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China History
The Incredible March
Describes how Mao Tse-Tung led his army over 6000 miles in retreat from the forces of Chiang Kai Shek
History's Turning Points: The Great Wall of China
How, when, and why the largest man-made structure in the world was built and how its construction helped transform warring nations into a nation whose boundries have remained unchanged for almost two thousand years
History's Ancient Legacies III: China
Beginning with a reconstruction of a 7,000 year old village, the story of the Chinese people is described up to the present day. The Great Wall, the terracotta army, and the Forbidden City are featured as several of this civilization's greatest treasures
Printmaking, Armaments, & Rocketry
Examines Chinese inventions and discoveries such as gunpowder, bombs, shrapnel, underground and sea mines, aerial bombs and muskets, rockets, cannons; immunization; paper and printing with movable type; modern books and bookstores; civil service exams; playing cards
Magnetism, Seismometry, Shipbuilding
Impressive achievements included a device for indicating the direction and force of an earthquake, odometers, the compass, gimbles, intricate differential gears, double action piston bellows, continuous flamethrowers, and rudders, bulkheads, and fore and aft sails to enable a ship to sail against the wind
Confucianism and Taoism
Introduces students to the history, founding leaders, basic philosophy, and influence on Chinese culture of Confucianism and Taoism
Chinese: Part 1: Neolithic to Sui Dynasty
Provides a review of ancient Chinese civilization, from its origins to the Sui Dynasty, in an easy-to-follow, progressive timeline format. Discusses history, geography, major events, rulers, beliefs, and achievements. Includes Buddhism, Confucius, Feudal States, Han Dynasty, King Zheng, Liu Bang, Peking Man, Shennong, Silk Road, Terracotta Army, Great Wall, Yangtze River, Yellow River, Zhou Dynasty
China: The Long March
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of China's rural-based revolution, this is a stirring historical and human document
Chinese: Part 2: Northern Song Dynasty to Modern-Day
Presents a review of Chinese civilization, from the Northern Song Dynast to modern-day, in an easy-to-follow, progressive timeline format. Covers concessions, the Forbidden City, Marco Polo, Ming Dynasty, invention of gun powder and paper money, Opium War, Qing Dynasty, Southern Song Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, Dr. Sun Yatsen, Tianamen Square, Grand Canal Waterway
