This is one of my favorite history renditions. I think the actor for the emperors was SO GOOD. The costumes, the settings and re-enactments. They don’t film history like this anymore!
Ive always been so fascinated with European History, Royalty, and so on, it is refreshing and revitalizing to hear and see History from another part of the world. A History as VIBRANT and fascinating as any other for a true student of ALL HISTORY...
The music at 1:39:00 gives me goosebumps every time. It sounds so awe inspiring and worthy of a song for a legendary ruler like Qin Shi Huangdi. His monuments dwarf that of the pharaohs.
1:12:35 For those who don't know what Xu Fu is talking about, the ancient Chinese believed that everyone had two souls, the "hun" soul, which left the body and the "po" soul, which remained in the corpse and this is why the emperor was buried with all those great things. Nobody knows for sure what happened to Xu Fu, but some believe he wound up in Japan where he is revered as a god of medicine, silk and farming.
There is also a park built in memory of Xu Fu in Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. In this Xufu Park, there is a tombstone given to Xu Fuli by Tokugawa Yoshinobu in 1736.
Qin Shi Huangdi did attain immortality from a certain point of view. His name is still known after over 2,000 years and his great achievements will never be forgotten.
Qin Shei Wang is one of the most ruthless leader in the history book. However, he is also the most accomplished leader back then. Uniting 7 countries into one is extraordinary and a great fit. Making a universal handwritten, metric system, road construction and irrigation canals.
@@CainEverest Not really - a totalitarian leader always destroys everything OTHERS have built. Advances in technology are done by the people who, in spite of brutal leaders, come up with great ideas and advancements. Totalitarians and their monuments rise and inevitably fall, but the ordinary people remain to clean up the mess and continue with the advancement of human endeavor and achievement. Central planning and the control against their will of huge groups of people always leads to death and misery - when will we ever learn to cull these people from positions of power. Regards.
❤❤❤❤❤ WOW, WOW, WOW. A MUST WATCH.The conversations among the scientists and the archaeologists are in English, and the English subtitles helped a lot. What a remarkable piece of Chinese History. Such a great feat so far back in time. USA.
@@joeneil5485 I don't think so.! But he definately is a traitor to everyone whom had helped him before.! So many officials had being purged by him already, including Hu Jintao...!!!😳🙄😬☝️
It always bothers me when people go through these historical documents WITHOUT GLOVES. My gosh...at least we've learned that. Or most of us have! I enjoyed this documentary. It isn't sugar coated!
They rub their hands with the juice from the leaves of the creosote bush. It inhibits perspiration, thereby reducing the contamination for the item being examined.
Very remarkable documentary! The present day Archaeologists shocked me when it was said they did not want to disturb the spirit of Qin Shi Huangdi. Does this mean they will not excavate the tomb? I hope it becomes a World Heritage site. With all the global unrest who knows what can happen with the powers that be in the USA that want to attack China. All of this could be wiped out. I wonder what the story is about how the whole afterlife site ended up so buried and also how even the Chinese people didn't know about it until 1974. How does that phenomenon happen in human history, like Pompeii was so forgotten. I wish funds from all over the world could help with the unearthing of it all. I think they said we don't have the technology yet to enter the tomb in the least invasive manner. I wonder in what ways artificial intelligence could provide new solutions. Any ideas?
My obsession in my life was to see the Great Wall of China in 2006. Chinese invented a abacus. Gun powder. There’s no other civilization that built such defence posture illustrating Chinese solidarity. It couldn’t change its people about the pride of one peoples
Oh my！What a great documentary! Didn’t expect to see Heidi Wong here!（who plays as 嬴政‘s mother）She’s famous in China back in older days, I love her acting in A Native of Beijing in New York, which is a great show.
You have to give the Chinese credit with technology they achieved being the first in so many things . I would love to see inside that Tomb I mean those Soldiers and Horses are amazing in itself . I put it right there with Pyramids in Egypt and if the legend is true what’s inside Tomb could surpass The Great Pyramid a true wander of the world . What some Egos but look what they left us .
