The Cinematic Themes and Visuals of Ancient China - Part 4 | Video Essay

[@PerEdlund]

Ambitious topic, smooth editing, great deadpan humor. One of the best series I've seen on KZbin.

[@yuyuyu25]

This might be the best sponsor spot I've ever seen on youtube.

[@GermanSausagesAreTheWurst]

It was informative too. Who knew that Genghis Khan had a website?

[@kpopimpresario3997]

seriously, it should win an award. I was about to skip it, but then the inventive absurdity and silliness captured me to the ending.

[@chenedward5938]

I'mma be honest, I spam watched this "History of China" series and flexed my new found knowledge to my mom (I'm Chinese born Canadian). Safe to say she was incredibly impressed. Actually matter of fact all the movies I watch with my parents are Accented approved films (She thinks I'm a Chinese scholar now). Keep up the good work so I can keep up the facade of being a good Chinese son :3

[@JShredz]

You've made many great videos over the years, but this series has been my favorite work of yours. History, culture, and comedy, edited together in a compelling multi-part story covering thousands of years of media. What a series!

[@17-MASY]

I wanted to make some comparison to Islamic history The dates may not be parallel especially in the first half because the focus is more on themes: Xia/Shang - The times of the Prophets. Zhou - Dark chaotic age between the previous prophets and the rise of Islam. Qin/Han - The rise of Islam and the start of the Caliphate with Rashiduns & Umayyads. Tang - Abbasid Caliphate. Song - Ayyubids against Crusades. Yuan - Mamluks against Crusades & Mongols. Ming - Ottoman Caliphate. Qing - Decline of the Ottomans and colonization. Chinese republic - Modern time

[@NeverHard]

I'm surprised you didn't mention the biggest visual indicator of the Qing Dynasty: the queue. The iconic men's hairstyle. Fantastic video, as always.

[@paulsoldner9500]

Yes, that was an odd mistake.

[@Luis-gw2gt]

in fairness, he did mention it in the opener for the first part

[@eliotanderson6554]

Oh the ones who conquered the han chinese china the foreigners from manchuria right who conquered china

[@ishinomorileon]

He did mention it in Part 1 of this video series. Maybe he felt that it's a given by now and thus no need to mention it again?

[@truezyf]

maybe he dosn't like it. most Chinese don't like the Qing hairstyle and cloth.

[@Mickey-v7p]

I gotta go for the Once Upon a Time in China Trilogy featuring Jet Li as my favorite Qing Dynasty-centric movies because they don’t simply display impressive martial arts stunts but it tells a story of China slowly changing with the times and the ways people embrace the change surrounding their country with folks either embracing change or stubbornly defying it.

[@kundankhalkho]

Once Upon a Time in China Trilogy is my favourite from my childhood days and the Red Cliff saga from my youth days. Also love the film Hero. --An Indian fan of Cinema on Historical China

[@leeweesquee]

OUATIC 2 ❤❤❤

[@paulsoldner9500]

@tekinfomedi Weird, since 2 is clearly the best of them,

[@itsstans75]

The most profound line from the movie 'If there really is a mountain of gold, what are these western ships doing in our harbour?'

[@davidw.2791]

Yup. In the second film he played a part on protecting young Sun Yat-Sen to the port so he can leave the country for the time being, and there was a McGuffin Parcel, containing… THE VERY FIRST KMT PARTY FLAG.

[@sairadha674]

Qing dynasty is most easiest to spot. For one they are villains in many movies. Their hairstyle, armour, official helmet with peacock feather, and beads.

[@Replicaate]

Yeah, the Qing court costume really did end up becoming the archetypal uniform of every Fu Manchu, "oriental villain" type. Rather unfortunate since it's really quite beautiful clothing.

[@itsstans75]

I would think it's thanks to the Chinese vampire movies

[@sairadha674]

@Replicaate Many Wushu and HK martial arts films have manchus as villians.

