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The History of China

by Chris Stewart
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Today: #192 in History on our combined chart.

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#1#50#100#150#200Chart rankOct 4Oct 5#192
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A journey through the 5000 years of history documented by one of the world's oldest continuous civilizations. For all the episodes for free, as well as additional content, please subscribe and/or visit http://thehistoryofchina.wordpress.com.

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