A collection of 3 documentaries to increase your knowledge during summer vacation, Douban 9.4

This article was published in March last year. Last year, I took Dingdang to Chengdu and visited the Wuhou Temple, Du Fu Thatched Cottage, and Sanxingdui Museum, which I had longed for, especially the Sanxingdui Museum. Because we were short of time at the time, we didn\’t read them all. On the way, he started to mutter: \”I also want to know how the cultural relics in Sanxingdui were excavated?\” Fortunately, I have a secret weapon: documentaries! The vivid pictures + professional explanations + close observation of ruins/cultural relics are not only interesting for the children, but also very knowledgeable for me on the sidelines. Today I’m going to share 3 good high-scoring documentaries. There are archeology, humanities, and history. Baby-keeping will benefit a lot from watching them. 01_More than Archeology, Me and Sanxingdui Duration: 5 episodes in total, each episode is 50 minutes Suitable for age: 7 years old + Douban score: 9.0 At that time, I took Dingdang to see those exquisite and unique cultural relics in the exhibition hall, with a sense of mystery and ancient Shu People\’s wild imagination can truly feel the shock of \”sleeping for three thousand years and waking up to shock the world\”. The Bronze Dali Man and the Bronze Divine Tree and Golden Mask. As for the archaeological story behind the excavation of Sanxingdui, this documentary will be the best partner. It is produced entirely by Bilibili. In addition to following the protagonist\’s activities, you can also learn a lot of archaeological knowledge. The biggest attraction is to focus on the new generation of archaeologists who are excavating cultural relics in the pit. Abandoning the weight and seriousness of previous archaeological films, the style is exceptionally cute, relaxed and down-to-earth. ✦ Zhao Hao, the person in charge of the K8 sacrificial pit who first appeared, was not the old scholar I imagined at all, but a peer who wore a T-shirt and complained about the \”nightmare\” he discovered. He was serious and rigorous when working. He and his companions were fully armed, lying on the lifting board backwards, counting, cleaning, taking photos, and then laboriously lifting them out. I had no choice but to shout frequently: \”I\’m too tired, I can\’t hold it anymore.\” This was just an extremely ordinary moment, because the number of cultural relics unearthed in the K8 pit was astonishing. Therefore, the partners who work here are all suffering from wear and tear on their waist, abdomen and knees. ✦ He Xiaoge, a girl born in the 1990s, even created her own compass style to stand up properly. And when Qiao Gang wanted her to rest, she said calmly: \”I think it\’s a minor injury, but one teacher\’s cartilage was worn away.\” It was heartbreaking. The excavations inside the pit are so meticulous and trivial, but what about outside the pit? ✦ Qiao Gang, who is in charge of external exploration, has been in Sanxingdui for 3115 days, and the Luoyang shovel is his most convenient tool. Recently, this land has been riddled with holes by him, but there is still no harvest. ✦ Wang Rui, the team leader in charge of the field survey, led a group of helpers to continuously dig the soil and draw lines to determine the location of the cultural relics by analyzing the soil layers of the site. When she finally found several small pits that were suspected to be ship coffins, she was filled with joy and made all the preparations. It took several months, but the result was \”all in vain\”. I have no choice but to keep comforting myself, \”It\’s a gain even if you don\’t dig it up. Maybe the ancient Shu people had other considerations, and we can also explore.\” So you see, when most people focus on the amazingness of the treasure when it is revealed, this film allows us to experience it personally Behind the countless hard work, failures, bitterness, and long wait. Failure is the normal state of archaeology. Archaeologists cannot rush to ask history for results, nor can they get immediate feedback. Faced with such a needTo calm down and endure a lonely career, I am afraid that only \”love\” can support it. As the director of the film said – \”In archaeological field excavations, the \’half\’ anatomy method is often used. For archaeologists, they are also at such a wonderful critical point both in terms of time and space. On the thick soil, explore the secrets deep in the strata, and awaken ancient memories in the thousands of years of sedimentation. They connect the distant past and the infinite future. \”Next time you take your children to see Sanxingdui, remember to download this documentary first! 