I think the most astonishing part is that any Chinese today, who can read could still read those 2000 years old wooden chips.

@RickMa

2 жыл бұрын

@Cjszila the thing is so called traditional Chinese is just a formal written language used for officials, while simplified Chinese has been around for hundreds of years used by the civilians. So that means in China mainland, any middle school graduates could basically read both.

@RickMa

2 жыл бұрын

What I meant is in ancient times. Now mainland China use simplified Chinese, officials or not.

@Trill.Clipz.Channel

2 жыл бұрын

It’s sucks we live in such a young country .

@doobeone

2 жыл бұрын

Crazy

@jesusislord6545

2 жыл бұрын

Repent to Jesus Christ!! “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭4:23‬ ‭NIV‬‬

I lived in China for almost ten years. I have walked the Eastern end of the Great Wall and the Western end. It is an incredible sight and feeling! I traveled along the Silk Road and the Great Wall around Yumen.

@ranjanapavamani5158

3 жыл бұрын

wow

@YaniBro

3 жыл бұрын

Lucky man right here

@acesustento8136

3 жыл бұрын

lucky

@JNL37Dyxce5

3 жыл бұрын

I have animals look😂😊

@user-zx7yn9qu7r

2 жыл бұрын

great

The Great Wall of China is a symbol of peace, civilization, and determination.

This kind of storytelling not only educates but also captures the imagination, making history and archaeology accessible and engaging for a broad audience.

Based on the quality of these walls i can imagine how good their soldiers were back then.. maybe like thousands of Jackie Chan

@cloudgamer178

3 жыл бұрын

Bailbondsh

@chiuchan4432

3 жыл бұрын

A little better than that. Jackie Chan is just a crown and a jerk. He does not represent any Chinese with high moral characters.

@geromeney8379

3 жыл бұрын

@@chiuchan4432 you just tell everyone you`re a joke

@chiuchan4432

3 жыл бұрын

@@geromeney8379 You don't what he did to women and what he stands for. He can't compare himself to some other kung fu masters, Without Bruce Lee's blessing, he would still be a clown in a chinese opera or simply a bullish thug on the street.

@hazeltsaqif1635

3 жыл бұрын

Good. Back then jackie chan was the measurement unit of power

I hiked along the Great Wall for 5 days and 4 nights with my mate some 20 years ago. We climbed through the half-collapsed walls on the steep ridge, camping inside the watchtowers in the night, watching the sunrise and sunset every morning and dawn. We passed some of the most 'dangerous' parts of the great wall, where the whole wall is so narrow that only 2 people can walk side by side, or where the rise of each step is half a meter high (extremely steep following the natural ground). Exactly as the documentary pointed out, the great wall was built to the natural barrier and made it impossible - or at least as they planed - to be invaded. What really amazed me was that the Chinese have used their advanced technology and administrative capability to build something for defensive, for the country and people, instead of invading others. The theory of Chinese-threat is one of the biggest jokes ever produced - at least from the historical point of view.

@kingtut472

2 жыл бұрын

Was you looking for black powder?

@jaminho9595

2 жыл бұрын

In history, Han people never had the interest to invade other countries because the lands beyond the great wall are not suitable for agriculture. This has been carved in the Han people's genes.

@daofo3225

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaminho9595 Country of farmers in history

@rickyg.manurung4793

2 жыл бұрын

Say that to the people of inner mongolia, india, tibet, nepal, hongkong and taiwan

@pseudonymousbeing987

2 жыл бұрын

Bruh China invaded others all fuckin right. Just like any empire it grew through the means of violence. And so obviously it consolidated also as you said, as does any empire. But even then and still now there will always be the ambitious and foolhardy who don't know when to leave others alone. Let the Chinese people live in peace and make sure their leaders let all others live in peace also.

It is no wonder that Chinese around the world have this indomitable spirit to overcome all odds. The narratives of their forefathers' achievements are indeed inspiring.

@uptoolate2793

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, that's not it. Not even close. They are motivated to get their money outta China because they know the ccp is gonna collapse and the yuan will be worthless.

@nileist6666

2 ай бұрын

If they can overcome all odds why so they follow Winnie the pooh?

@ex0duzz

2 ай бұрын

What a dumb question. He's the current president. No one "follows him", most Chinese don't care or think about politics in their daily lives, only care about improving their lives and the country.. It's like asking why every American follows Biden, the current US leader. You sound hurt by Xi Jinping. Did he make you cry?

