Khan: The Barbarian
How Kublai Khan, the man from Mongolia, beat the odds ...
How Kublai Khan, the man from Mongolia, beat the odds and conquered the south.
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Sima Qian: China's Great Historian
Death or castration: China's greatest historian Sima Qian faces a ...
Death or castration: China's greatest historian Sima Qian faces a tough choice.