[@itsstans75]

@@sairadha674 because Machus are not considered ethnic Han Chinese but more as northern invaders

[@antokarman2064]

I never see a non-qing styled jiangshi, why's that though?

[@aoshi000]

White Snake and Chang'An (about the famous poets during the Tang dynasty) are both excellent animated features in recent years, not to be missed, both made me shed tears.

[@DMasterChifu]

I was on the brink of tears after I listened to the afterword. This is so well made and well written. Thank you.

[@17-MASY]

I wanted to make some comparison to Islamic history The dates may not be parallel especially in the first half because the focus is more on themes: Xia/Shang - The times of the Prophets. Zhou - Dark chaotic age between the previous prophets and the rise of Islam. Qin/Han - The rise of Islam and the start of the Caliphate with Rashiduns & Umayyads. Tang - Abbasid Caliphate. Song - Ayyubids against Crusades. Yuan - Mamluks against Crusades & Mongols. Ming - Ottoman Caliphate. Qing - Decline of the Ottomans and colonization. Chinese republic - Modern time

[@yuhyi0122]

Yes, the line 'people live on' moved my heart...

[@greg_mca]

You know something's gone terribly wrong when the Austro-Hungarian army is colonially exploiting you, when it could barely establish a foothold just over its own border

[@zxdxz]

seems that was what they claim "history" in china?

[@yohannessulistyo4025]

They are part of a gang called "Alliance of 8 nations", which is honestly welcomed by the Qing Empire to quell rebellions like the Taipings and the Boxers. Being part of the gang, they hoped to get some money to strengthen their own crumbling Central European Empire.

[@nothinghappenedatpearlharb7426]

Funny thing is the austro hungarians are the only ones who didn’t actually exploit the Chinese in their territories… They straight up gave them citizenship.

[@Afronautsays]

@@nothinghappenedatpearlharb7426 Having citizenship doesn't mean they weren't exploited

[@snejjames6499]

But they had such a mighty navy. Some of their ships nearly didn't sink!

[@dasmysteryman12]

I grew up in the Philippines, and we had a high school class about Asian history, with Chinese history being a feature. I've learned much from your four-part series than I had in my high school classes. Amazing videos!

[@17-MASY]

I wanted to make some comparison to Islamic history The dates may not be parallel especially in the first half because the focus is more on themes: Xia/Shang - The times of the Prophets. Zhou - Dark chaotic age between the previous prophets and the rise of Islam. Qin/Han - The rise of Islam and the start of the Caliphate with Rashiduns & Umayyads. Tang - Abbasid Caliphate. Song - Ayyubids against Crusades. Yuan - Mamluks against Crusades & Mongols. Ming - Ottoman Caliphate. Qing - Decline of the Ottomans and colonization. Chinese republic - Modern time

[@truezyf]

what Philipine school teach? Spanish history more than Asia?

[@alezacrespublik6655]

​@@truezyf Well, the curriculum is mostly Asian-centric, and in the earlier years, Philippine-centric. We're only taught about the Spanish Liberal Revolution in the 1800s because of them appointing a lenient Governor General, who was then replaced by a more repressive one that started the long path to the 1898 revolution.

[@Replicaate]

The Yuan period is absolutely fascinating to me because as you said it was a strange time. The conquered people fearing extermination or assimilation, the conquerors trying not to become assimilated themselves, the fact that China was merely the easternmost point of the largest empire on the planet but also was sort of its own khanate; there's a lot of conflict and jumbling and contrasts to dig into. It's probably also oft neglected as a setting since it was a pretty brief dynasty, barely a century when others lasted millennia.

[@doleofdolonia8859]

Yet it still lasted longer than the Qin dynasty. Though the Qin had more identity and cultural contributions such as uniting the lands and establishing the imperial system.

