ANCIENT CHINA: WORLD HISTORY VIDEO LINKS

General

  Story Of China:  Michael Woods's comprehensive 2016 introduction to Chinese civilization.

Episode 1, Ancestors:

Episode 2, The Silk Road And The Big Ships:

Episode 3, The Golden Age:

Episode 4, The Ming:

Episode 5, The Last Empire:

Episode 6, Age Of Revolution:

  China: The Mandate Of Heaven, Legacy -- The Origins Of Civilization, PBS:  An episode from Woods's 1990s-era survey of world civilization.

  China: Dynasties Of Power, Lost Civilizations:  An episode from the Time-Life survey of world civilization.

  "Ancient Chinese Civilization Explained," Hip Hughes History, 2016 (15 mins).

  "China From Above -- Part 1 -- The Living Past," National Geographic.

Miscellaneous

"The Birth Of China: Farmers Of Rice And Millet (7000 BCE - 5000 BCE)," The Histocrat, February 22, 2024.  (52 mins)

  China's Terracotta Warriors, Secrets Of The Dead, PBS:

Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen, "The Incredible Story Of China's Terracotta Warriors," TED-Ed, June 30, 2015.  (5 mins)

  China, Engineering An Empire, History Channel:  An episode from a major series that explores the role of technology in the rise of empires.

First Emperor Of China:

"China's Dragon Emperor"  (88 mins)

  "Confucius," Genius Of The Ancient World, BBC:  An episode from Bettany Hughes's introduction to some giants of the ancient world.

"Confucius," 2023.  (89 mins)

  "2,000 Years Of Chinese History: The Mandate Of Heaven And Confucius," World History #7, Crash Course, March 8, 2012.

  "Han Dynasty -- The First Empire In Flames," Fall Of Civilizations, December 5, 2020.  (172 mins)

"Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet," BBC, 2024.  (58 mins)

China's Lost Tang Dynasty Murals, Raiders Of The Lost Art (43 mins):

"China's Only Empress: Wu Zetian," 2019.  (48 mins)

  "Byzantine Historian Describes Ancient China, 7th Cent. Theophylact S.," Primary Sources, Voices Of The Past, May 3, 2020.  (5 mins)

  "Earliest Foreign Account Of China?: 9th Century Accounts Of China And India," Primary Source, Voices Of The Past, February 23, 2020.  (17 mins)

Xi'an And Huashan, Inside China, 2016:  A short documentary about ancient Xi'an by independent film-maker Graeme Langford.

"China's Beginning -- Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 BC)," 2015:

"Hexi Corridor -- Opening Up Of The Silk Road (138 BC)":  A Chinese production with sub-titles.  This dramatic production offers a sweeping overview of 2,000 years of history.

"Hexi Corridor, Episode 2, Passage":

"Hexi Corridor, Episode 3, Posthouse":

"Hexi Corridor, Episode 4, The Roots":

"Hexi Corridor, Episode 5, Statue Making":

"Hexi Corridor, Episode 6, The Silk Road":

"Hexi Corridor, Episode 7, Dunhuang":

"Hexi Corridor, Episode 8, The Conference":

"Hexi Corridor, Episode 9, The Common People":

"Hexi Corridor, Episode 10, The Buried Treasure Mine":

  Art Of China, BBC Four, 2015:  The art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon explores Chinese civilization through its art.

Episode 1:

Episode 2:

Episode 3:

Richard Bernstein, "Ultimate Journey," Charlie Rose, PBS, March 28, 2001.