@kelvinsaracanlao4921

Ай бұрын

But the fact is.. Great wall of china didnt stand to defend china. But for themself.. So it means china didnt built that wall.. Their enemies built that wall..

@Cold_Cactus

Ай бұрын

You mean they got bullied so hard they made the largest defensive structure known to man to hide behind? That they where basically one of very few countries in history to rage quit a war and go lock themselves in their house forever I dont really see how you got your thing from this but okay ?

I went to the desert section of the wall with my father in 2019, we spent 3 hours walking around the wall 20:11 trying to find artifacts, eventually we found an arrow head made of stone, ( it has a very distinctive triangular shape around 1 inch long, a quarter inch wide). Imagining ancient Chinese and Mongolian had been fighting in the exact same wasteland thousands of years ago just makes you tremble and amazed by how human civilization has comes throughout the history.

@2MaxVoltage

11 ай бұрын

It's probably going be used again in the future 🥺

@junyin5950

10 ай бұрын

History is so fascinating. Especially with thousands of years of recorded history.

@liuyuzhi

7 ай бұрын

I am Chinese, but the history of the war between the Chinese and the Mongols in ancient times did not exceed 900 years.

@user-gz9wr8ok9h

5 ай бұрын

عزيزي ، * الادعاء ان الصينيين قد بنو جدار الصين العظيم لصد الغزو المنغولي مجرد كذبه يتم تلقينها للوعي الجمعي كما هي كذبة الغزو المغولي للعالم . * فالواقع السكاني الحالي لكلى البلدين ينفي اي امكانيه في ذلك الزمن لان يفكر المنغولين حتى بالقتال فضلا عن محاربة الصين او غزو العالم ! ! ! . * فتعداد سكان منغوليا حاليا يبلغ قرابة 3ك2.5 مليون منغولي بينما الصين يبلغ سكانها قرابة 2 مليار انسان وتخيل كم كان عدد سكان كل بلد انذاك وفقا للنسبة والتناسب ! ! ! . * فبكل الاحوال ووفقا لقانون النسبة والتناسب فالفارق بينهما ليعادل تقريبا الف انسان صيني الى منغولي واحد في كل تاريخهما وهذا ماينفي اكاذيب حرب المنغوليين للصين او الغزو المنغولي للعالم جملة وتفصيلا . * هذا ناهيك عن عدم مقدرة الصين عن صد الغزو المنغولي المزعوم وبنائهم للجدار العظيم من اجل ذلك ! ! ! . * كما ان هذا يدعمه ان الجدار ينتهي عند تقريبا 50 مترا في الشاطي ء عتد احد نهايتيه والنهاية الاخرى ينتهي بالصحراء في ثلثي عرض مساحة الصين ! ! ! . * وهذا امر غير مبرر اذ ان جيوش المغول كان يمكنها ان تلتف عن طريق نهايته من البحر او تلتف من طريق نهايته في الصحراء سيما وانه يزعم ان جيوشها عبرت القارات ووصلت لاوربا وافريقيا ! ! ! . * مما يدل على زيف تلك الاكاذيب التي تلقن للوعي الجمعي حول غزو المغول ويثبت ان جدار الصين العظيم انما بني لصد عدو غير تقليدي لايمكنه الولوج للماء ومقيد بوقت لايمكنه تجاوزه ليلتف من نهاية الجدار في الصحراء . ……………… تحياتي .

@heenanyou

4 ай бұрын

What did you do with the arrowhead?

The History of China reflects the determination to achieve their GOALS and can to this day only deserve the utmost respect. Truly a Nation of Valor not to be taken by its humbleness but rather its foresight in protecting its own. Respect from a South African Boer.

@jesusislord6545

2 жыл бұрын

Repent to Jesus Christ!! “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭4:23‬ ‭NIV‬‬

@kito1san

Жыл бұрын

There is a Chinese saying story about "uncle Yu moves mountain" a children story about teaching determination can complete a task even if it takes generations to do it.

I am extremely impressed with the language ability of the lady in red. Besides her fluency in English, her Chinese language ability is far beyond regular people in China. She is able to read the ancient Chinese text which is fairly rare in today's China. She must be a successful academic herself.

@isaacbauman8174

2 жыл бұрын

now, any educated Chinese can read our acient book, so we call we are continous civilaztion, non- interrupted.

