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Story of China

Get a Taste of the Good Life under the Ming Dynasty

Clip: Episode 4 | 3m 29s

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Michael Wood visits Suzhou, "the Venice of China." Five hundred years ago during the Ming dynasty Suzhou was the symbol of China’s "Embarrassment of Riches." Staying in the house of a Ming merchant family, Michael explores China's new world of private wealth and fashion, when porcelain, lacquer making and silk weaving reached new heights to meet consumer demand.

Aired: 06/27/17 | Rating: NR

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