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Wang Jingwei: Revolutionary Renegade
The man who saw himself as a patriot, but is remembered as one of China's worst traitors.
Lu Xun: Compassionate Cynic
A writer still read by every Chinese pupil and considered China's greatest modern author.
Robert Hart: Chinese Customs
The influential Ulsterman who became a servant of the Chinese emperors.
Zheng He: The Admiral Goes to Africa
The Muslim sailor whose epic maritime voyages created new routes for trade and influence.
River Elegy: River and Ocean
River Elegy was a pioneering TV documentary series, one of the most watched in history.
Li Qingzhao: Patriotic Poet
The woman remembered today as one of the great poets of Chinese history.
Confucius: Becoming the Sage
The smiling philosopher who is perhaps the most famous Chinese person in history.
Kublai Khan: Cosmopolitan Conqueror
The Mongol head of a dynasty that both occupied China and connected it to a wider world.
Sima Qian: Grand Historian
The historian who spoke the truth to the emperor and suffered for it.
Ding Ling: Sophie, Sensation and Sex
Rana Mitter on the life of one of China's most important feminist authors.
