Ancient China: A Journey Back in Time (Lost Treasures of the Ancient World)

Buy This Item Ancient China: A Journey Back in Time (Lost Treasures of the Ancient World)  List Price: $19.99  Available from Amazon  $17.99  on 12-5-2008     Features Directors: Cromwell Productions Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Language: English Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.) Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Number of discs: 1 Rating: Studio: Kultur Video DVD Release Date: January 31, 2006 Run Time: 50 minutes Average Customer Review:   4 Reviews 5 star:    (0) 4 star:  (3) 3 star:    (0) 2 star:    (0) 1 star:  (1) See all 4 customer reviews...   (4 customer reviews) Reader Reviews Although this DVD packs a lot of information into 50 minutes, it is much too brief to cover thousands of years of ancient Chinese civilization. I don't even remember the Tang or Sung dynasties being mentioned. So this DVD isn't really a complete introduction to the subject, although I did enjoy the expert commentary on topics being discussed. Aside from the problems resulting from the brevity & rushed pace of this DVD, I had few complaints. The computer animation was overdone a bit. It seemed more appropriate for the ancient village rather than for extant structures such as the Great Wall and the Forbidden City. And one myth which the narrator repeats twice is that that the Great Wall can be seen from the moon. Not quite as polished as a PBS documentary, but a decent value for the money. Chapters: 1. Opening 2. Beginnings of Chinese Civilization 3. Pre-Dynastic Worship 4. Ancestor Worship 5. The Rise of the Dynasties 6. The Shang Dynasty 7. The Great Philosophies 8. The Unification of China 9. The Great Wall 10. The Terracotta Army 11. The Han Dynasty 12. The Silk Road 13. Buddhism 14. The Chinese Pagoda 15. The Ming Dynasty 16. The Forbidden City Commentary by: Dr Rana Mitter , History Dept, Warrick University Prof Hugh Baker & Dr Wang Tao , School of African & Oriental Studies, London Prof Jessica Rawson, Chinese Art & Archaeology, Merton College, Oxford  Comment | Permalink |  function showYesNoCommunityResponse(uId,result,value) { var msgLayer = getElement("thanks" + uId); if ( result == "SUCCESS" ) { msgLayer.innerHTML = "Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided to other Amazon.com readers and reviewers. Your vote will be counted and will appear on the product page within 24 hours."; } else { showVoteErrorResponse(msgLayer,result,value); } } (Report this)

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