Century China (152 episodes, 44 boxes, hardcover)

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Publisher: China United Cultural Communication (Group) Co., Ltd.
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Features: This is a panoramic documentary that recreates major historical events of China in the 20th century, serving as a historical record in film form. It is an authoritative and highly valuable super-documentary with significant historical, educational, and collectible value. Over a hundred historians, current affairs experts, Party history experts, military history experts, and renowned film and television directors from organizations such as the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Xinhua News Agency, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, the Research Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Research Office of the History of the Communist Party of China, the Military Academy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Renmin University of China, Beijing Normal University, the Society of Modern Chinese History, and China United Cultural Communication Group collaborated to create this monumental work. After two and a half years of painstaking effort, they produced a 152-episode, over 40-hour-long epic that condenses the history of the Chinese nation over a century—China of the Century.
This film adopts a narrative structure, organizing events chronologically to comprehensively review the history of China since 1840, reflecting the magnificent and moving epic of the Chinese nation's journey from weakness to strength, from defeat to victory. It vividly recreates the century-long vicissitudes of the Chinese nation and this land, disclosing the origins and developments of major events that shaped China's historical trajectory and providing detailed accounts of the fortunes and misfortunes of the figures who played pivotal roles in these events, discussing their right and wrongs, honors and disgraces, and achievements and failures.
In terms of artistic style, the film fully respects historical documents and serves the purpose of presenting them while leveraging the comprehensive artistic techniques and charm of visual language to enhance its sense of time, allowing audiences to understand the distinctive characteristics of different historical eras from multiple perspectives. Based on an extensive review of vast amounts of textual and visual materials, the over 40 hours of film footage in this documentary are almost entirely composed of original materials captured during the events themselves. For the first time, it reveals rare and valuable historical footage shot by film and television journalists from China, the United States, Japan, the former Soviet Union, and other countries.
The directors strive to immerse viewers in the bygone eras through the familiar scenes and era-specific songs featured in the film. This is a unprecedented and invaluable dynamic "history book," a timeless treasure. Each disc presents a complete historical period in 40 minutes, while each disc is divided into 3 to 4 episodes, with each episode lasting 10 to 15 minutes, offering a systematic introduction to specific historical events.
As a historical resource, this is a unprecedented and invaluable dynamic "history book," a timeless treasure. It aims to enhance citizens' quality and strengthen patriotic education. China of the Century will inspire us to collectively shape a new China.