I have nothing but respect for the trades people to be able to produce this the ability to mix the blend of clays and in firing this and would kill them I mean it’s fascinating. When you think about it, my God, you you have to respect the knowledge that these people have this.period of time
I just watched a 78 episode series called Qin Dynasty Epic: Part 1 and Zhang Edward was amazing as Ying Zheng. They did a Great job on this show, some of the scenery and war scenes were Incredible. I admire this man he was Brilliant, I don't know if he was really a Tyrant, He did rule with an Iron fist though and the Law was very strict..No Doubt about it but that's how it was way back then for many places, but he was a wise and smart King who took care of his people and took In anyone from other places and built them homes gave them money, animals, land etc. so many flocked there. He did have many Wars But Peace and prosperity was his ultimate goal for All of China, which would only make them stronger with a bigger Army that could have millions of warriors. I think his mistake was looking for a potion or pill etc. to make him live forever. He could have lived much longer, like his Grandfather of 75, but ended up killing himself I believe with mercury poison and who knows what else. I believe he knew that if he died Everything he worked so hard for would fall apart and It did...too bad for greedy people! The people who ruined his Tomb and stole stuff, what a bunch of disrespecting scabs. I love Asian History it's so rich with stories, I've learned so much on Korea and China History.
I've studied history about the first emperor and I don't think he personally was a tyrant, we have to first remember when the great historican was writing up Chinese history he had to rely on sources that were provided to him at that time, which were mainly Confucian scholars who were perged during the Qin Dynasty, so they natural wrote about the emperor in a negative light. Secondly, if you read the history on when China was just unified the emperor tried different alternations to their political governance system in order to get the different states to work with him, he even allowed the people to elect their own local officals at one point in hope the people won't rebel against their own elected officials. After many failed attempts to govern through different methods, there was many rumours of rebellion, and this is when the emperor began to be paranoid. The emperors general's wanted to return to the old ways and become a lord of an peice of land, just like fueldulism. Thats when he introduced himself as the all powerful emperor
@@joannesmith1175 Thxx for the bit of info I respect this man and what he did.. I didn't get to study Him but did do some different reading on-line and watch some shows and I know they are not exact but you kinda get the jist of it.
The first time the Terracotta Army left China for an exhibition was in 1982, I remember going to see them it was actually very eerie and the room was something totally amazing you really could feel the essence in the room it was dynamic. That was to celebrate 10 years of diplomatic ties between Australia and China ❤❤❤🙏🙏🇦🇺🇦🇺
My mother worked at our states art gallery. When I was very young they were exhibiting the terracotta warriors, the jade suit of burial armour and lots of other things. I remember being there watching as they received and first saw the items. It was amazing and a very clear, fascinating memory. P.s another was the Pompeii exhibition which, I strongly remember, made me very sad. The one piece that really upset me as a kid was the plaster cast of the dog, pulling against its chain. I’ll never forget seeing that for the first time.🙂🐿
I've been to Pompeii once. It honestly haunted me how quiet it was at times within the ruins. When I saw the casts, though, I burst into tears. It saddened me that so many died through no fault of their own. Nature has its wrath. Let us never forget that
I know if I ever make it to Pompeii I'm going to skip the looking at the casts. It helps with the history of it all, but just my preference. I think World Heritage sites relate to human history, or all the world, and so does the Qin Shi site, ancient Egypt, the Acropolis and Greece, and I think, just my amateur view, the lost city of Atlantis is in southern Spain and was struck by a major tsunami, but under the mud is preserved.
Probably some day, but not any time soon. This is a massive excavation effort - like removing an entire hill worth of dirt - and there's always the danger of exposing something that was buried for 2200 years to elements, it will inevitably degrade. There's also the rivers of mercury issue (which is a real thing, as this documentary tells), which means everyone will have to work in protective gear all the time, at least until the mercury is cleared. It's a lot more complicated than opening a pyramid or something like that.
@@shurik121what i intended to imply is---- despite the recent (relative) explosion of scientific archaeological-investigation in China--- and the CCP's stance on religion/ancient-custom/& so-forth... it *sincerely-sounds* like (from ALL Chinese academics i've seen interviewed about it) that the mystic sense and place and respect and reverance all of China/the Chinese have for their first-sovereign-emporer is such that ALL investigation will be limited to "non-intrusive" methods in this one historic-case/figure. Ancient concepts of ancestor worship & respect; superstitions about luck, and the notion of disturbing great spirits; and the near-universal sense that that tomb holds essentially the 'Founder/Father of China' itself... seems to set that site aside as something special & untouchable; compared to All others of ancient Chinese history/archaeology. (At least, that's the sense i've gotten whenever Chinese researchers/scholars/archaeologists have been interviewed about the subject; and ESPECIALLY whenever the topic of excavation is touched-upon or even skirted-near...) Based on what they seem to be expressing; the reverance and sacredness [and even general cultural superstition] are such that formal, 'intrusive' scientific investigation seems out of the question for the foreseeable-future; ...and it's not because of the effort required, nor the physical-challenges & dangers involved, nor the limits of current preservation-technologies, nor the unknowns to be surely faced if an endeavor ever went forward.