@nbtquoc

2 жыл бұрын

You misled the context. The Chinese symbols are almost similar to what they are using today (do more research about their symbols). It means the Chinese have continued their civilization for thousands of years, their civilization is nearly non-interrupted.

@dipperq

2 жыл бұрын

匈奴（Huns） is easy to read. The rest, not so straight forward.

@maxdc988

2 жыл бұрын

She is a Chinese American historian, therefore her English should be good.

@madfrosty5228

2 жыл бұрын

Yes her vocabulary skills are impressive 👍🏻

Gotta shout out to camera and director on the wide shot of the terra cotta warriors scene: Have read about them and seen stills-but that wide establishing shot blew my mind. Knew they were unique and the site was “epic”. But holy Toledo and WOW! They ARE a whole freaking army…! Goosebumps. Go, Nat Geo.

@dottiebaker6623

Жыл бұрын

I had the same feeling - thought I had an idea of the site from pictures, and I've even seen a few of them in a museum exhibit that traveled to the US (including life sized horses and chariots), but that wide shot was AMAZING. The living people circling the site were like ants...

@TashapeshapeTah

Жыл бұрын

Visited xian in 2018. It was 🤯🤯🤯🤯

@seekx2y556

Ай бұрын

Actually, the terra-cotta warriors were made based on real people, horses, and chariots, and even the size is almost the same. And what he said is that the expressions of each warrior are different, if you understand the details of this period of history, you will understand that this should be the earliest single-line accountability system in the world. It is possible to trace the person who made it according to the corresponding symbols on each pottery figure. If there is a production error, it will be either redone, or the person may face punishment or even death.

@rac2144

12 күн бұрын

What's been excavated thus far is only fraction of what's still unexcavated!!

This whole thing is so mind blowing. I can't begin to fathom how intelligent the ancient Chinese were.

@harrywalker5836

Жыл бұрын

they were,nt, they were taught, like all the ancient worlds remaining civilizations after the flood..by our creators, aliens. how did ancient man know about precession, 24,000 yrs long, or have maps of the whole world, accurate..do you know what rocks contain what minerals,,they did,,how..hers a fun fact,,b/foot,,was made,,genetically,,before man..we were first made as clones..workers.. you cant fathom anything, cos your meant to be d..mb..easier to control..

@HM-cn5sz

Жыл бұрын

I cannot fathom how many workers died to build those walls. 😅

@qianqianshi7462

6 ай бұрын

@@HM-cn5sz 肯定比被别人侵略牺牲的人少

@tenidasio591

3 ай бұрын

lol they scared shit out of from mongols. imagine building wall in 400 years just to be feel safe. damn

@Cold_Cactus

Ай бұрын

Intelligent? No... scared , they where scared of the Mongolians lol

Really you have to give respect to the Chinese and there history, an ancient people who's rich warrior culture goes back thousands of years even before christ, an amazing achievement that culture has left. They should and must be proud of there history regardless of politics what an impressive culture hats off to China......

@collinsoconnor5843

2 жыл бұрын

Chinese came from Africa

@szelun74

2 жыл бұрын

@@collinsoconnor5843 you too

@08C6PaceCar

2 жыл бұрын

Their*

@Cold_Cactus

Ай бұрын

Some "warriors" hiding behind a wall... they wherent good warriors at all bunch of scared people hiding from the Mongolians 😂 if they where such good warriors they could have built city's with the bricks instead of the largest defensive structure in human history , I mean I'll give them this: they must have been scared shitless to want to waste that much time building a wall

I have been to the Great Wall. When I truly stood on the wall, I just realized how tiny a person is in the long history. that's a very complicated feeling.

@Mereaux

2 жыл бұрын

ok

@the_kombinator

2 жыл бұрын

That, and the smell of urine.

@louiswu6300

2 жыл бұрын

totally agreed. and it represents human civilization for ever.

@seekx2y556

Ай бұрын

寄蜉蝣于天地，渺沧海之一粟，哀吾生之须臾，羡长江之无穷--苏东坡《赤壁赋》

You could make a solid case that Qin She Huang Di is the most impressive figure in history based on his many accomplishments and the time when he lived. From producing the first unified China to the Great Wall to his monumental burial.

@kito1san

Жыл бұрын

Yes, he is the one who made the written language that last to today in china and used through out china (traditional Chinese).