[@martytu20]

Considering that the Yuan dealt with the beginning of the little ice age, as Kings and Generals noted, it was a miracle that the Yuan even last to a hundred years. The Yuan, like nearly every splinter Mongol empire, had to wrestle with the dilemma of adopting and eventually assimilating into local culture or stay to the old ways. After Kublai’s death, there were Han Chinese who knew Mongolian and Mongols who knows how to speak proto-Mandarin.

[@jenniferlfm1876]

I suppose there is also the whole aspect that the first Qin emperors ancestors, the kings of the Qin state lasted longer. So perhaps while the dynasty and emperors didn't last long, it fits into a narrative of Warring States prior to uniting.

[@d.b.2215]

​@tekinfomediKorean and Japanese are also just straight up different languages that aren't as intimately connected to Chinese, so Mongol rule or not, they would always have their own evolution. Same with Vietnamese in the South.

[@xiaochuansun-bl2ku]

元朝时候中国的泉州以贩卖奴隶出名，你肯定想象不到这些被贩卖的奴隶全是蒙古人🙂

[@lingeyu4128]

i enjoyed this series throughout part 1 to 4...it's like reviewing my junior history textbooks. i love this so much and i just hope more people can see it

[@17-MASY]

I wanted to make some comparison to Islamic history The dates may not be parallel especially in the first half because the focus is more on themes: Xia/Shang - The times of the Prophets. Zhou - Dark chaotic age between the previous prophets and the rise of Islam. Qin/Han - The rise of Islam and the start of the Caliphate with Rashiduns & Umayyads. Tang - Abbasid Caliphate. Song - Ayyubids against Crusades. Yuan - Mamluks against Crusades & Mongols. Ming - Ottoman Caliphate. Qing - Decline of the Ottomans and colonization. Chinese republic - Modern time

[@claudius3359]

​@@17-MASYIt'd be an interesting video essay for sure,but definitely gonna take a lot more since the Islamic world isn't just one country

[@17-MASY]

@@claudius3359 Yeah, we are currently in a divided interregnum era with no caliphate.

[@kalpeshmanna7233]

Please make an additional video on the depiction of the warlord era, Republic of China and People's Republic of China in Chinese movies also. Love this whole series ❤❤

[@EricZu-r1y]

It can be more detailed: Warlord era, KMT era, Japanese Invasion, Mao's era, Deng's era, and the 21st century

[@petraaccount]

I laughed and spat part of my breakfast out at the start of the Squarespace ad. Thanks for posting such a well-written and entertaining introduction to Chinese history through cinematic themes.

[@Kingdom_Of_Dreams]

I'm sad the series is over. I love ancient Chinese history. It's fascinating to see how society is shaped by changing values, evolving art forms, and outsider involvement. I would love to see more videos focusing on specific stories of unique individuals in Chinese history, strange or interesting events, or regional festivals and customs throughout the ages.

[@batsy.b2863]

Hello, Mongolian fan here. Another informative and well-structured essay, as always. This time as a Mongolian it was interesting to see how my culture influenced Chinese's history and its films, keep up the good work!

[@17-MASY]

I wanted to make some comparison to Islamic history The dates are not parallel especially in the first half because the focus is more on themes: Xia/Shang - The times of the Prophets. Zhou - Dark chaotic age between the previous prophets and the rise of Islam. Qin/Han - The rise of Islam and the start of the Caliphate with Rashiduns & Umayyads. Tang - Abbasid Caliphate. Song - Ayyubids against Crusades. Yuan - Mamluks against Crusades & Mongols. Ming - Ottoman Caliphate. Qing - Decline of the Ottomans and colonization. Chinese republic - Modern time

[@O.0_9527]

蒙古粉丝，可以去看《成吉思汗》，很棒的电视剧。

[@johnyricco1220]

​@@17-MASYVery interesting. Haven't considered this perspective.

