Overview
Tracing Chinese civilization from its prehistoric origins to the fall of the Qing dynasty, this sweeping 100-part documentary explores the rulers, wars, philosophies, religions, cultural achievements and social transformations that shaped one of the world’s oldest continuous civilizations. Through archaeological evidence, historical records and expert commentary, the series presents a chronological account of China’s dynasties, peoples and institutions across thousands of years of history.
Details
Status
Ended
Network
CCTV-6
Type
Documentary
Original Language
ZH
Production Countries
CN
Spoken Languages
Mandarin
Top Cast
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Seasons
This 100-part season traces the development of Chinese civilization from prehistoric communities and the earliest dynasties through the fall of the Qing Empire, examining the rulers, institutions, ideas, conflicts and cultural achievements that shaped China’s history.
EP 1China RoadEP 2The Earliest ChineseEP 3The Rise of AgricultureEP 4The Origins of CivilizationEP 5The Age of Early StatesEP 6The Xia DynastyEP 7The Rise and Fall of the Shang DynastyEP 8Shang CivilizationEP 9King Wu's Conquest of ShangEP 10The Regency of the Duke of ZhouEP 11The Decline of the Zhou Royal HouseEP 12The Struggle for Supremacy in the Spring and Autumn PeriodEP 13ConfuciusEP 14Reforms Among the Warring StatesEP 15The Seven Warring StatesEP 16The Hundred Schools of ThoughtEP 17The Rise of the State of QinEP 18Qin Shi Huang Unifies ChinaEP 19The Chu-Han ContentionEP 20The Parallel System of Commanderies and KingdomsEP 21The Rule of Wen and JingEP 22Emperor Wu of HanEP 23Confucian Learning During the Two Han DynastiesEP 24The Reign of Emperors Zhao and XuanEP 25Wang Mang's ReformsEP 26The Restoration of Emperor GuangwuEP 27The Silk RoadEP 28The Pure Critiques and the Partisan ProhibitionsEP 29The Yellow Turban RebellionEP 30The Three KingdomsEP 31Zhuge Liang Governs ShuEP 32The Unification Under Western JinEP 33The Spirit of the Wei and Jin PeriodsEP 34Rule by the Great Aristocratic ClansEP 35Emperor Wu of Liang's GovernmentEP 36Emperor Xiaowen's ReformsEP 37Emporer Wu of Northern ZhouEP 38The Rise and Fall of the Chen DynastyEP 39Buddhism in the Wei and Jin PeriodsEP 40The Restoration of UnityEP 41Emperor Yang of Sui: Achievements and FailuresEP 42The Reign of ZhenguanEP 43Empress Wu ZetianEP 44The Prosperous Kaiyuan EraEP 45The An Lushan RebellionEP 46The Predicament of the Middle and Late TangEP 47Chang'an: Metropolis of the WorldEP 48The Rise and Fall of the Tibetan EmpireEP 49DunhuangEP 50The Tang Dynasty's Foreign RelationsEP 51Religion During the Tang DynastyEP 52The Five Dynasties and Ten KingdomsEP 53Emperor Taizu of SongEP 54The Chanyuan TreatyEP 55Governing the Realm with the Scholar-OfficialsEP 56Wang Anshi's ReformsEP 57The Jingkang CatastropheEP 58War and Peace Between Song and JinEP 59The Southern Song's Refuge in the SoutheastEP 60The Dreamlike Splendor of the Eastern CapitalEP 61Neo-Confucianism During the Song DynastyEP 62Song Dynasty CultureEP 63The Rise of KhitanEP 64The Founding of Western LiaoEP 65Wanyan AgudaEP 66The Rise and Fall of the Jin DynastyEP 67Liao and Jin CultureEP 68The Rise and Fall of Western XiaEP 69The Rise of the MongolsEP 70Kublai KhanEP 71Imperial Progresses Between the Two CapitalsEP 72Phagpa, Imperial Preceptor of the Great YuanEP 73The Maritime Silk RoadEP 74Marco Polo and ChinaEP 75Emperor Shun of YuanEP 76Zhu Yuanzhang, Founder of the Ming DynastyEP 77The Yongle Emperor Moves the CapitalEP 78Zheng He’s Voyages to the Western OceansEP 79The Grand Secretariat SystemEP 80The Tumu CrisisEP 81Wang Yangming's Philosophy of MindEP 82Maritime Frontiers and Foreign TradeEP 83Zhang Juzheng's ReformsEP 84The Jesuits Come to ChinaEP 85The Market Towns of JiangnanEP 86Silver CapitalEP 87The Chongzhen EmperorEP 88Entering and Ruling the Central PlainsEP 89The Consolidation of the Qing DynastyEP 90The Recovery of TaiwanEP 91The Great Enterprise of UnificationEP 92The Grand CouncilEP 93Incorporating the Poll Tax into the Land TaxEP 94Civil Government and the Literary InquisitionsEP 95Reluctant Self-StrengtheningEP 96The Opium WarEP 97The Taiping Heavenly KingdomEP 98The First Sino-Japanse WarEP 99Reform and RevolutionEP 100The End of Imperial Rule