Hill of dirt is about 10 scoops or 2 minutes of work Labor wise with a good crew no more than a few hours. Its not the difficulty of the job its the respect, honor and history you risk destroying.
@@shurik121 Also.. the rivers of mercury are just part of the legend. I doubt that is true as it would have made it impossible to construct the tomb in the first place.
This documentary is credited to the Discovery Networks and originally aired in the UK in 2006. Fun fact: the actor playing the Emperor (James Pax) was Japanese-born... (probably would be an insult to the ghost of a Chinese emperor)
Anyone notice how the actors speak Chinese in unguarded moments? Like when the mother finds her two kids strangled, she shouts "wo de haizi!" The actor who plays Qinshi Huangdi is seriously gangsta.
It seems as Nero or Caligula did the same whem roman army reached the Channel...to submit the weather...Total Power equal Total self destruction...mainly in politics..this could be the lesson from this movie...for all mankind...
Qin Shi Huangdi had great vision of united China with only one standard langguage and measures. So he had to be ruthless when taking control of all the other six states left during the Warring States period a result of Zhou fall.
There were many warlords anyway. They always fought with one another, and ordinary people suffered the most. Uniting China involved many wars and a lot of bloodshed. However, when unity was achieved temporarily there were lesser wars because there was only one emperor and one country.
I'd like to know how they buried everything ...surely 2500 years of time itself could not have created that mound and the depth at which the terra cotta soldiers were discovered
The Great Wall wasn’t built by first Chinese emperor. It was constructed by subsequent emperors and dynasties to keep out the Mongol and Tartar invaders. Ira Lee Ph.D.
How in the fuck can the prime minister be exiled in disgrace for not protecting the emperor when he notified him of the rebellion, alerted the troops & ambushed the attackers, killing them all??? WTF more could he possibly have done? (bizarre)
There was no "reason" with the Emperor. He demanded absolute power and considered himself divine. Look at what happened to all his followers. Brutal. Ruthless
Its strange thing or phenomenon of oriental historic events of oriental populations??!! that sons of harleys reached brilliant, powerful & influence positions. What found in this history video...its one sample among thousand similar examples
Damn... History really does repeat itself.. Ie: the burning of the bamboo library scrolls in contrast with Hitler's burning of the Jewish books in WW2...
Nice video about suspected first emperors before 2000 years BC ...in some oriental sources I noticed that first Chinese emperor his ruler started 10 000 years BC ...too nice video in shows every details of first umpire of China
It has been almost 50 years since they found it, so what are they waiting for? They could be making mountains of cash & prestige from it. It has the potential to rival the interest that ancient Egypt generates. And of course the Chinese people would love to know their past.
When they discovered the terracotta army, the paint quickly decayed, just in seconds they darkened and pilled off... what they're waiting for is technology to be advanced enough to safely excavate the artifacts without damaging them.
@@iamnoone348 The science of conservation is well understood. If they have not been able to solve these problems in 50 yrs, what invention are they waiting for? It was not just warriors that were found, all walks of life are represented, in terracotta. Some with most of paint intact. Also the issue of natural damage, for all they know each day they could be losing valuable stuff. No one knows what true state it is in, and it looks like it is going to stay that way.
@Janitor Queen About your comment on the US, I would say, yes indeed. But your _"snarky reference about values"_ is misplaced. I fully realise the immense cultural significance for "the people of China" and how much they would personally benefit from this _2000 yr old treasure._ Clearly it's not about money, but it has been almost a half century with no end in sight and in that time many Chinese people have died including most of the initial archaeologists involved. They have the tech to scan & digitise everything. *Crime scene, forensic level, archaeology.* And did you consider that it's possible that at some point in time it was breached by nature & may be suffering daily damage? (Water & cave in's, ect,) No one knows........................................... BTW; Are you a janitor? I was for 30 yrs.
No, Chinese pronounced more like Japanese in the past, it have Changed during this 3000 years. But you may able to read if you understand how to read modern Chinese in a good level, by good level I mean you know Chinese better than a Chinese student who studies Science and technology.