[@flysmask]

Very little influence. Yuan was well-known for its laissez-faire politics. That's its strong point and weak point, the strong being people could do whatever they wanted! The weak also being people could do whatever they wanted! That's why there was an over-correction in Ming, where the Ming emperor, literally said Yuan dynasty fell because it was too laxed, and then proceeded to impose some of the toughest restrictions ever seen in Chinese dynastic history. Mongolian culture had more influence during Qing dynasty, with music and wrestling being favorited by the Qing court. Religion-wise, Mongol went on mass conversion to Tibetan Buddhism during Ming to early Qing period, so the culture changed a lot within itself.

[@郑羽-m4z]

You are not Mongolians. Mongolians are Mongolians in Inner Mongolia. The Golden family is Mongolians in Inner Mongolia.

[@Elisabetta-cx8bs]

Dear Yang, I discovered Accented Cinema just today. I was captivated by the series on the cinematic image of Chinese dynasties, as I work on a similar topic in Italy (the image of Greek and Roman Antiquity in cinema, especially in silent cinema, that is when the ‘iconographic canon’ was created from different sources). Of course I am now so curious to watch all the movies from which sequences have been taken… Huge congratulations on your work!

[@sheherezahade]

Your videos are amazing. Thank you so much for this series! So useful and interesting!

[@fflunatic]

Will you do a series on Jin Yong's novels & adaptations? And also how Jin Yong's 3rd edition novels were heavily based on his views in Buddhism.

[@sheena9178]

I wanted to request a guide on Wu Xia too!

[@SL4PSH0CK]

​@@sheena9178would be cool in time w/ when there's like 4-5? upcoming wu xia games. And it'll be beneficial in channel algorithm

[@martytu20]

The Condor Trilogy notably was one of the few that was set during the late Yuan period.

[@BenjiSun]

@@sheena9178 and that should really start with the OGs, Huanzhulouzhu, Wang Dulu, etc... before getting to Jin Yong, Gu Long, and Liang Yu Sheng. perhaps with a preface of Water Margin as the grandfather of martial arts/heroism fantasy.

[@kunderemp]

I agree. There are a lot aspect can be analyzed from Jing Yong novels. The nationalism shown on the novels or the role of females in the novels.

[@swanurine]

Hey, I enjoyed the history lesson, but I think the visual themes that were presented in in the previous videos of the series aren't talked about so much here. For example, Ming could mention the basket-style hats or the circular helmets. Tbh, I still can't identify quickly the difference between Song and Ming. Qing dynasty could've definitely talked about the Manchu queue, the women's broad hairdresses, and the distinct cone-shaped hats with red tassels that even foreigners know. Growing up with Pearl Princess and Kangxi, I thought those were the definitive traditional Chinese look. I even made Qing mandarin costume for my 3rd grade halloween (which was really hard to explain to my friends).

[@YoJesusMorales]

Good point, the series was great but he forgot the figurative thread on this one, the style, he did point out the furniture remained similar.

[@chokingornot]

颜色。明代的颜色比宋代的颜色更艳丽，后者更倾向于素雅和保守。事实上，这也许是因为蒙古人给汉人带来的影响太深了，导致汉人尽管成功复国，也被迫植入了DNA。另外，明代的汉人服饰有很多蒙古色彩，比如蒙古风格的帽子以及由蒙古袍演变而来的曳撒

[@afdhalulakbar5382]

What you thought were the definitive traditional Chinese are actually Hanfu (the Han people's clothing before Qing changed it) and their long hair bundled in topknot

[@我是你爸爸-v4c]

你认为的是满族人的传统造型，不是汉族人的，去看看兵马俑去，那些才是汉族人的传统造型

[@PsychoGemini]

The schedule part absolutely killed me. Genghis and Conan would be proud.

[@kingace6186]

I loved this series a lot. It's been a fun ride.

[@amarinegripond1915]

Best ad for a sponsor I have ever seen, bravo ! (watched it completely and it is actually attractive, instead of habitual deterrents ) The video is fascinating, instructive, and fun too. It is also interesting how your publicity for your sponsor has evolved over the four videos.

[@elainetamika4822]

You're probably the best marketeer of squarespace in YT, such funny and light way to presenting it.

