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Death or castration: China's greatest historian Sima Qian faces a tough choice.

How Kublai Khan, the man from Mongolia, beat the odds and conquered the south.

In a society built around ancestor worship, Carrie Gracie meets the ultimate ancestor.

Carrie Gracie explores why China's children still quote two drunkards from the 8th century

It is said that one sister loved money, one loved power and one loved her country.

Carrie Gracie presents a series exploring ten great lives from Chinese history.

History's verdict on the man who left the terracotta warriors and a mighty empire.

Liu Bei, the swashbuckling adventurer from ancient China.

Class war in 11th century China: the rise and fall of a brilliant bureaucrat.

The empire builder who thought he was the younger brother of Jesus Christ.

People power has long been promised. With the internet, is it finally here?

Carrie Gracie presents a series exploring ten great lives from Chinese history.