There're four types of civilization; bronze, agriculture, industry, finance. He got involved the first two. Expected then failed to start, he could have had the other two. So, I think he is a great king after Darius I.
Lu buwei was rumored to be his real father No country in history vas suffered more than Zhao at the hands of Qin He never set foot on a battlefield he had many legends under him as generals
People here just enjoy the show but no one has emotions for the people who suffered and got killed by this mad man. Nowadays, thanks for human rights....
Qin dynasty likes black, so the emperor wears black clothes, the video he shooted to the sky wearing yellow clothes is a mistake. the next dynasty han dynasty people like red and black. i think yellow considered to be the color of emperor may started from ming dynasty
This is one of my favorite history renditions. I think the actor for the emperors was SO GOOD. The costumes, the settings and re-enactments. They don’t film history like this anymore!
China has such a fascinating history
And small pp's
Yes, a history of oppression and organ harvesting. How 😭
Yep nothings changed
Nader Shah terrorists like big pps
China has the longest CONTINUOUS civilization not Iran. Ira Lee Ph.D.
Ive always been so fascinated with European History, Royalty, and so on, it is refreshing and revitalizing to hear and see History from another part of the world. A History as VIBRANT and fascinating as any other for a true student of ALL HISTORY...
The music at 1:39:00 gives me goosebumps every time. It sounds so awe inspiring and worthy of a song for a legendary ruler like Qin Shi Huangdi. His monuments dwarf that of the pharaohs.
I lived in Shanghai for 3 years. We visited Xi’an and saw the Terra Cotta Warriors. Truly amazing site.
Wish they would open the tomb up
Xi'an was used to be known as Chang'an .. Xianyang was the ancient capital of the Qin state.
1:12:35 For those who don't know what Xu Fu is talking about, the ancient Chinese believed that everyone had two souls, the "hun" soul, which left the body and the "po" soul, which remained in the corpse and this is why the emperor was buried with all those great things. Nobody knows for sure what happened to Xu Fu, but some believe he wound up in Japan where he is revered as a god of medicine, silk and farming.
There is also a park built in memory of Xu Fu in Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. In this Xufu Park, there is a tombstone given to Xu Fuli by Tokugawa Yoshinobu in 1736.
Now this is what I call a documentary.
Qin Shi Huangdi did attain immortality from a certain point of view. His name is still known after over 2,000 years and his great achievements will never be forgotten.
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@user-ud2nl2fu5k The pharaohs built the pyramids, Qin Shi Huangdi built actual man made mountains 🏔️
Lol he build the fortress, this is the evidence he still known. But known as evil emperor 😂
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@@winlee4884 The Pharaohs did not build the pyramids of Giza which belong to another ancient civilization lomg before the Egyptian pharaohs
This RUclips channel is too good for us. It gives documentaries seen nowhere else
This is what the History Channel could be but it chooses Pawn Stars instead
Qin Shei Wang is one of the most ruthless leader in the history book. However, he is also the most accomplished leader back then. Uniting 7 countries into one is extraordinary and a great fit. Making a universal handwritten, metric system, road construction and irrigation canals.
A brilliant man
it is spelt Qin Shi Huangdi
Sometimes it takes a ruthless tyrant to advance civilization
@@CainEverest Not really - a totalitarian leader always destroys everything OTHERS have built. Advances in technology are done by the people who, in spite of brutal leaders, come up with great ideas and advancements. Totalitarians and their monuments rise and inevitably fall, but the ordinary people remain to clean up the mess and continue with the advancement of human endeavor and achievement.
Central planning and the control against their will of huge groups of people always leads to death and misery - when will we ever learn to cull these people from positions of power. Regards.
@@ladybug591 thats also true
Awesome documentary. Not boring at all.
Thank you for remastering this classic of a documentary.
This was a superb documentary! Thanks for uploading it.
Utterly fascinating.I love this kind of action history lesson.Thankyou.
Have to give credit to the actor who played the Emperor. Dude really gave it his all! 🤣
loved how he hammed it up; really let us grasp the meglomania.
❤❤❤❤❤ WOW, WOW, WOW. A MUST WATCH.The conversations among the scientists and the archaeologists are in English, and the English subtitles helped a lot.
What a remarkable piece of Chinese History. Such a great feat so far back in time. USA.