[@JoelEZ1]

I remember watching The Last Emperor on VHS in 1989 when I was seven. It was completely stunning and so colorful yet so quiet and confined to that city. Thanks for taking us from the beginning to the end to the new beginning.

[@davidw.2791]

Yeah it was filmed in the actual Forbidden City, *and* mostly if not totally lit naturally.

[@choonyongtan5671]

This series has been my favourite one from your channel so far.

[@matthemming9105]

I have been enjoying this series of videos immensely! I dont want it to end, but it also has me excited to find out what we will see in the future.

[@ThatGuy-se2iu]

Been anticipating the final part since you started this series, absolutely beautiful work

[@annasahlstrom6109]

This video series is absolutely brilliant! I loved learning about all the Chinese dynasties. There were so many!

[@pedme84]

Loved this series! I can see myself referring to it regularly in the future. Thanks for your work!

[@AchanCham_]

This has been an incredible series to watch. Thank you for your hard work and for sharing this.

[@WhatAboutZoidberg]

I love all your videos, but this series has been exceptional. Such concise layout of history. Thanks for another rabbit hole to go down.

[@17-MASY]

I wanted to make some comparison to Islamic history The dates may not be parallel especially in the first half because the focus is more on themes: Xia/Shang - The times of the Prophets. Zhou - Dark chaotic age between the previous prophets and the rise of Islam. Qin/Han - The rise of Islam and the start of the Caliphate with Rashiduns & Umayyads. Tang - Abbasid Caliphate. Song - Ayyubids against Crusades. Yuan - Mamluks against Crusades & Mongols. Ming - Ottoman Caliphate. Qing - Decline of the Ottomans and colonization. Chinese republic - Modern time

[@xuanlikethebike]

This whole series was sooooo good! Thank you for the countless hours spent researching and pulling it all together.

[@Meodoc]

This video series has been aweseome, and as a side-effect even has given me a better summary of the chinese dynasties as all dedicated chinese history videos out there! Really like your production and narrating style!

[@ludviglila1407]

This Series has been so interesting. Thank you for putting it together, it's been so fun to learn about Chinese history

[@NeenjaStarr]

Thank you for this beautiful history lesson ❤ I've been waiting for part 4 and was so excited to see when most of my fave movies take place in the timeline! Thank you for adding context and and real life experiences to these wonderful stories. I appreciate you!!!

[@17-MASY]

I wanted to make some comparison to Islamic history The dates may not be parallel especially in the first half because the focus is more on themes: Xia/Shang - The times of the Prophets. Zhou - Dark chaotic age between the previous prophets and the rise of Islam. Qin/Han - The rise of Islam and the start of the Caliphate with Rashiduns & Umayyads. Tang - Abbasid Caliphate. Song - Ayyubids against Crusades. Yuan - Mamluks against Crusades & Mongols. Ming - Ottoman Caliphate. Qing - Decline of the Ottomans and colonization. Chinese republic - Modern time

[@CultureDTCTV]

King Hu is a master of the cinematic Ming dynasty, his films Dragon Inn and A Touch of Zen are some of the most beautiful Chinese period films I've ever seen

[@mariocomputer808]

Thank you so much for this excellent series! You've done an excellent job of boiling down thousands of years of history. Bravo!

[@mimisaiko]

It would be epic if you do a modern China series.

[@wordsdistorted]

Thank you for an amazing series! Also, you have to be the only KZbinr I don't skip ad reads on. Very talented and great content, thanks again for all that you do!

[@sambeawesome]

Such a beautiful afterword, I absolutely LOVED this series! Thank you so much for all your hard work and efforts into making these videos.

