Explorations: War and Peace: Chinese culture: China in 1350

Duration: 9 mins 12 secs
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Description: Background to the Channel 4 Millennium Series ‘The Day the World Took Off’, shown in 2000. With thanks to Windfall Films.

Aboard a Chinese junk, Christopher Cullen explains the nature of Chinese civilization around 1350 A.D. He discusses some of the reasons for the Chinese retreat from overseas exploration and trade.
 
Created: 2018-03-11 16:40
Collection: A History of the World (The Day the World Took Off)
Publisher: University of Cambridge
Copyright: Prof Alan Macfarlane
Language: eng (English)
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