The Great Ancient Ruins: Liangzhu

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What could this motif reveal about ancient Chinese civilization? What could these grains tell us about life thousands of years ago? And how did these prehistoric people tame ferocious floods? All the secrets are revealed in this documentary: "The Great Ancient Ruins: Liangzhu."
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[@peterstucke9824]

Thankyou for the English translation. Much appreciated.

[@tetsuyahasegawa-bs3ye]

Tq so much @CGTN for such a great historic documentary...

[@inigo2260]

Nice nice! I really like these kinds of educational content. Just when you think you are familiar with Chinese civilization, I still end up learning new things about this fascination ancient old continuing civilization of the East!

[@haniahannslew4108]

Agree 👍 what we think we have known about Chinese civilization may be different when we discover more as time goes by.

[@manchu-qu9mw]

Absolutely stunning of the continual Chinese civilization. In sheer scale and sophistication, it has to be the most remarkable of them all. The trait and culture of this race is carried and adherent them. Look at China today. Love the country. Long live China, a humanitarian power.

[@haniahannslew4108]

Totally agree 👍

[@jeanleveille5319]

I visited the walled city of Xiangyang 襄阳市 which is considered the first walled city nicknamed 'The Iron City' I found it surprising that it was the first since it only dates back to the Three Kingdoms period. It was a very nice trip.

[@herman389]

I wish there are more science content, documentary, history, artifact, content from china.🙏🙏

[@shaunehuolohan5736]

Very interesting 💕

[@alsetalokin88]

wonderful civilisation

[@jeraldbaxter3532]

It amazes me that there should be any doubt about whether this is a culture, or civilization for that matter. An organized society, with a social hierarchy, capable of producing the objects found, and perhaps most importantly, capable of altering the landscape to their advantage? That sounds like a civilasation \ culture to me.

[@Che_Guna]

❤️ interesting

[@iancaldwell8451]

Love to visit one day. But Australian Aboriginal is the oldest continual culture over 50,000 years.

[@liongjiahwong5478]

What is the 50,000 years, when everything is destroyed by the white people. Worst the Aborigines natives were killed and maimed by the white settlers.

[@haniahannslew4108]

So what caused Liangzhu civilization stop to exist? Where did people of Liangzhu go after the disappearance of Liangzhu civilization? Does Henan and Yellow River where the cradle of Chinese civilization started have any relation with Liangzhu civilization? These are the things I am curious and want to find out.

[@LilA-zl6tf]

Anyone else got the feeling that there were some interesting similarities to like Mayan culture? Looking at the picture of the leader 24:49, and the (imagined) buildings 12:10? 25:09 the Mayans are mentioned. Then the importance of jade. And, finally - there is this restaurant owner. 27:15 He looks very much like South American to me....

[@grahamgillard3722]

No mention of the warmongering and savage tyranny that characterised all other civilisations of those times. It is all represented as being strangely peaceful.

[@klokangeorge4005]

IT was, but warning !

[@jant4741]

Nifty park.👍

[@chingkwaiweingai4382]

Hey after seeing Liangzhu video made to say is great good of Liangzhu peoples live n culturepo its civilization that today chinese peoples live is all from Liangzhus peoples knowdelage comes.China carry on to live n work more civilization by Liangzhu ancient ruined reserched things..Wish the arhaelogiest people did on did the Liangzhu this ancient ruine place to learn more knowedlagen abilitiety of to live n work in civilization.Wish you all for Chinas greater civilization work hard n happily carry on digging the Liangzhu.this our country ancient place of great knowdelage n abilities of Liangzhu peopled.Wish you all good heslth n good happy live n work ❤ 🙏🙏🌹👍😘

[@weRarmy_weRBL]

Very interesting, thanks

[@frank-y8n]

There is apparently no proof of writing but it is reasonable to suppose the state used it, using perishable materials.

