The ENTIRE History of China in 31Minutes

How did one civilization survive 4,000 years of floods, warlords, invasions, rebellions and revolutions, and keep coming back every single time? This is the entire history of China in one video: from Yu the Great and the legendary Xia, the oracle bones of the Shang and the Mandate of Heaven, through Qin Shi Huang and the Terracotta Army, the golden age of the Han and Tang, the Three Kingdoms, the Song, Kublai Khan and the Mongols, Zheng He's treasure fleet, the Ming and the Qing, the Opium Wars, the 1912 revolution, Mao, Deng Xiaoping and the rise of modern China. Chapters: 0:00 Intro: The Middle Kingdom 0:49 Yu the Great & the Xia Dynasty 2:26 The Shang Dynasty & Oracle Bones 4:35 The Zhou & the Mandate of Heaven 5:45 Spring and Autumn, Warring States 7:22 Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor 8:36 The Terracotta Army 10:12 The Han Dynasty & the Silk Road 12:22 The Three Kingdoms 13:31 The Battle of Red Cliffs 14:20 Jin Dynasty & the Age of Division 15:10 The Sui Dynasty & the Grand Canal 16:12 The Tang Dynasty 16:58 Wu Zetian, China's Only Empress 17:57 The An Lushan Rebellion 19:10 The Song Dynasty 20:42 The Mongols & Kublai Khan 21:54 The Ming Dynasty 22:15 Zheng He's Treasure Fleet 23:33 The Qing Dynasty 24:27 The Opium Wars 24:54 The Taiping Rebellion 25:54 The 1912 Revolution & the Republic 26:39 Civil War & the Long March 27:22 Japanese Invasion & World War II 27:59 Mao's China 28:56 Deng Xiaoping & China's Rise 30:34 The Lesson of 4,000 Years Which empire should Untold Chapters cover next? Tell us in the comments, and subscribe for more history. Visuals are illustrations, not historical photographs. Music and sound effects: Pixabay (Pixabay Content License). #China #ChineseHistory #History #HistoryOfChina #UntoldChapters