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Genius of the Ancient World

Episode 3: Confucius

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

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Bettany Hughes travels to China on the trail of Confucius, a great sage of Chinese history whose ideas have fundamentally shaped the country of his birth for around 2,500 years. Show more

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