[@AnnikaCoyucoCutecats]

That's a brilliant educational work done on how China's dynasties are portrayed in film and other media. The least I can remember is the Singapore musical Forbidden City: Portrait of an Empress, set during the time Westerners encountered the Qing Dynasty, Yuan dynasty always having Marco Polo and such

[@MadTeaMarie]

ANOTHER excellent, educational, and extremely well-crafted video from you -- thank you! I learned a great deal from this series, and it deepened my appreciation of Chinese history and cinema. (On a minor note, Squarespace should send you a personal letter of appreciation for the way you present them as your sponsor. I have NEVER been as entertained by anyone else mentioning them!)

[@echillykahlil]

Great set of videos my man, I wanted to cry a little bit. Thanks for informing me and helping us learn to place these things when we see them

[@danieldeguzmanddg]

This analytic series had been well-made, thank you~ Hope to see a series on cinematic themes and visuals for the various Korean dynasties and/or Japanese periods as well~ 🙏

[@kpopimpresario3997]

Bravo! Amazing video essay series! One of the best I've seen in a while. Great work!

[@mattdavid716]

excellent work! I'm fascinated to watch and read more about ancient Chinese history, and I need to watch some of these films clearly. Well done!

[@Dfblack2008]

I learned more about Chinese history than in textbooks. Thanks!

[@anthonyscarborough3813]

It’s honestly fascinating that dynasty that ruled China when Marco Polo visited is seen as unremarkable from a Chinese perspective.

[@SwampBeats666]

I've been a long time subscriber to your channel and i can say this is your best series of video essays. Well done!

[@SmilyT1]

Loved this series, thank you very much!

[@Imperfectrun]

I really love your work.

[@MrDan710]

Would really like to see a follow up video essay how the themes depict China today. Still underdogs and "humiliated"? Maybe the themes today are of a China that leads the world. Thanks for a great and well researched video essay, was super interesting!

[@sio2ch.168]

There was a brief moment I think around 2000s to 2010s that features some western movies and literature depicting modern (or near future) China in generally positive light. One example came to my mind - in The Martian, the Chinese space agency was depicted as capable and willing to support the rescue mission of the main character who was stranded in Mars.

[@nipaa1412]

To oversimplify history, Qing dynasty manchus were former Jurchen people who ruled northern china as Jin dynasty during the Southern Song period. So, quite a comeback.

[@snakecalmi5923]

Just the same name

[@davidw.2791]

@@snakecalmi5923Yup. Aisengero Nuerhachi founded the Jin dynasty in 1616 and history books would call it “Latter Jin”.

[@Haasismijnnaam]

Thank you for making this series, I learned a lot!

[@satyasyasatyasya5746]

Just gonna throw down another recommendation for Ruyi's Royal Love because I'm obsessed! :D It's Qing Dynasty and so so so sad/tragic I love the way it hurts lol All on KZbin too! Also, Winter Begonia for the opera and vibes.

[@fatcat1399]

Yessss one of the most beautiful and bittersweet dramas!!!💜

[@satyasyasatyasya5746]

@@fatcat1399 It hurts so bad, but i kinda love it. And the acting is so good. its a little more real to me than Yanxi Palace. I feel like Ruyi could have been a real person, that kind of misery she goes through is very true of many of us.

[@mhawang8204]

Ruyi’s actress is one of the best in her generation! Glad this series has its fans. Its production and writing are incredible.

[@satyasyasatyasya5746]

@@mhawang8204 I thought its writing and directing got a liiiiittle silly or lazy or boring at time, but overall yes, its an amazing series.

[@holeeshi9959]

I think despite not many Chinese film set in the Yuan, there were a lot of the late Song/Early Ming TV series with at least some presence of the mongols, and the west did make a lot of Mongol films inspired by Yuan. and early Qing is also a favorite for TV dramas, since Emperor Qian Long is kind of a legendary figure, though most of it are talking about his concubines and are aimed at women....

[@kennywong4239]

Actually, quite a lot of opera were set in the Yuan dynasty, as that was the time when Chinese opera was in its foundation year. One famous example was The Unjustified Sentencing of Dou Er. However, probably due to the tragic nature of these stories, they were not favoured to be adapted into movies.

