Opium, trade, and war in imperial China ; The first emperor's terra-cotta warriors; China's early golden age: the Han Dynasty; Amazing ban clan: historian, soldier, woman; China's Buddhist monks and Daoist recluses; Cosmopolitan Chang'an: Tang Dynasty capital -- China's grand canal: lifeline of an empire; Triumph and tragedy in tang poetry; Life and times of song dynasty literati; A day's journey along the Qingming scroll; Peasant life on the yellow river; Rice, silk, and tea: South China's peasants -- Genghis khan and the rise of the Mongols; The Mongols and Marco Polo in Xanadu; Admiral Zheng he's treasure fleet; China's bound feet, brides, and widows; Ming dynasty trade and Spanish silver; The great wall and military life in China -- Qing dynasty: soul stealers and sedition; Emperor Qianlong hosts a British ambassador; The Taiping rebellion and its cult leader; China's treaty ports; Experiencing China's civil service exams; China's last dynasty: fall of the Manchus.
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