The finale explores the splendors of China's last empire, the Qing. From China's favorite novel to story-telling houses and all-female mosques, it's an age full of surprises. Then came the fateful clash with the British in the First Opium War. Also: the three great revolutions that gave birth to today's China. Host Michael Wood visits wild mountain villages; describes the fall of the empire; visits Jazz Age Shanghai; stays in the last communist commune; and celebrates the Chinese New Year.