02_I am repairing cultural relics in the Forbidden City Duration: 3 episodes in total, each episode is 50 minutes Suitable for age: 7 years old + Douban score: 9.4 points I watched this documentary dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the Forbidden City a few years ago, and I was very impressed. So much so that I still have the urge to go to Beijing and visit the Forbidden City immediately. Due to the high quality of the shooting, hundreds of thousands of people on Douban gave it a high score of 9.4. Movies and books of the same name have also become well-known to the public. It has several \”firsts\” that make people have to watch it: ● For the first time, it completely presents the world-class restoration process of Chinese cultural relics and its original collection status; ● For the first time, it shows the inner world and daily life of cultural relic restoration experts at close range; ● For the first time, it Completely combing the historical origins of Chinese cultural relics restoration; ● Showing for the first time how the \”work\” in the traditional class of \”scholars, farmers, industry and commerce\” was inherited and transformed. The film consists of 3 episodes, divided into different craft categories, recording the stories of the restoration of rare treasures such as calligraphy and paintings, bronzes, silverware, clocks, woodware, ceramics, textiles and embroidery in the Forbidden City. Every time a national treasure appears, I sigh in my heart that the ancients are so powerful and the cultural relics are so beautiful that I can’t see them all✦ The first episode focuses on bronzes, clocks, ceramics and other themes. Here, 32 longevity screens from Emperor Kangxi’s 60th birthday, Emperor Qianlong’s gold-plated copper country music water clock, and three-color horses from the Tang Dynasty are all on display👇. ✦ The second episode focuses on the themes of woodware, lacquerware, treasure inlay, weaving and embroidery. Wooden houses, tables, wooden beds, wood-made paper, wood carvings, Chinese people have a very special affection for wood👇. ✦ The third episode focuses on the restoration, copying and imitation of calligraphy and painting. There is an ancient painting in the film that is more than 250 years old, but there is no signature from the author, the creation time cannot be determined, and it has not been made public before. After expert research, it was discovered that it was the actual scene when Emperor Qianlong celebrated his mother\’s 80th birthday. The ancient painting was originally very dilapidated, with chips, breaks and mold marks on the silk surface. However, the cultural relics experts of the calligraphy and painting team miraculously repaired it properly and even wrote articles to prove it, making the cultural relics shine again. As the restoration process of cultural relics is shown, the life stories of the highly skilled top experts behind the scenes, laughing and cursing inside and outside the palace walls, are also presented one by one. For example, bronze master Wang Youliang, in addition to repairing, is also top-notch in making high-quality imitations. The style, color, and even rust spots of the imitations can be as good as the real thing. When he led his apprentice to repair the large huanghuali cabinet collected by Qianlong\’s biological mother, he would joke: \”In the past, if the craftsman did not do well, the emperor would have his head beheaded, but now the dean will not behead us 😂😂.\” 🐈️In his spare time, he would also tease Feed the palace cats. For example, the place where Wang Wusheng of the ceramics group works is also ZengThe location of Jing Leng Palace. It was explained by the program crew that every day they are walking the same path that the concubines walked in the cold palace back then. And every morning I have to go to the water boiler to fetch water. Because the Forbidden City uses electricity strictly, the water must be pure water without chloride ions so that it will not corrode cultural relics and metals. These daily details make the restoration of cultural relics feel more amiable and endearing to us. The solemnity and trembling that we originally had in mind are now almost gone. Restoration masters have the mastery of \”turning decay into magic\” and the attitude of \”choose one thing and spend the rest of your life\”. They are willing to be lonely and ordinary. This sense of firmness that transcends time and space will soothe our anxiety in the fast-paced era. If parents have time, spend a weekend with their children to experience soulful and living cultural relics. Because they are closely connected with the inner beauty of human beings. 