General History of China
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.
China Road
Season 1 · Episode 1
The Earliest Chinese
Season 1 · Episode 2
The Rise of Agriculture
Season 1 · Episode 3
The Origins of Civilization
Season 1 · Episode 4
The Age of Early States
Season 1 · Episode 5
The Xia Dynasty
Season 1 · Episode 6
The Rise and Fall of the Shang Dynasty
Season 1 · Episode 7
Shang Civilization
Season 1 · Episode 8
King Wu's Conquest of Shang
Season 1 · Episode 9
The Regency of the Duke of Zhou
Season 1 · Episode 10
The Decline of the Zhou Royal House
Season 1 · Episode 11
The Struggle for Supremacy in the Spring and Autumn Period
Season 1 · Episode 12
Confucius
Season 1 · Episode 13
Reforms Among the Warring States
Season 1 · Episode 14
The Seven Warring States
Season 1 · Episode 15
The Hundred Schools of Thought
Season 1 · Episode 16
The Rise of the State of Qin
Season 1 · Episode 17
Qin Shi Huang Unifies China
Season 1 · Episode 18
The Chu-Han Contention
Season 1 · Episode 19
The Parallel System of Commanderies and Kingdoms
Season 1 · Episode 20
The Rule of Wen and Jing
Season 1 · Episode 21
Emperor Wu of Han
Season 1 · Episode 22
Confucian Learning During the Two Han Dynasties
Season 1 · Episode 23
The Reign of Emperors Zhao and Xuan
Season 1 · Episode 24
Wang Mang's Reforms
Season 1 · Episode 25
The Restoration of Emperor Guangwu
Season 1 · Episode 26
The Silk Road
Season 1 · Episode 27
The Pure Critiques and the Partisan Prohibitions
Season 1 · Episode 28
The Yellow Turban Rebellion
Season 1 · Episode 29
The Three Kingdoms
Season 1 · Episode 30
Zhuge Liang Governs Shu
Season 1 · Episode 31
The Unification Under Western Jin
Season 1 · Episode 32
The Spirit of the Wei and Jin Periods
Season 1 · Episode 33
Rule by the Great Aristocratic Clans
Season 1 · Episode 34
Emperor Wu of Liang's Government
Season 1 · Episode 35
Emperor Xiaowen's Reforms
Season 1 · Episode 36
Emporer Wu of Northern Zhou
Season 1 · Episode 37
The Rise and Fall of the Chen Dynasty
Season 1 · Episode 38
Buddhism in the Wei and Jin Periods
Season 1 · Episode 39
The Restoration of Unity
Season 1 · Episode 40
Emperor Yang of Sui: Achievements and Failures
Season 1 · Episode 41
The Reign of Zhenguan
Season 1 · Episode 42
Empress Wu Zetian
Season 1 · Episode 43
The Prosperous Kaiyuan Era
Season 1 · Episode 44
The An Lushan Rebellion
Season 1 · Episode 45
The Predicament of the Middle and Late Tang
Season 1 · Episode 46
Chang'an: Metropolis of the World
Season 1 · Episode 47
The Rise and Fall of the Tibetan Empire
Season 1 · Episode 48
Dunhuang
Season 1 · Episode 49
The Tang Dynasty's Foreign Relations
Season 1 · Episode 50
Religion During the Tang Dynasty
Season 1 · Episode 51
The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
Season 1 · Episode 52
Emperor Taizu of Song
Season 1 · Episode 53
The Chanyuan Treaty
Season 1 · Episode 54
Governing the Realm with the Scholar-Officials
Season 1 · Episode 55
Wang Anshi's Reforms
Season 1 · Episode 56
The Jingkang Catastrophe
Season 1 · Episode 57
War and Peace Between Song and Jin
Season 1 · Episode 58
The Southern Song's Refuge in the Southeast
Season 1 · Episode 59
The Dreamlike Splendor of the Eastern Capital
Season 1 · Episode 60
Neo-Confucianism During the Song Dynasty
Season 1 · Episode 61
Song Dynasty Culture
Season 1 · Episode 62
The Rise of Khitan
Season 1 · Episode 63
The Founding of Western Liao
Season 1 · Episode 64
Wanyan Aguda
Season 1 · Episode 65
The Rise and Fall of the Jin Dynasty
Season 1 · Episode 66
Liao and Jin Culture
Season 1 · Episode 67
The Rise and Fall of Western Xia
Season 1 · Episode 68
The Rise of the Mongols
Season 1 · Episode 69
Kublai Khan
Season 1 · Episode 70
Imperial Progresses Between the Two Capitals
Season 1 · Episode 71
Phagpa, Imperial Preceptor of the Great Yuan
Season 1 · Episode 72
The Maritime Silk Road
Season 1 · Episode 73
Marco Polo and China
Season 1 · Episode 74
Emperor Shun of Yuan
Season 1 · Episode 75
Zhu Yuanzhang, Founder of the Ming Dynasty
Season 1 · Episode 76
The Yongle Emperor Moves the Capital
Season 1 · Episode 77
Zheng He’s Voyages to the Western Oceans
Season 1 · Episode 78
The Grand Secretariat System
Season 1 · Episode 79
The Tumu Crisis
Season 1 · Episode 80
Wang Yangming's Philosophy of Mind
Season 1 · Episode 81
Maritime Frontiers and Foreign Trade
Season 1 · Episode 82
Zhang Juzheng's Reforms
Season 1 · Episode 83
The Jesuits Come to China
Season 1 · Episode 84
The Market Towns of Jiangnan
Season 1 · Episode 85
Silver Capital
Season 1 · Episode 86
The Chongzhen Emperor
Season 1 · Episode 87
Entering and Ruling the Central Plains
Season 1 · Episode 88
The Consolidation of the Qing Dynasty
Season 1 · Episode 89
The Recovery of Taiwan
Season 1 · Episode 90
The Great Enterprise of Unification
Season 1 · Episode 91
The Grand Council
Season 1 · Episode 92
Incorporating the Poll Tax into the Land Tax
Season 1 · Episode 93
Civil Government and the Literary Inquisitions
Season 1 · Episode 94
Reluctant Self-Strengthening
Season 1 · Episode 95
The Opium War
Season 1 · Episode 96
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
Season 1 · Episode 97
The First Sino-Japanse War
Season 1 · Episode 98
Reform and Revolution
Season 1 · Episode 99
The End of Imperial Rule
Season 1 · Episode 100
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