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China 2000 BC. Unearthing the truth behind a myth : the Xia Dynasty / a co-production of the National Film Board of Canada and NHK Japan ; writer, Gary Lang ; producer/director, Wally Longul ; directors/writers, Takyoshi Aizawa, Nobuhide Abe, Yoshihiro Watanabe ; a National Film Board of Canada, NHK Japan and Gedeon Programmes/France 5 co-production produced in association with Discovery Channel.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Da Yu, Emperor of China, -2197 B.C.
- Da Yu.
- China--Antiquities.
- China.
- Antiquities.
- China--History--To 221 B.C.
- History.
- China--Civilization.
- Civilization.
- Chinese language.
- Excavations (Archaeology)--China.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (46 min.) : digital, sound, color
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Unearthing the truth behind a myth : the Xia Dynasty
- Place of Publication:
- [Montréal, Québec] : [Distributed by] National Film Board of Canada, [2015]
- Language Note:
- In English and Chinese with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Between 2000 B.C. and 221 B.C., many civilizations developed in the area now known as China--and each had its own distinct language, culture and gods. This series unveils remarkable new archaeological discoveries that provide clues about how exactly these civilizations merged into one Chinese culture over the course of several centuries. This program explores the development of the first Xia dynasty.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Diana Tso.
- Credits:
- Editor, Lawrence Jackman ; theme music, Suguru Matsutani, Aoi Teshima ; animation/illustrations, Hin Gan, Daisuke Takasaki ; camera, Ichiro Horiuchi, Daisuke Hasegawa.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: National Film Board of Canada, c2013.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed July 27, 2015).
- Publisher Number:
- nf-china2 Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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