I get the impression that readers here don’t have time to watch videos, there is so much quality stuff to read. But I have been asked to do more on China and I can do this better with videos at this time. I will try with one more and if it doesn’t get watched I will be more sparing in future, and just show clips to make a point. So.
From an early alleged Roman visit, I take you through the history of western contact with China, via religion, exploration, trade and conflict. Thirty minutes.
China: Another Planet
You can find Episode One, an introduction to China sampling Guangdong (Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Shixing), Sichuan (Dujiangyan) and Shaanxi (Xi’an) provinces here:
https://waltking.substack.com/p/a-stranger-in-a-strange-land-episode
I made this film in 2013, but the Sichuan sequence dates from 2009, before I had a video camera, and the year after the devastating earthquake. Dujiangyan was about 40 miles from the epicentre.
Stick with it and see the Terracotta Army at the end!
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