My guess is that the Emperor is still alive inside the tomb.
Let's hope not 🤪
Yeah he comes alive as Jet Li
Agree...!!! But not in the tomb. His spirit had been reincarnated into Xi Jinping's body...!😏
@@ongtayjoojames-ow1bsdoes Xi know karate...?
@@joeneil5485 I don't think so.! But he definately is a traitor to everyone whom had helped him before.! So many officials had being purged by him already, including Hu Jintao...!!!😳🙄😬☝️
Thank you...so beautiful and touching.
It always bothers me when people go through these historical documents WITHOUT GLOVES. My gosh...at least we've learned that. Or most of us have! I enjoyed this documentary. It isn't sugar coated!
They rub their hands with the juice from the leaves of the creosote bush. It inhibits perspiration, thereby reducing the contamination for the item being examined.
It's sometimes *more dangerous* to put on gloves, because they can damage (tear) a manuscript. People wash their hands, first.
Excellent. Will need to watch again. Thanks for the upload
History is fascinating
Very remarkable documentary! The present day Archaeologists shocked me when it was said they did not want to disturb the spirit of Qin Shi Huangdi. Does this mean they will not excavate the tomb? I hope it becomes a World Heritage site. With all the global unrest who knows what can happen with the powers that be in the USA that want to attack China. All of this could be wiped out. I wonder what the story is about how the whole afterlife site ended up so buried and also how even the Chinese people didn't know about it until 1974. How does that phenomenon happen in human history, like Pompeii was so forgotten. I wish funds from all over the world could help with the unearthing of it all. I think they said we don't have the technology yet to enter the tomb in the least invasive manner. I wonder in what ways artificial intelligence could provide new solutions. Any ideas?
Well made and the dramatization is 👍
Breath-taking.... what human beings are capable of. For good, or evil. Especially evil.
My obsession in my life was to see the Great Wall of China in 2006. Chinese invented a abacus. Gun powder. There’s no other civilization that built such defence posture illustrating Chinese solidarity. It couldn’t change its people about the pride of one peoples
Oh my！What a great documentary! Didn’t expect to see Heidi Wong here!（who plays as 嬴政‘s mother）She’s famous in China back in older days, I love her acting in A Native of Beijing in New York, which is a great show.
Until today..his tomb is unopened...what is inside ? If historical record were to be believed...it is unimaginable...
You have to give the Chinese credit with technology they achieved being the first in so many things . I would love to see inside that Tomb I mean those Soldiers and Horses are amazing in itself . I put it right there with Pyramids in Egypt and if the legend is true what’s inside Tomb could surpass The Great Pyramid a true wander of the world . What some Egos but look what they left us .
This is the most fascinating thing I had ever seen.
Incredible! Nice !
What a fascinating story… thought provoking 🙆🏾♀️
I have nothing but respect for the trades people to be able to produce this the ability to mix the blend of clays and in firing this and would kill them I mean it’s fascinating. When you think about it, my God, you you have to respect the knowledge that these people have this.period of time
Incredible to hear of the spirit army theory to explain the terracotta warriors of the first Emperor of all of the warring states of China
I just watched a 78 episode series called Qin Dynasty Epic: Part 1 and Zhang Edward was amazing as Ying Zheng. They did a Great job on this show, some of the scenery and war scenes were Incredible. I admire this man he was Brilliant, I don't know if he was really a Tyrant, He did rule with an Iron fist though and the Law was very strict..No Doubt about it but that's how it was way back then for many places, but he was a wise and smart King who took care of his people and took In anyone from other places and built them homes gave them money, animals, land etc. so many flocked there. He did have many Wars But Peace and prosperity was his ultimate goal for All of China, which would only make them stronger with a bigger Army that could have millions of warriors. I think his mistake was looking for a potion or pill etc. to make him live forever. He could have lived much longer, like his Grandfather of 75, but ended up killing himself I believe with mercury poison and who knows what else. I believe he knew that if he died Everything he worked so hard for would fall apart and It did...too bad for greedy people! The people who ruined his Tomb and stole stuff, what a bunch of disrespecting scabs.
I love Asian History it's so rich with stories, I've learned so much on Korea and China History.
I truly appreciated this comment/post!
