Home > The Story of China > Miniseries « TV Series Page The Story of China: Miniseries (2016) Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER Tomatometer Not Available... —— 100% Average Rating: N/A Season Reviews: 2 Fresh: 2 Rotten: 0 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: No consensus yet. AUDIENCE SCORE 0% liked it Average Rating: 0/5 User Ratings: 1 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 Ancestors Air date: Jun 20, 2017 In the premiere, host Michael Wood joins a family reunion on "Tomb Sweeping Day"; sees the first Chinese writing and the first city; meets the bloodthirsty first emperor; and travels with a million pilgrims to a country festival. More 2 Silk Roads and China Ships Air date: Jun 20, 2017 Host Michael Wood travels Silk Road deserts; sails the Grand Canal; describes the coming of Christianity in the streets of old Xi'an; and goes back to school in a dusty Chinese town. More 3 The Golden Age Air date: Jun 27, 2017 China's Renaissance under the Song Dynasty is recalled. In Kaifeng, host Michael Wood hears the story of the boys who became emperors; tries a 1000-year-old recipe; works a giant astronomical clock; and dances with the locals by Hangzhou's West Lake. More 4 The Ming Air date: Jun 27, 2017 The story of China's most famous dynasty. Host Michael Wood visits the Great Wall and the Forbidden City; sails the South China Sea on a junk; visits a fabulous Chinese garden; and travels to Macao with the first Jesuit missionary to China. More 5 The Last Empire Air date: Jul 11, 2017 The splendors of China's last empire, the Qing, are recalled. From China's favorite novel to story-telling houses and all-female mosques, it's an age full of surprises. Then came the fateful clash with the British in the First Opium War. More 6 The Age of Revolution Air date: Jul 11, 2017 The finale recalls the three revolutions that gave birth to today's China. Host Michael Wood visits wild mountain villages; describes the fall of the empire; visits Jazz Age Shanghai; stays in the last communist commune; and celebrates Chinese New Year. More Tv Season Info Filmed over the course of more than two years, Wood and his crew were able to capture locations and events never before filmed by outsiders; places news crews would never venture to in order to tell this epic story. From the first dynasty to the last and up through the Mao years and today, the series covers everything from culture and the arts to scientific and technological advances to its political/military history. And touches on unique aspects like a centuries old Jewish community in Kaifeng and women's mosques, Chinese food culture springing up in the 10th Century and the possibility that the Chinese were the first to invent soccer! Genre: Documentary Network: PBS Premiere Date: Jun 20, 2017 Cast Michael Wood Episodes 1 Ancestors Air date: Jun 20, 2017 In the premiere, host Michael Wood joins a family reunion on "Tomb Sweeping Day"; sees the first Chinese writing and the first city; meets the bloodthirsty first emperor; and travels with a million pilgrims to a country festival. More 2 Silk Roads and China Ships Air date: Jun 20, 2017 Host Michael Wood travels Silk Road deserts; sails the Grand Canal; describes the coming of Christianity in the streets of old Xi'an; and goes back to school in a dusty Chinese town. More 3 The Golden Age Air date: Jun 27, 2017 China's Renaissance under the Song Dynasty is recalled. In Kaifeng, host Michael Wood hears the story of the boys who became emperors; tries a 1000-year-old recipe; works a giant astronomical clock; and dances with the locals by Hangzhou's West Lake. More 4 The Ming Air date: Jun 27, 2017 The story of China's most famous dynasty. Host Michael Wood visits the Great Wall and the Forbidden City; sails the South China Sea on a junk; visits a fabulous Chinese garden; and travels to Macao with the first Jesuit missionary to China. More 5 The Last Empire Air date: Jul 11, 2017 The splendors of China's last empire, the Qing, are recalled. From China's favorite novel to story-telling houses and all-female mosques, it's an age full of surprises. Then came the fateful clash with the British in the First Opium War. More 6 The Age of Revolution Air date: Jul 11, 2017 The finale recalls the three revolutions that gave birth to today's China. Host Michael Wood visits wild mountain villages; describes the fall of the empire; visits Jazz Age Shanghai; stays in the last communist commune; and celebrates Chinese New Year. More Critic Reviews for The Story of China Miniseries All Critics (3) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (0) A splendiferous BBC series that traces the ups and downs of Chinese history over 4000 years. Jun 20, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality and Practice It's a vast collection of fascinating factoids, breathtaking scenery and thorough research. Jun 19, 2017 | Full Review… Lorraine Ali Los Angeles Times Top Critic The Story of China is good entertainment, if you don't mind a little whitewashing of recent history. Jun 19, 2017 | Full Review… Mike Hale New York Times Top Critic View All Critic Reviews (3) Audience Reviews for The Story of China: Miniseries There are no featured audience reviews yet. 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