[@zico739]

Phenomenal series.

[@LarissaVeloso-Planttubber]

Thank you for all the work you've put into making this videos. Chinese history is absolutely fascinating. Would you have a list of movies and books for each period, or important historic moment, such as the opium war, the fall of dynasties, etc? I'd love to do a deeper dive =)

[@RememberTheDead]

Fantastic series. Kinda wish we got a follow-up on the warlord era and Manchuko to wrap things up, but the Qing Dynasty is a more poetic note to end on.

[@Hypertropes]

Loved this whole series, thank you!

[@MarkPag]

Hi. What do you think about "The Last Emperor" by Bertolucci? How he depicted the Qing dinasty?

[@rafaela00002]

Loved this series! Thank you for it!

[@goranisacson2502]

I didn't know that Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon was set during the period when the Mongol Khans ruled China. I guess that's part of why one makes videos like these, I see people flying through the air and waving swords around and I kinda sort all such movies into a vague "Fantasy China ancient history"-world, not knowing what makes these periods stand apart or be separate. So thank you for teaching me through these four videos- I only hope I can retain what you've said here.

[@white-noisemaker9554]

It's set during the QIng, not the Yuan. You can tell by the queue worn by the men, and the clothing styles are Manchu. Jen identifies herself as a Manchu, not a Han, to Cloud when they first meet.

[@endingalaporte]

Fantastic montage and information about Chinese dynasties. Everybody should see that ! Understanding past history make us understand today's dynamics

[@laskylee4132]

Consistently high quality as always! It's a bit unfortunate that due to constraints on length, the video feels like a highly compressed file. Hope you can continue to deliver more detailed high-quality videos in the future!🥰🥰🥰

[@AyubuKK]

The cinematic portrayal of this stuff is so cool.

[@17-MASY]

I wanted to make some comparison to Islamic history The dates may not be parallel especially in the first half because the focus is more on themes: Xia/Shang - The times of the Prophets. Zhou - Dark chaotic age between the previous prophets and the rise of Islam. Qin/Han - The rise of Islam and the start of the Caliphate with Rashiduns & Umayyads. Tang - Abbasid Caliphate. Song - Ayyubids against Crusades. Yuan - Mamluks against Crusades & Mongols. Ming - Ottoman Caliphate. Qing - Decline of the Ottomans and colonization. Chinese republic - Modern time

[@slore.137]

Excellent series, thank you for giving moviegoers some context!

[@advasity339]

Such a shame this series is over, loved it!

[@mgcuniverse9037]

Been waiting for this video for the last 3-4 weeks Really excited to hear about the Ming and Qing Dynasties along with the Revolution/Warlord/Civil Wars eras 1911-1949

[@saikiran1314]

Amazing series of videos! Never been as interested in Chinese culture.

[@Afronautsays]

If only there were thousands more years of Chinese history to continue the series.

[@lordkent8143]

He actually sampled each dynasty and skipped a lot of not so significant or long ones. He could actually have spent one single video talking about just one dynasty before moving on.

[@felisasininus1784]

I'd rather he go back to talking crap about modern China so I can make fun of him.

[@endingalaporte]

Fantastic video, I love your channel.

[@grandadmiralzaarin4962]

Love your videos on this. Will you do something similar for the Warlord Era after the Qing?

[@ninatuckerschewtoy]

Great series Thank you!

[@KMO325]

The Wrath of Lee Khan directed by King Hu is one of the better Yuan Dynasty films to me. It was also Sammo Huang’s debut as an action director. This was a good series, and I enjoyed watching it.

[@NaikaVideo]

Fantastic work once again.

[@memostothefuture]

Great video with fantastic titles and graphics. Very nice.

[@bizsnarkie5284]

great video!

[@redmusichouse]

A video series on the Condor Heroes trilogy would be awesome!

[@irhinohammer]

Great series. Very informative!

[@dondashall]

What an amazing series.