03_The Legend of the Ages Duration: 5 seasons in total, 26 episodes per season, 25 minutes per episode Suitable for age: 7 years old + Douban score: 9.0 points This film has been updated for the 5th season, and each season is better than the last, in the words of netizens For me, the costumes are exquisite, the performances are on point, and the historical materials are detailed. It is worth replenishing the membership specifically for it! After three seasons, the Douban score is also very high👇 This documentary was planted by my friends in the editorial department. It is very enjoyable to watch. I plan to find an opportunity to watch the latest fifth season with my children. Take the previous three seasons as an example, it starts from the picture quality From the narration, background music, and actors\’ interpretations, it feels like you are in the long river of history and watching the lives of ancient people. The directing team brought the phenomenon-level cultural celebrities who appeared in our Chinese textbooks to the screen one by one. Season 1 focuses on the life experiences and artistic achievements of seven figures, including Li Bai, Li Shangyin, Xin Qiji, Liu Yong, Du Fu, Cao Zhi, and Du Mu. Season 2 takes us closer to the life journeys of four poets, including Lu You, Tao Yuanming, Li Yu, and Bai Juyi. Season 3 tells the lives of three literati from the Song Dynasty, Su Shi, Li Qingzhao, and Ouyang Xiu. Each episode is not long, and each character is slowly developed in 3 to 4 episodes. In the past, those famous quotes that required \”memorization and recitation\” are now vividly reproduced, and the experience is really completely different. First of all, in terms of presentation format, the protagonists are all authentically performed by actors, combined with historical data, and then shot on location. It is similar to \”Hexi Corridor\” and is as exciting as a good drama. For example, when talking about Li Bai\’s childhood hometown, we can see from the camera what Jiangyou, Sichuan looks like, surrounded by mountains. When Li Bai sought Taoism and visited Bashu, he reproduced the artistic conception when he wrote the poem \”Mount Emei has a half-moon in autumn, and the shadows are reflected in the water of Pingqiang River\”. In addition, the Yangtze River in his eyes is like \”yellow clouds are moving thousands of miles away, and white waves are flowing through nine snow-capped mountains\”; the waterfall in his mouth turns out to be like this: \”flying down three thousand feet, it is suspected that the Milky Way falls from the sky.\” For example, Tao Yuanming\’s tranquility when he wrote \”Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, leisurely seeing the Nanshan Mountains\”. The scenery in the picture happens to be when the sun is setting in the west and the birds are returning together. It instantly makes us outside the screen stay away from the hustle and bustle and return to the nature described by the poet. Secondly, the content is solid and interesting. It is not introduced like a textbook, but incorporates many historical facts outside the book. Restore the protagonist to a flesh-and-blood, rich and three-dimensional \”person\” with ambitions, frustrations, scenery, and confusion. maybe you know leeBai Xingxia is righteous and generous, but what he doesn\’t know is that in order to enter the officialdom, he also took a shortcut and became a \”son-in-law\”. Maybe you know that Du Fu had a rough life, but what you don\’t know is that he traveled from Henan to Luoyang, Jianghuai, Qilu, then to Chang\’an, Fengxian, Chengdu, and then down the Yangtze River…such a displacement. Before the Anshi Rebellion broke out, he also experienced floods, droughts, famines, and the human tragedy of a child who had just turned one year old starving to death… Maybe you know that Xin Qiji was \”both civil and military\”, but what you don\’t know is that he was regarded as a spy since he was a child. After training, he went to the enemy country alone at the age of 15 to spy on intelligence. I have seen their glory when they were named on the gold medal list, but also the dissatisfaction of being demoted; I have seen their full talents, and they also have the regret of being born at the wrong time; I have seen them speak out in the court, or they are heartbroken because of the subjugation of their country. When you read those articles or poems again, they are no longer words printed on paper, but songs of life written over the ups and downs of life. In addition, the film is also interspersed with interpretations by some professors and scholars to fill in the gaps in knowledge and expand more backgrounds for children. Since the total number of episodes in the three seasons is relatively large, it is recommended that children use this drama to learn more about the ancient people they are interested in. In addition, the Su Shi unit that I am most looking forward to in the third season feels a little rushed due to the limited space. If your children like Su Shi, you can also watch another movie \”Su Dongpo\”, with 6 episodes in total, which is very classic.