20th Century Archives

Author: Wang Feizhou
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Publishing Date: 2001-01-01
Features: "The 20th Century Archives" takes history as a mirror, striving to comprehensively and truthfully record the course of world history in the 20th century. The editors of the book bear a sense of mission—embrace the motherland and look at the world, calmly and objectively examining the 20th century from the perspective of the Chinese people. In evaluating numerous historical events and figures, they try to adopt the latest research findings of Chinese scholars and introduce the development of various aspects of China to the world as much as possible. The entire book consists of 365 major historical events, figures, technological inventions, and social evolutions, forming a historical panorama that, while not necessarily profound, is at least truthful and fair.
The television program airs one episode daily, presenting an overview of the 20th century through 365 events. This format is similar to many "Today in History" programs, but it is not just a simple listing of daily historical events. Instead, it uses 365 major historical events, figures, technological inventions, and social evolutions to create a historical panorama that, while not necessarily profound, is at least truthful and fair.