The Ancient Chinese

Duration: 12:00

Year Published: 1974

Complete Record: The Ancient Chinese is the fourth in a series on early civilizations. Scenes today in Peking’s forbidden city, on a silk plantation, and of an artist practicing calligraphy - the Ancient Chinese art of writing - help show that China’s history and deep rooted traditions have continued longer than those of any other civilization. To bring the people of ancient China alive, Philip Stapp has blended his own inspired animation, based on ancient Chinese motifs, with live photography of China today, and memorable works of art photographed at many outstanding museums and private collections. China’s earliest civilizations, the origins and legends of the Shang, Chou, Han, T’ang, and Sung dynasties and crucial events in the lives of Confucius, Huang Ti, Marco Polo and Mongol conquerors Genghis Khan, and his grand son Kublai Khan are included.