I've studied history about the first emperor and I don't think he personally was a tyrant, we have to first remember when the great historican was writing up Chinese history he had to rely on sources that were provided to him at that time, which were mainly Confucian scholars who were perged during the Qin Dynasty, so they natural wrote about the emperor in a negative light. Secondly, if you read the history on when China was just unified the emperor tried different alternations to their political governance system in order to get the different states to work with him, he even allowed the people to elect their own local officals at one point in hope the people won't rebel against their own elected officials. After many failed attempts to govern through different methods, there was many rumours of rebellion, and this is when the emperor began to be paranoid. The emperors general's wanted to return to the old ways and become a lord of an peice of land, just like fueldulism.
Thats when he introduced himself as the all powerful emperor
@@joannesmith1175 Thxx for the bit of info I respect this man and what he did.. I didn't get to study Him but did do some different reading on-line and watch some shows and I know they are not exact but you kinda get the jist of it.
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@Janitor Queen it was not funny. No jest.
The first time the Terracotta Army left China for an exhibition was in 1982, I remember going to see them it was actually very eerie and the room was something totally amazing you really could feel the essence in the room it was dynamic. That was to celebrate 10 years of diplomatic ties between Australia and China ❤❤❤🙏🙏🇦🇺🇦🇺
My mother worked at our states art gallery. When I was very young they were exhibiting the terracotta warriors, the jade suit of burial armour and lots of other things. I remember being there watching as they received and first saw the items. It was amazing and a very clear, fascinating memory.
P.s another was the Pompeii exhibition which, I strongly remember, made me very sad. The one piece that really upset me as a kid was the plaster cast of the dog, pulling against its chain. I’ll never forget seeing that for the first time.🙂🐿
I've been to Pompeii once. It honestly haunted me how quiet it was at times within the ruins. When I saw the casts, though, I burst into tears. It saddened me that so many died through no fault of their own.
Nature has its wrath. Let us never forget that
I know if I ever make it to Pompeii I'm going to skip the looking at the casts. It helps with the history of it all, but just my preference. I think World Heritage sites relate to human history, or all the world, and so does the Qin Shi site, ancient Egypt, the Acropolis and Greece, and I think, just my amateur view, the lost city of Atlantis is in southern Spain and was struck by a major tsunami, but under the mud is preserved.
Very impressive...
Since i was a kid---- i've always wondered . . . will they EVER open that tomb?
Probably some day, but not any time soon. This is a massive excavation effort - like removing an entire hill worth of dirt - and there's always the danger of exposing something that was buried for 2200 years to elements, it will inevitably degrade. There's also the rivers of mercury issue (which is a real thing, as this documentary tells), which means everyone will have to work in protective gear all the time, at least until the mercury is cleared.
It's a lot more complicated than opening a pyramid or something like that.
@@shurik121what i intended to imply is---- despite the recent (relative) explosion of scientific archaeological-investigation in China--- and the CCP's stance on religion/ancient-custom/& so-forth... it *sincerely-sounds* like (from ALL Chinese academics i've seen interviewed about it) that the mystic sense and place and respect and reverance all of China/the Chinese have for their first-sovereign-emporer is such that ALL investigation will be limited to "non-intrusive" methods in this one historic-case/figure. Ancient concepts of ancestor worship & respect; superstitions about luck, and the notion of disturbing great spirits; and the near-universal sense that that tomb holds essentially the 'Founder/Father of China' itself... seems to set that site aside as something special & untouchable; compared to All others of ancient Chinese history/archaeology.
(At least, that's the sense i've gotten whenever Chinese researchers/scholars/archaeologists have been interviewed about the subject; and ESPECIALLY whenever the topic of excavation is touched-upon or even skirted-near...)
Based on what they seem to be expressing; the reverance and sacredness [and even general cultural superstition] are such that formal, 'intrusive' scientific investigation seems out of the question for the foreseeable-future; ...and it's not because of the effort required, nor the physical-challenges & dangers involved, nor the limits of current preservation-technologies, nor the unknowns to be surely faced if an endeavor ever went forward.
@@shurik121 An entire hill of dirt LOL do you have ANY idea how much dirt we can move?
Hill of dirt is about 10 scoops or 2 minutes of work
Labor wise with a good crew no more than a few hours.
Its not the difficulty of the job its the respect, honor and history you risk destroying.
@@shurik121 Also.. the rivers of mercury are just part of the legend. I doubt that is true as it would have made it impossible to construct the tomb in the first place.
I feel so sorry for people who'd lived through his time. Imagining that you and your family had to live and suffer during his ruling time.