@kentgregory2988

Жыл бұрын

88​88​oh

@Song-TheNiceGuy

Жыл бұрын

He was also the first emperor to standardize writing, measurements, and currency for all of China. Before him, there were many writing systems in place and the currency was madness since so many different countries had been formed and got abolished by other states(I think around 60 or 70 kings had ruled over different parts of China for over 100 years). He was one of the most important ancient figures for 1/5 of the population on earth. You can safely say he was one of the few people that truly change humanity before modern days.

@NeilAnthonyVinculado-lx2gc

Жыл бұрын

8888oh

@gbae636

Жыл бұрын

That's why he is the ling hing dong ding.

i couldn't imagine the workers who built that huge structure... a very impressive architectural achievements to the people who built this

@AikawaMartialArts

6 ай бұрын

This wasn't an achievement.... this was slavery. All great artifacts beyond the realm of regular structures are built that way.

@wenliu9571

5 ай бұрын

​@@AikawaMartialArts长城建设之前，奴隶已被解放，原因是自由人工作效率更高。中国的平民愿意为国家付出更多，尽管那很悲惨。

@votpavel

5 ай бұрын

they used tons of slaves and when the slaves died they threw the bodies and build the wall with those bodies in them

@greenrabbit4075

4 ай бұрын

nope the pyramids had well paid workers in Egypt @@AikawaMartialArts

@ShuchengLi-sp9gv

4 ай бұрын

@@AikawaMartialArts 为什么你要用现在的眼光看待和评价以前的事情？

This is one of the best programs about China and the great wall that I've ever seen it's absolutely outstanding

@danielwilson6529

2 жыл бұрын

Check out fall of civilisations by Paul m m Cooper, the Han dynasty , it’s amazing, if you’ve not already watched it ,enjoy

@musaelsaidi

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly my sentiment.

@jasonuk6381

2 жыл бұрын

Most of them are fake cheap modern architecture，rebuilt by local authority ,I could easily point out at a glance .Japanese’s video are much better.

@user-om2do9bk2v

2 жыл бұрын

@@jasonuk6381 I don't know what you are talking about, most are still the original walls from Ming, only a small percentage of walls were renovated on the original foundation and open to the tourist, I don't know where "fake cheap modern architecture" come from, you are really ignorant for the lack of better words.

Amazing! One of the best documentaries I've seen about the Great Wall of China. How fascinating is that they had meticulous instructions and literature for soldiers and commanders. This shows how highly educated they were over 2000 years ago! I'm just enchanted by this whole documentary. National Geographic, please give us more episodes of history to this high level. Thank you.

@etang3601

2 жыл бұрын

absolutely fascinating is it not

@ursamajor3275

2 жыл бұрын

They should have english subtitles for this url. Quite some details there. There are also other videos on the extended topics: kzread.info/dash/bejne/g5WhutSNh5jgZLQ.html

@deniskouhtev9537

2 жыл бұрын

They have been and will be where they flowed. The globe belongs to China

@ursamajor3275

2 жыл бұрын

@@deniskouhtev9537 citation? was it claimed or accused upon? We have families living in China for more than 2 decades. Never heard such claim.

@robrak3569

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry for being ignorant… but why would you build the wall on the top these mountainous areas … as the mountains were already providing best protections against the would be enemies?

I have been to the Great Wall three times and I have tears in my eyes every time. It’s truly magnificent.

@thogusdonatus4607

4 ай бұрын

did u go the filled tourist part of the great wall or the odd areas instead

@borickpaw5092

4 ай бұрын

@@thogusdonatus4607 both in different times.

What a great storyline! It makes one appreciate the wisdom of ancient Chinese! The Great Wall of China is a remarkable structure. But the other stories regarding the older walls and how they were made, and how they signaled is absolutely amazing story! I hope there are more stories like this from China!

@robertttttt716

4 ай бұрын

The Chinese built a Great Wall in Iran I did not know that but uranians they built the 22 mi wall

@user-cs7dy6tj8z

2 ай бұрын

China never built that wall I belive it was from the tartarian empire

@yoloi2470

Ай бұрын

​@@user-cs7dy6tj8zand tartarian empire was chinese.

Beyond the fact : Not even the recent technology does easily build this kind of masterpiece, forget the length, the wide, the tall etc but one thing is beyond our thoughts about building on the steep mountain terrain thousand years ago ... Totally speechless

@brick72

2 жыл бұрын

Hundreds, Not thousend

@louisetaylor2131

Жыл бұрын

@@brick72thousands ... plus

@summerskyunderhill8334

Жыл бұрын

Speechless is right!

