The Roots of Chinese Civilization

This film (drama)Also known as何以中国，is aMainland ChinaProducerporn video，At2023Released in year 。The dialogue language isMandarin Chinese，Current Douban rating9.1(For reference only)。

This documentary relies on the rich成果 of Chinese archaeology over the past century, tracing back the foundations, origins, and early formation and development of Chinese civilization through a longitudinal timeline. The documentary is overseen by renowned Chinese archaeologist Yan Wenming as the academic advisor, with nearly a hundred Chinese archaeologists forming an advisory expert team. The documentary is divided into 8 episodes: "Qin and Han," "Cradle," "Stars," "Ancient Kingdoms," "Choices," "Yin and Shang," "Home and Country," and "World." It begins with the integrated Qin and Han dynasties, tracing back to the transition between the Old and New Stone Ages, witnessing the ancestors of the Chinese people moving towards agricultural settlement, forming families and societies, establishing early beliefs and cultural aesthetics, starting exchanges across vast territories, and forming regional ancient kingdoms and early civilizations. It opens the era of dynasties with the Xia, Shang, and Zhou, culminating in the grand journey of the Qin and Han establishing a unified multi-ethnic state, presenting a magnificent, profound, and vivid cultural narrative of the times.