For over 4000 years, the world’s greatest empires have come and gone–only China has survived the test of time. See more in Season 1, Episode 6, “China.”
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This finding of the terra-cotta soldiers part of this story brings in mind that a youngster put into power and gives orders , the leaders mind is still on a child like level. A child’s mind mostly operates in a realm of phantasy.
China RULES ALL….
Easy to name a Chinese kid. Just throw a wok down the stairs and write down what you hear
Time and Time again, In culture after culture, When a government invests money into public infrastructure, the economy around that infrastructure project begin to boom. The government makes back the money it spends in tax revenue from all the extra businesses
I feel smart when i watch this stuff lol
They couldn't have picked a more racist looking white guy lol
They talk about how great China is and how long their "empire" has lasted. So? Just look at how they treated their own people. The next time someone starts blathering about the horrors of American slavery, tell them to watch this video.
Peter Weller – RoboCop.
Women that use hyphenated last names have an identity problem. They don't know who they are. Married or not? Drop your Maiden name and accept you Husbands name. My Wife did.
"Fall"?
The Chinese Empire is still going strong.
China better be careful… their people can overthrow the country
If the darker and fell aspects of that empire with the evils of Marxism. All of Eurasia, Africa, Australia and the rest of the earth will be imperiled.
We Chinese have a saying: "Seeing him building a tall building, seeing him entertaining guests, seeing his building collapse!" (眼看他起朱樓，眼看他宴賓客，眼看他樓塌了！" That's the history.
China sure isn't capable of anything like that now@
Like the video but the loud music in the background is annoying!
When China's leaders become too corrupt and authoritarian they get overthrown throughout their history. Xi jin ping is next.
There is never anything about China every single thing I learn about them dooing is always evil and makes me hate them more and more
….I know of few countries in history whose people have always suffered—and who accept their suffering—like the Chinese….
While Chinese skill at artistry and inventiveness brought them well-earned renown, National arrogance and belief in their own superiority also caused their well-earned downfall….A people of great contradictions….
…I don’t believe for a MINUTE that the CCP would decide to just “leave alone” what could be the greatest archeological discovery of the millennium (the 1st Emperor’s tomb)—foregoing the opportunity of “showing” the world “how advanced” the Chinese were….
The fact that Western archeologists have never been allowed to do independent carbon-test dating on even a fragment of the finds—and that the Government refuse to listen to Western scientists’ suggestions of ways to safely enter the main chamber (something they have had much experience with), sets off suspicions that they know EXACTLY what lies inside—and that it didn’t quite “meet” their expectations 😂
It really is interesting that all these empires fall to time no matter how large or how rich or how strong they become. They all fall
There is a God, and He is in control, and if China was meant to rule the world, it would have.
The largest naval fleet in the world at the time, was where it was when the meteor struck the fleet, and obliterated it.
Aliens and ghosts aren't real….but if you dont pray to our interdimesional alien ghosts….god will smite you….with our weapons. Thats human genius at its finest.
Its funny watching Robocop narrate some of this lol. Maybe if we were shown this in school, we would've paid more attention.
Absolutely amazing the history of the Chinese engineering building in China, I'm enjoying watching and learning about Chinese engineering and building.
This is interesting history.
There has never been nor will there ever be a chinese empire. A chinese laundry or a chinese fire drill, maybe, an empire, no.
They say History repeats itself, So some day the Chinese People will say this is enough and rovolt again an overthow their Ruler
The Chinese Southern Han Dynasty exsisted between the 5 and 7 Kingdoms period in chinese history not to be confused with the Northern Chinese Han Dynasty my mom is a Desendent of the Chinese Southern Han Dynasty by im Sri Lankan by my 2021 Dna test
If I was the ruler, I would pay smart people to figure out how to build the walls in the cheapest way, and painless way but at the same time the walls still so quality! If the benefits surpass the suffering, then the walls can be built to protect the people from even more harms from invaders than just force people to build at higher cost and more sufferings
Robo cop as the host made this enjoyable even more.
Be right back. Off to get a tape measure…may have a world record here…
There seems to be a trend I'm spotting. The rich elite treat their people like mules to be worked to death while they enjoy all the fruits of said labor, then the mules get tired of it and kill them. I think it's about time that history repeat itself.
China outlasted Egypt, Babylon, Persians,Greece,Rome. A great people indeed.
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He was known as the king of the beginning
No matter how great their culture and history is, nobody wants to live there.
The time line is wrong.
If aliens have face that will be close to Chinese.
You skip Emperor Xi.
But walls are racist aren't they?
Hold up hold up hold up I didn't know robocop went to Syracuse
Robo-cop doing the narration. Nice.
The mandarins came and destroyed China into poverty today its korea
Ashby I knew Matt and brian would make southern
Top Chinese Emperors
1. Qin Shi Huang (259 BC–210 BC)
2. Wu of Han (157 BC–87 BC)
3. Wu Zetian (625 – 705)
4. Taizong of Tang (598 AD–649 AD)
5. Wen of Sui (541 AD–604 AD)
6. Taizu of Song (927 AD–976 AD)
7. Emperor Kangxi (1654 – 1722)
8. Ming Chengzu (1360 AD–1424 AD)
9. Guang Wudi (5 BC – 57)
10. Ming Taizu (1328 – 1398)