One of 250 talks by Alan Macfarlane in 2022 on 'What I have learnt about myself and the world', which will be published as a book.
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@FrancoisMouton-iu7jt3 ай бұрын
If only all of us had this openminded and humble appreciation of anothers cultures the world would be a place of wonder and discovèry and not one of fear and war.
@garylee96683 ай бұрын
Even in the past few years, China changed so much that blew my mind.. the cities become a lot cleaner, greener, less polluted , even more convenient to live. of course, manufacturing improved a lot too.
Chinese martial arts, its underlying way of life, should be one of the pieces in that mentioned puzzle "China from A to Z."
@somphaonamnakhone68013 ай бұрын
Napoleon used to predict in 1800, and he quoted: let China sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world 🌎 😂😂😂😂😂
@keithrobert51173 ай бұрын
Mandarin proficiency is essential. China is not one but many civilizations, many peoples, and Hanzi is the golden thread.
@gryblk213 ай бұрын
Although speaking Mandarin is certainly important, it must be pointed out that to many citizens of China, Mandarin is not their first language and many older people don’t understand it at all. Shanghai has its own dialect which is often unintelligible to people from Beijing.
@keithrobert51173 ай бұрын
@@gryblk21 Putonghua is the common language. Chinese is the language of ethnic Chinese and China's minority groups. A dialect is not a language. Guoyu is the term Mandarin in Taiwan. And the script is the same, whether you interchange traditional or simplified or not.
@zeflute45862 ай бұрын
Hanzi is basically Latin (but alive)
@Dada3083 ай бұрын
Thank you Professor Macfarlane!
@paytonmcdermott91113 ай бұрын
I'm also fascinated by China but for different reasons and haven't been following it for as long as you. What do you think the fallout will be from the US attempts at undermining China? I become increasingly convinced that if Europe and America cannot find a way to make a relationship of peace and prosperity with China, they will become pariahs
@user-sc7fk5ys6x2 ай бұрын
Is the USA trying to undermine China? Or just trying to support friends that China keeps threatening to invade? Most famously Taiwan 🇹🇼 but really every country around China has border incursions and other conflicts. Chinese are great people and the culture and land are awesome too, but to clean up their international relations like they have their environment, they need to drop the policy of always trying to expand at others’ expense. The USA is not making this up. Just try getting to know any neighbor of China and see what their viewpoint is.
@richardgoh66972 ай бұрын
US government budgets a few billions $ yearly for their mainstream media to demonise China. Most of Americans and Westerners are still under d wrong impression that China is still backward without knowing that she has ways passed any big cities in d West in many facets. To see is to belief and not a single Westerner is disappointed after visiting China and that has rendered Western mainstream media’s false reports of China useless.
@etow80343 ай бұрын
Joseph Needham knew this way before !
@celiad60123 ай бұрын
How lucky you have been to be able to explore China before it opened up to hoards of tourists, many Chinese with disposable income and leisure time, as well as foreigners. I’ve been learning Mandarin for nearly three years, but have not been …yet!
@std8823 ай бұрын
Thx for the story. We need more people like you to expose the truth about China and lies from the west.
@yliang16883 ай бұрын
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍❤❤❤❤❤❤
@vp47443 ай бұрын
No amount of sympathetic reading of history can sometimes cover or wash over some glaring facts. Not being an expert in anything, and experts also make mistakes, I will bide my time and watch reality unfold.
@BureaucracyWorld3 ай бұрын
China 🇨🇳 number-One
@fabiengerard81423 ай бұрын
🙏🏻🙏🏽🙏
@clintonfong19583 ай бұрын
I can see it’s collapsing every year.
@TheKkpop13 ай бұрын
Oh yeah? Like zombies apocalypse, homeless, hate crimes against Asian, retail theft, jobless, LGBT, trans-g and street violence?
@jamesmoy12143 ай бұрын
Apparently Your vision is corrupted
@clintonfong19583 ай бұрын
I collapse every night in corruption.
@fongponto3 ай бұрын
@@clintonfong1958you live in the us?
@randomname9313 ай бұрын
You’re talking about the false narrative of China collapsing right?
@dyrectory_com3 ай бұрын
BRICS+
@jamesstmanhattan3 ай бұрын
When will you go to meet Marx, Prof. Macfarlane? I think it's about time.
@JohnShen3 ай бұрын
Chinese like to treat these old western professors and politicians very special for a very reason, I am very impressed about that too.
@marcwhite62673 ай бұрын
The US still reigns supreme.
@blueeyes61923 ай бұрын
😂😂 thanks for the laugh
@user-sc7fk5ys6x2 ай бұрын
Can’t really agree with that either. But at least the USA supports letting countries keep their current borders and isn’t trying to rewrite history.
@Jimmy_Bee3 ай бұрын
China is infested with bad debt which will be visible one day and most of the social climbing rich have moved from Hong Kong to Singapore now.
