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Title:

China : heritage of the wild dragon. [DVD] / Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm); co-produced by NHK, NHK Enterprises 21, Inc. Supervision, Kazuyuki Tsuruma ; director, Katsuhiro Inoue ; music, Kitaro ; camera, Yoshinori Nishiwaki ; editor, Kazuya Suzuki.

Format:

[DVD] /

Publisher:

Films for the Humanities & Sciences,

Copyright Date:

2003

Description:

1 videodisc (59 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

DVD.
DVDs.
China--Antiquities
China--Civilization--To 221 B.C.
Yellow River Valley (China)--Antiquities.
Yellow River Valley (China)--Civilization.
China--Shang dynasty,--Shang dynasty,--1766-1122 B.C.
China--Qin dynasty,--Qin dynasty,--221-207 B.C.
Documentary films.
Documentary television programs.

Other Authors:

Inoue, Katsuhiro.
Tsuruma, Kazuyuki, 1950-
Burke, Donna.
NHK Entāpuraizu.
TV Man Union.
Ohio Library and Information Network.
OhioLINK Digital Media Center.
Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai.
Films for the Humanities (Firm)

Notes:

Narrator, Donna Burke.

Contents:

Messages from the past : reassessing ancient civilization series includes -- episode 1. Egypt : journey to the global civilization -- episode 2. Mesopotamia : I have conquered the river -- episode 3. Indus : the unvoiced civilization -- episode 4. China : heritage of the wild dragon.
The fine loess soil of the Yellow River basin quickly established that region as the home of China's earliest recorded dynasty. This program focuses primarily on Bronze Age China and the contributions of the Yin (or Shang) dynasty, with a tangential emphasis on the reign of the Qins.

Summary:

Experts investigate the language, customs, and beliefs of inhabitants of Mohenjo-daro, Harappa, Dholavira, and Kalibangan. Discusses the Sarasvati River and Indus Valley links to Bahrain and Mesopotamia.

Series:

Messages from the past
Messages from the past : reassessing ancient civilizations

Locations:

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)