[@dakz.7698]

liangzhu ancestral land of filipinos ancestors

[@RajeshG25]

❤❤

[@fabiodeoliveiraribeiro1602]

In 1516, Tomé Pires went to Canton (Guangzhou) in the fleet of Fernão Pires de Andrade leading an embassy sent by king Manuel I to Zhengde Emperor of China. However, he was never received by the emperor, due to several setbacks, including the suspicion of the Chinese, and the plot moved by deposed sultan Mahmud Shah after the Portuguese conquest of Malacca in 1511. The embassy fell in disgrace, with some of its members killed, starting a period of three decades of Portuguese persecution in China. Tomé Pires is said to have died of disease in 1524 in China, although some state he lived up to 1540 in Jiangsu, but without permission to leave China. If China really wants to be seen differently in Portugal and Brazil, it should locate objects related to that tragic diplomatic mission and the place where Tomé Pires was buried. Paying homage to the mistreated diplomat of the 16th century would be a kind way for modern China to say that today's Chinese civilization is nothing like that of the past.

[@TheSmokey1523]

Were they invited to come by the Chinese? If not, maybe it was wrong to just appear uninvited to another country’s territory? If someone invades your territory uninvited would you care much about the invader’s feelings and perceptions. Maybe they thought it was an invasion? How did Macau end up with Portuguese? Was it gifted to the Portuguese. So people should apologize to colonial conquerors now? They should care about the feelings of their conquerors and want to appear more civilized to those who seek to conquer and control them? What kind of arrogant and entitled attitude is that?

[@sklow84]

Tome Pures actually wrote a letter back to advocate conquering China. He was sent as a spy/diplomat and noted the Chinese was easily conquered because he didn't see large scale garrisons.

[@fabiodeoliveiraribeiro1602]

​@@TheSmokey1523 Poor, small, unhappy and rude is a country incapable of reconsidering a decision made five centuries ago that has become totally irrelevant in the present.

[@haniahannslew4108]

Don’t be nonsense and incoherent like that. As you said no one was or is sure what happened to Tomé Piresso, so how can you speak with a libel saying that he was mistreated in China back then? What did he do exactly in China? Was he a spy or did he commit any crime back then in China? No one knows.

[@haniahannslew4108]

@@sklow84 agree 👍

[@jyy9624]

Chinese people want democracy rule of law and freedom of expression

[@telebubba5527]

Please cut the nationalistic propaganda. It spoils an otherwise interesting subject.

[@davidcamacho5421]

I enjoy Chinese history, but I don't the cultural relativism, where they are constantly comparing themselves to other ancient societies These accomplishments stand on their own merit, irrelevant what was going on elsewhere.

[@haniahannslew4108]

Lol everyone is comparing themselves to China. So why can’t China do the same thing. Is double standard the way of life for you?

[@davidcamacho5421]

@haniahannslew4108 LOL, like who? I can't think of any.

[@vintran9777]

Was expecting aliens, giants, time portals, and super advance technologies from ancient civilisations that rivals the 21st centuries.🛸

[@grahamgillard3722]

A wonderful history. The subliminal ideology is annoying and completely unnecessary.

[@klokangeorge4005]

Jang'c = Young, AllWays Alive, in the Word. "fór ever Young" ( rice-pork-fish)

[@TheCadborosaurus]

Ai crap

[@tdtdtd1826]

👎👎👎👎👎👎

[@Mantus-c7x]

Who are record of the word of God and of the testimony of Jesus Ch❤rist,and of all things that he saw 1Cor 1:8; 1

[@haniahannslew4108]

So outdated and irrelevant

[@Mantus-c7x]

Who are record of the word of God and of the testimony of Jesus Christ,and of all things that he saw 1Cor 1:8; 1

[@colonylaser4860]

Great stuff. Why suck up to UNESCO for recognition though. It's one thing if UNESCO recognizes you on its own, but does China need to petition? Feels almost like begging. What the hell does it matter if the West doesn't recognize you? FtheWest

[@csiribicsiriba]

Amen to that

[@Kingofthehill84]

Q: Why is the CGTN after decades of finding are still refusing to tell the whole world about the genetics origin of the liangzhu culture people?

[@Mantus-c7x]

Revelation of Jesus Christ Chapter 1.