@rabbit51lo3 ай бұрын
And.... Moving back
@thabom97912 ай бұрын
USA = 34 trillion USD debt !!!!!!!
@hankchinaski_3 ай бұрын
China is ancient ancient. ... "...it's the only one that dates back in its continuous development..." I have absolutely NO idea what this is supposed to mean. You're saying Europe didn't exist 2,000 years ago? Or that Europe stopped developing periodically? Or not "continuously?" What on earth does that mean? China was ruled for over 400 years by Mongolians and Yurchen.... but... THAT's "continuous" development by what metric compared to the Romans developing for 1000 years tracing back to 400BC? Or that arguably the Roman Empire evolved into the Roman Catholic church. As if ANY country in Europe had NOT been "developing," or Korea.... or Japan... or most of Asia for that matter. The simple truth of the matter is that _your_ talking point is some sloppy rhetorical trick employed as part of narrative subterfuge concocted by the Chinese themselves as part of their perpetual "Middle Kingdom" narrative..... Laughable............ "cultural anthropologist..........." pffffffffffffffff
@idofdm76253 ай бұрын
Long-winded I know China or know it all comments, unless you're Chinese, you had no idea! Continuous civilization only means the country was held together with periodically time broken apart or conqured. It's our collective memories, we practice various customs from Han, Tang to Ming Dynasties, some lost, some remain of course! The one lost like practice of many villages maintain ancestry record for 1000 years until recently is the reality of morden world! Typical comments about two Dynasties rule by Mongol and Manchuian to dismiss Chinese civilization, those are of nomadic origin and to rule China they had to sinofied or will not be able to rule! Is like dismissing Spain's current cultures because they were invaded by Muslim and rule for hundreds of year! We don't lose our identity just as Indians don't rule by British 300 years very recently! No one is suggesting other civilizations don't develop. It is just in Western hemophere ebbs and flow of differences cultures is much greater! Just imagine the Roman Empire managed to hold it together until preent day! You wouldn't call yourself a Roman today, do you? In essence, Japan or Korea can claim to have the same long history as China. Only China is the elephant in the room and dominates neiboring countries when it's prosper! All the comments here are negative, are basically political statements based on consuming mainstream media in the West! Yes, they are armchair expert talking heads you listen to! Especially China collapsing theories crowd! Which is the truth? one industry after another China dominate from mineral mining, solar, EV batteries technology to ship buildings but will collapse tomorrow? Even Mao era didn't result in collapsed with US embargo, so? The fact US doesn't build anything anymore except military equipment or semiconductor, yes, I'm Chines American and truly understand both cultures! What if 10 years from now China also catch on those industries even dominate? All this talk of looming war is garbage! When there's war, whomever had greater industry capacity will do better! Just in WW2 US save Europe because of our industry might then! I'm not playing cheer leader for China! But just how skewed of these commenter perceptions astonishing me! Power of mainstream media narratives at play! Look up Mark Twain quotes about travel and go travel, son! Instead of thinking you know the world by consuming media!
@Santeh603 ай бұрын
@idofdm7625 👍 You are so 100% correct. Most of the critics here are just armchair expert.
@walhdamaskus24083 ай бұрын
Europe did exist 2000 years ago, people lived in caves. China didnt exist in that time.
@AnnieT3693 ай бұрын
Another racist and ignorant person the professor speaks about.
@ccpun37903 ай бұрын
You got it all wrong, it was India having 400 years of Mongolians cultural modifications, like the caste system live up to today's social fabrics. Mongolians did came inside the Wall and totally dissolved in the Han culture. Roman Emperors did not adopt Christianity right away. Please read up the Edict of Milan in 313 AD, and the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. Overall, Roman culture was dynamic and multifaceted, blending influences from diverse regions and civilizations while leaving an indelible mark on the world through its achievements in governance, law, architecture, literature, and art. But Rome doesn't seat in the General Assembly of UN.
@ariesiv27903 ай бұрын
USA on top, that’s all I’m gonna say
@Santeh603 ай бұрын
Are you sure???? Uncle Sam is in deep shit now with $35 Trillion in debt . You guys must be dreaming.
@walhdamaskus24083 ай бұрын
US is on top in gay culture, in violents crimes, in shooting, in rapes, in warmongers, in transgenders issues, blaiming others etc. Congratulation! 😂😂
@AnnieT3693 ай бұрын
Dream on.
@pisablavatsky-cb3dd3 ай бұрын
Delusional nezi😂😂
@user-os4fd4yl8z3 ай бұрын
Our debt is careless and stupid. Sanctioning Russia was very stupid. Nobody went to jail for 2008 and nobody will go for the current debt either.
@damijanxxx72213 ай бұрын
Too slow,grandpa
@user-ok6re8gv1q3 ай бұрын
ROFL….you call others caveman??? I guess you havent learnt about changing the playback speed to x2…..Sad you call other people grandpa…yet he is on youtube, travelled and well educated to look for PEACE and getting along rather than hate or division.