@jameslopez5652

Жыл бұрын

Cheap, forced slave labor is a wonderful thing for making things such as these. No payroll, they wear out, you buy new ones. The way it happened. Same as Egypt's wonders. South America's wonders. Slave labor and the way of the old world. Too much Socialist Bureaucracy nowadays to make that project anything less than 100 million USD lol.

@lucylillianmaclarty8394

Жыл бұрын

Fabulous so clever

It's so good to see Nat Geo actually creating some decent content. Unlike "the History Channel", they (so far) have not slipped into reality TV hell.

@reeg646

2 жыл бұрын

history channel: it must be the ancient aliens who built those walls!

@threatassessment606

2 жыл бұрын

Its all about the 💰

@alrightyru

2 жыл бұрын

Don't want Forged in Fire reruns? What about American Pickers? LOL

@girtisholland

Жыл бұрын

The fake shows like Drugs Inc don’t count?

China 🇨🇳 is so vast and so beautiful what a amazing country 😍

The grit and tenacity to build a wall like this is simply mindboggling.

I am one of the lucky one... I have visited all these locations mentioned in this video multiple times, even stayed over night in one of the watch towers in Jinshanling. Jinshanling/Simatai section of the Great Wall is so magnificent - must visit!

@troybing6665

2 ай бұрын

Good for you, I’m ex-military and I look at things in a different way 🤷‍♂️

@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113

2 ай бұрын

Did a Ming or a Mongol invite you to an Ice Cream Social, while you were there? I would. You seem to be a decent sort of Woman. Not worth fighting for.

@craigbosko2229

2 ай бұрын

If china was not taken over my MAO -SE -TUNG AND TURNED INTO A COMMUNIST COUNTRY then I would love to visit china, other than that, you couldn't pay me to vist COMMUNIST RED CHINA.

I remember going to China and walking part of the Great Wall, It is mind blowing to see it stretch endlessly across the ridgeline of the mountains.

我祖先建造的东西，还有我祖先写的事务，很幸运过去了几千年我还能看到和明白他们当时的意思，这种保持几千年中国人独有的记忆和经验是其他国家人无法体会感觉到的。 The things I built by my ancestors and the transactions written by my ancestors. Fortunately, after thousands of years, I can still see and understand what they meant at the time. This kind of unique memory and experience that Chinese people have been unique for thousands of years are other countries. People can't feel it.❤

We can views all the wounders of the world ! By todays modern technology . thanks for bring us like this videos . Excellent videography..Excellent explanations...

Magnificent structure. One can only imagine how many lives were lost building these walls. Thanks for sharing

@noahjohns7954

2 жыл бұрын

The whole wall is bodies of those who lost their lives building it packed with dirt and whatever else they used to fill it. That’s a lot of bodies even if they are spread out, probably over 1k in total.

@trying3650

2 жыл бұрын

@@noahjohns7954 its Slave, Criminals, or Rebellion. So its cheap workers 👍.

@RoastinBuds

2 жыл бұрын

At least 5

@craftpaint1644

2 жыл бұрын

@@trying3650 they never mentioned that though because it's only acceptable to remember American people ever used slaves. The history of everyone else, they used "workers." 👩‍🔧🇺🇲🛠️🇷🇺

@manchesterunited8390

2 жыл бұрын

@@trying3650 But I thought only whites had slaves according to narrative nowadays?

Qin Shi Huang didn’t just build the Great Wall and leave behind terracotta warriors, he standardised language, script, scales and currency. Edit: why are so many westerners in the comments blabbering about the great wall death toll in ancient china? every single chinese child knows about it and we even have stories and legends of the peasants who suffered and died building the great wall. we respect them. why are white people getting on their moral high horse again? maybe you'll have space to sound so condescending if the roman empire didn't use slaves AND if your dutch, belgium, british, american ancestors didn't just have slavery a few hundred years ago and are still downplaying it today.

@lagrangewei

3 жыл бұрын

great wall predate Qin, Qin only had the wall standardized like much of his empire...

@chrisb9960

3 жыл бұрын

37:55 Forced 300K soldiers and 500K laborers to work on its construction. In other words slaves. But National Geographic couldn’t use that word?