He was in fact their savior from constant conflicting states
Introducing universal handwriting, irrigation canals and road system
I feel more sorry,for the people who died,during his ruling time.
THXXX !!!
man, I love these
I love any historical documentary with re-enactments. Got any recommendations?
I know this is supposed to be serious but I couldn’t stop when one of the guards keep screaming ASSASSIN
Wow great English spoken in ancient China
This is way better than Game Of Thrones
A good vid. Discovery networks seldom disappoints.
Amazing
This documentary is credited to the Discovery Networks and originally aired in the UK in 2006.
Fun fact: the actor playing the Emperor (James Pax) was Japanese-born... (probably would be an insult to the ghost of a Chinese emperor)
it's all tragic.
But he speaks chinese with no accent?
Isn't he british - chinese?
He plays it well and I have no problem with that. I was the emperor in my prior life.
@@chen-yumau1913他说了英语好像还听到了他说日语😂
Excellent documentary! New subscriber here 👏🏽💓
Anyone notice how the actors speak Chinese in unguarded moments? Like when the mother finds her two kids strangled, she shouts "wo de haizi!"
The actor who plays Qinshi Huangdi is seriously gangsta.
It seems as Nero or Caligula did the same whem roman army reached the Channel...to submit the weather...Total Power equal Total self destruction...mainly in politics..this could be the lesson from this movie...for all mankind...
@Janitor Queen true
he has the same personality as this emperor, but is stupid.
I..likethis..story
Me too
23:00 the old man was playing a "Pipa" basically ancient Chinese violin, this is inaccurate because pipa's haven't been invented yet
Magnificent dpcumentary. Yet it would be better if the real founder of Legalism Shang Yang was mentioned.
Qin Shi Huangdi had great vision of united China with only one standard langguage and measures.
So he had to be ruthless when taking control of all the other six states left during the Warring States period a result of Zhou fall.
There were many warlords anyway. They always fought with one another, and ordinary people suffered the most. Uniting China involved many wars and a lot of bloodshed. However, when unity was achieved temporarily there were lesser wars because there was only one emperor and one country.
@@vister6757 but still many hundreds of thousands,probably millions,dying in wars,dying in slavery,or being executed,under the new regimes laws.
I'd like to know how they buried everything ...surely 2500 years of time itself could not have created that mound and the depth at which the terra cotta soldiers were discovered
Ironic that he was unknowingly killing himself in his quest to become immortal.
Yes. Karma.
The Great Wall wasn’t built by first Chinese emperor. It was constructed by subsequent emperors and dynasties to keep out the Mongol and Tartar invaders. Ira Lee Ph.D.
Ira Lee anti vaxxer. lol
秦代就开始建造了，后面的朝代不断扩建翻新才有了现在的。
interesting fact
the first emperor used to travel throughout the Empire of China disguised as a monk and travel alone
that's hard to believe
what I meant was that it's hard to believe the emperor would travel alone, as paranoid as he was.
@@marjoriegarner5369 it was later in life that he became very paranoid
That's incredible
Those men who were locked in the tomb must have been so shocked and mad. Maybe they destroyed some stuff inside the tomb, I know I would.
How in the fuck can the prime minister be exiled in disgrace for not protecting the emperor
when he notified him of the rebellion, alerted the troops & ambushed the attackers, killing them all???
WTF more could he possibly have done? (bizarre)
There was no "reason" with the Emperor. He demanded absolute power and considered himself divine. Look at what happened to all his followers. Brutal.
Ruthless
He was responsible for protecting the military badges and they were stolen.
And he brought in Lao Ai as a lover for the queen.😉
I wonder if any of them working on the wall felt like they were being sealed in with their enemies while sealing their other enemies out.
anyone know the name of the bgm?so nice to hear.
“Build a wall and make the Mongols pay for it!” -Chin Xi Huang Di
hahaha
Its nice to know ancient chinese also spoke english back then!
Oh my god, it's Richard Ng!
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Damn they spoke good English back then!
I don’t understand. She’s already the Queen mother, what more does she want? A puppet she can control behind the dragon curtain? Poor babies
Lol, countries like Rome, Russia and China never short of Cersei Lannister who truely described Mother's love🤪🤪🤪
have you ever heard of cixi of the qing dynasty ?
Now I understand the ancient legend of the Chinese first emporer was a reality
when we talk about alexander the great,we can not find nothing about him, but as for qin shu huang,you can even find his tomb
Anybody know what that music score is called playing in the background?