[@chowyee5049]

I will never forgive Netflix for cancelling Marco Polo just before we got to see Prester John. Also for making Nayan a Catholic convert rather than a Nestorian by birth, that just felt like a huge middle finger to the Church of the East's long history of missions into Asia.

[@crazydawn22]

Watching the sponsored segment made me imagining a modern mongol nomad on a horseback working on laptop

[@waldofelix29]

Fascinating series, wonder how modern china will be viewed and remembered in future cinemas.

[@Muramasa1794]

Great video man ❤ the tv series Ming Dynasty and Imperial Doctress were great showing Ming era bureaucracy and clothing.

[@CliosPaintingBench]

I'm HERE FOR THE MING DYNASTY

[@jonathanyaeger2289]

What's the movie at 6:31? The bodyguard has a sword with a pappenheimer style hilt. That style of hilt was popular in Europe during the mid 1600's.

[@snakecalmi5923]

绣春刀 BROTHERHOOD OF BLADES 2014

[@mayo9030]

It’s big miss too not talk about the infamous Qing policy of Tifayifu 剃发易服 in a visual-related video, for the longest time Chinese period dramas are divided into Qing and non-Qing, the hairstyle and clothing are so fundamentally changed during this period that make Qing the most obviously identifiable dynasty.

[@orionstark]

You ever notice that there are no wuxia movies set in the 20th century? My theory is that The Boxer Rebellion was such a memetically traumatic event that it created a hard line in the Chinese psyche between the time of mythical qi-gong when xian dwelled among us as hidden dragons and the time when people understood that no amount of training is going to teach you to stop or dodge a bullet.

[@izendale]

Director Xu Haoning is adding more and more entries to that niche. Depending on how broadly you define wuxia, even Let the Bullets Fly by Jiang Wen may qualify

[@martneb]

"I have yet to meet a man who can outsmart bullet" -Heavy, TF2

[@hugosiu656]

Not true. Huo Yuanjia, a folk hero in 19th-20th century, had many movies/tv show adaptations. Ip man, while not having any qingong, borders on magic with its kungfu

[@ZETA14.88]

Your theory hold no water. You mixed xianxia with wuxia entirely. The earlier's story about supranatural while the latter is all about gallantry in the marginal society. See a story about yakuza or some good guy in mafia family standing up for the right things? Those are essentially wuxia stories

[@BenjiSun]

pei pei pei pei. Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic (摩登如來神掌) is a damn fine classic. lol 🤣 great heros love to eat hamburgers!

[@cerif27]

That was a beautifully crafted series. Well donw.

[@notdpanda9525]

You could've touched on the Taiping rebellion and the impact it caused in the late Qing dynasty.

[@davidw.2791]

Yeah and there’s at least one Chinese blockbuster that covered it called 投名状

[@davidw.2791]

ETA 11:11

[@ericwong4213]

old movies have issue with the costume due to limited costume available, lack of information, they can use what's available. new movies have issue with the costume due to young viewer wanted to see ancient movie that has RPG element, therefore the armor heavily propped up, remodelled and actor face looked like dolls.

[@generaldiego]

dope!!! i loved this series

[@dandanz7877]

great series

[@陈陳-t5c]

其实可以做成一个系列。十级那种，介绍第一部中文电影，介绍不同年代的电影美学，不同风格，不同朝代，各个视角不同。看过五十年代的古装电影，黑白的，还挺有意思

[@mohammadvahidi5483]

can you make a similar series on korean history? love your videos. ❤❤❤

[@YoJesusMorales]

It was a really great series. Nice ad btw, lol.

[@pachon8147]

Hello! Would you upload the timeline of China's dynasties somewhere? It looks very good and comprehensible, it could be a very useful piece of info to save, learn and teach for newbies to Chinese history

[@terrainrecords6038]

Wikipedia has that covered

[@mhawang8204]

Cool History Bros cover Chinese history better. This is a film channel 😂