@nanetha13

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisb9960 and so were most other kingdoms and empires in the world. Well, that's the way in those days

@chrisb9960

3 жыл бұрын

@@nanetha13 I agree.

@SortaLost11

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisb9960 nat geo is owned by Disney I’m pretty sure. Disney wouldn’t want to annoy China and lose their market there.

Thanks National Geographic Asia for making documentary.So many persons working for this especially chinese disclosing secrets of wall are worth y of praises. Lady reading chinese scriptures engraved on woods has done too hardwork.I thank that lovely lady.Any secrets of foreign require hardwork and difficult to assemble.Marvellous wall was heard as wall only.O.K.

The Great Wall is amazing, which shows China is also amazing

Excellent documentary about one of the most interesting countries , with long history , empires , wars , trading ,arts and fascinating architecture !

@marsenstudio2208

2 жыл бұрын

Food!!!!!

@benoitbergeron8858

2 жыл бұрын

Nowadays we call them an emerging power, but in reality they have almost always been at the forefront of progress

@kuroroluxifer8321

2 жыл бұрын

@@benoitbergeron8858 yes, they were actually the first ones to establish stable oceanic trade routes...their issue was that the later empires were extremely xenophobic, and thus decided to close the borders and cease any contact with anyone from outside china ( although they kept trading in african slaves, but unlike White people, they would demand that all black male slaves would be castrated, to prevent having any of them defile chinese women and taint their genes)...that slowed down their technological progress tremendously...if not for that, it might've been them, and not us whites, to create the most advanced society in history so far.

@joy2world97

2 жыл бұрын

Wel said. Unfortunately, US and China are starting to close themselves.

@JLKB-1947

2 жыл бұрын

@@marsenstudio2208 . Especially the street-foods are tasty and excellent . Much better than those in the famous tea-houses and restaurants.

it's gave me goosebumps, how majestic china dynasty before

@addifrans240

3 жыл бұрын

@ランデルさん now and in the future china will lead in economy, science and technology we will see....

@aubreysong

3 жыл бұрын

@@addifrans240 humanity?

@chf357

3 жыл бұрын

@@aubreysong Believe me , there is no champion behind humanity.

@nikkonikko8684

3 жыл бұрын

1:42 wait this guy has a horse in the desert...is he slow

@nutzhazel

3 жыл бұрын

It's interesting that while Asian learnt about all major world empires, westerners only know about Roman empire. I was surprised that a youtuber from Canada said he never knew ancient civilization Mohenjo Daro existed before as he never learn about it in school, and was surprised we Asian knew about it.

It was an amazing video & story behind it 2000 years. The Great Wall of China is indeed a great historic place to see and The brainy emperor & his warriors got the greatest shield to protect his own place, China & the next next generations of his nation! Great history to know!

This is a great new way to analyze the Great Wall-- there's still so much to learn about it. About the Terra Cotta Warriors of Qin, I was thinking that perhaps the reason each warrior is unique is because they took impressions of the faces of his actual warriors, to immortalize them, as well. To honor them. ??

I have never seen the Pyramids or other seven wonders of the World, but ive been on the Great Wall at Mutianyu , where the Great Wall has been preserved since he was build...and I gotta say...its astonishing !.. you feel so small, but at the samevtime so big being there and thinking how many battles that wall witnessed!? I believe The Great Wall must be in everyones bucket list!

@DonHavjuan

2 жыл бұрын

"preserved" you mean re-built for tourism.

@dadsmidnightcreation6794

2 жыл бұрын

they carved the wall out the mountain everybody knows this now

@justme6275

2 жыл бұрын

I am one of the lucky few... I have visited all these locations mentioned in this video multiple times, even stayed over night in one of the watch towers in Jinshanling. Jinshanling/Simatai section of the Great Wall is so magnificent - must visit! Mutianyu is good but no comparison!

@dadsmidnightcreation6794

2 жыл бұрын

@@justme6275 course you have

@ernestogalura97

2 жыл бұрын

We respect any word interpretation a commentator have. Everybody is entitled to one.

I lived in China for 6 years and I always marvel at the Great Wall whenever I visit it.. It is just magical and mind blowing!!

@Mereaux

2 жыл бұрын

ok

@alrightyru

2 жыл бұрын

I so wish I had gone in the 90's when I was younger !

@dickhitswater4836

Жыл бұрын

@@alrightyru it’s never too late as long as you’re physically able!