Its strange thing or phenomenon of oriental historic events of oriental populations??!! that sons of harleys reached brilliant, powerful & influence positions. What found in this history video...its one sample among thousand similar examples
This first emperor was indeed great
i hope im still around when they decided to dig the actual tomb inside the mountain,whatever it is inside at least we finally know what's inside
The making of Chin began century prior to his reign, mainly the development of the military might n its innovation of weaponry.
Damn... History really does repeat itself.. Ie: the burning of the bamboo library scrolls in contrast with Hitler's burning of the Jewish books in WW2...
It would be very interesting how a chinese history expert will tell the story of the first emperor Qin Shi Wang Di
When did bronze age finish & iron age start in china?
How much money did you spend on this RUclips documentary?... not complaining. Flabbergasted.
I'm wondering if its true that there is a river of mercury in his tomb, where did they got that much mercury?
Nice video about suspected first emperors before 2000 years BC ...in some oriental sources I noticed that first Chinese emperor his ruler started 10 000 years BC ...too nice video in shows every details of first umpire of China
Emperor, not umpire.
The second we started talking about mercury I knew he was boutta pop off 😂
The continent of China is great and the old decades remain.
I heard the army near the tomb still had color when first found
China has been weird for literally thousands of years.
Yeah nothings changed
Wow looks like the first trigger weapon!
Chinese had used Crossbows and it's variants long before the time of First Emperor.
The Emperor took some elixir and expected to live forever but it contained poison so he died early.
It has been almost 50 years since they found it, so what are they waiting for?
They could be making mountains of cash & prestige from it.
It has the potential to rival the interest that ancient Egypt generates.
And of course the Chinese people would love to know their past.
When they discovered the terracotta army, the paint quickly decayed, just in seconds they darkened and pilled off... what they're waiting for is technology to be advanced enough to safely excavate the artifacts without damaging them.
@@iamnoone348 The science of conservation is well understood.
If they have not been able to solve these problems in 50 yrs, what invention are they waiting for?
It was not just warriors that were found, all walks of life are represented, in terracotta. Some with most of paint intact.
Also the issue of natural damage, for all they know each day they could be losing valuable stuff.
No one knows what true state it is in, and it looks like it is going to stay that way.
@@moodyrick8503 - The hole place is drenched in mercury too.
@@iamnoone348 Yes, the tests have shown evidence of high concentrations of mercury.
Which is in line with the ancient stories.
@Janitor Queen About your comment on the US, I would say, yes indeed.
But your _"snarky reference about values"_ is misplaced.
I fully realise the immense cultural significance for "the people of China" and how much they would personally benefit from this _2000 yr old treasure._
Clearly it's not about money, but it has been almost a half century with no end in sight and in that time many Chinese people have died including most of the initial archaeologists involved.
They have the tech to scan & digitise everything.
*Crime scene, forensic level, archaeology.*
And did you consider that it's possible that at some point in time it was breached by nature & may be suffering daily damage?
(Water & cave in's, ect,)
No one knows...........................................
BTW; Are you a janitor?
I was for 30 yrs.
The most ancient continuos civilization on the planet
Every beginning has ending
those people left inside the tomb (concumbines and the architects/workers) :(
If I jumped back in time, has Chinese language changed Much? Could I speak to the emperor in modern Chinese?
No, Chinese pronounced more like Japanese in the past, it have Changed during this 3000 years. But you may able to read if you understand how to read modern Chinese in a good level, by good level I mean you know Chinese better than a Chinese student who studies Science and technology.
There're four types of civilization; bronze, agriculture, industry, finance. He got involved the first two. Expected then failed to start, he could have had the other two. So, I think he is a great king after Darius I.
Lu buwei was rumored to be his real father
No country in history vas suffered more than Zhao at the hands of Qin
He never set foot on a battlefield he had many legends under him as generals
Two blunts and history hell yeh 😂
People here just enjoy the show but no one has emotions for the people who suffered and got killed by this mad man. Nowadays, thanks for human rights....
It's so funny to see these ancient chinese characters speak english haha
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Qin dynasty likes black, so the emperor wears black clothes, the video he shooted to the sky wearing yellow clothes is a mistake. the next dynasty han dynasty people like red and black. i think yellow considered to be the color of emperor may started from ming dynasty
Sai chooses to FIGHT!!!