@alrightyru

Жыл бұрын

@@dickhitswater4836 no sane person would knowingly put themselves inside China's borders...it hasn't been safe for a long time .. edit: which makes me really sad but makes me want to explore my own country more

@yanliew4027

Жыл бұрын

A villager asked by the historian if he ever visited the Wall near Beijing. He answered "never"!

So enlightening and great storytelling. Thank you National Geography

Increíble vídeo and información. I had the privilege of visiting China and the wonders of this country including the Chinese wall. I still feeling the emoción I had when I climbed the wall and learned about its history!!!!! Thank you so much for this presentation

What a truly breath taking piece of engineering and more than 2000 years old. Blood, sweat and tears. Lives too.

There exists today *very high levels* of animosity towards China, but watching this makes me feel a little bit less of it. They've been in the game a long time. Respect.

@louiswu6300

2 жыл бұрын

YUP. China is just an old player on this planet. and books from ancient are more important. such as 'the art of war' which is wrote 2000 years ago can be used to deal with global geopolitics today. and the 'the romance of three kingdom' could also be a guide for generals.

@user-kq5pj9py9c

Жыл бұрын

Terracotta Warriors of Emperor Qin, Sanxingdui Can visit, worth looking forward to

I'm thankful that this video was created because I've always wanted to learn about it and I love China people there so smart and are very hard workers

@Hilanoiscoolmc

2 ай бұрын

?a🤣🤣🤣🌟⭐🖖🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️❤

@bobthenoob05

Ай бұрын

Search: Benevolent prejudice :)

Blows me away how they manage all that building. Holy heck, imagine all those workers must of had broken back building all that back in the day without trucks or anything.

@ianhansen6840

4 ай бұрын

Fitness used to be normal?!

Looking at how solid the walls were, we can say that the builders built it like their lives depends on it.

@fostecc

Жыл бұрын

Their lives did depend on it, both from their enemy the Mongols and the Chinese soldiers who made sure they worked as slaves their entire lives. The wall was built by peasants, slaves, criminals, and other people that the emperor decided to punish. Soldiers were involved in building the wall and in managing the workers as well. It is estimated that millions of people worked on the wall over the course of over 1000 years

@tuesdae666

Жыл бұрын

They did.

@kito1san

Жыл бұрын

Uh.. that is just an understatement. Lots of people lost their lives building it and many of them were part of the wall. Meaning they were just buried in the wall when they didn't make it while working on it.

...i am a history teacher in high school and this is the first time that i have heard this...as i am writing my thesis at the moment, it took me literary 2 days to listen to this fully...rewinding every so often...thank you for bringing this amazing discovery right at my doorstep...keep safe

@Lemon83166

Жыл бұрын

You might wanna properly educate yourself then cause this stuff has been known for decades and centuries lol

@dickhitswater4836

Жыл бұрын

@@Lemon83166 lots of things have been known for for decades and centuries, I’m sure you know just a fraction of them as well. be happy that someone learned something new instead of a negative and judgmental troll.

@Campbellclan4ever

Жыл бұрын

@suzannedeb181 did you know USA is a Constitutional Republic? The president of the USA has zero authority over us FYI

@fostecc

Жыл бұрын

Do you mean it literally took you 2 days?

@drips1030

3 ай бұрын

You didn't know about the wall???!!! Do you live in a box or something?🙃

Loved this documentary! Thank you! I always wished I’d become an archeologist but ended up being an RN! But I love watching all these discoveries!

@harrywalker5836

Жыл бұрын

if you were an archi,,you would be brainwashed..its all lies. this is why some do seminars, write books, because they go against mainstream bs there taught in uni.. did you get the jab, or threatened with job lose,,thats more bs propaganda.. all the cures were banned, i tried buying some.

12:11 Passion is when someone hugs ancient walls and gush over it. Amazing. Documentary.

I've never had an interest in the great wall of China until watching this amazingly impressive and thoroughly entertaining presentation. Thanks NG.

"We've used modern mapping technology to reveal these amazing, mysterious structures, discovering never-before-seen parts of this ancient wall!" (walks right past the information sign standing in front of the tower put there for the tourists)

@defencebangladesh4068

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@thecadionfamily6129

3 жыл бұрын

lol....

@MrSozz541

3 жыл бұрын

i was going to comment about that but you beat me to it. I understand the hype they want to create but that was just hilarious. You can see all that wire fences built along the wall with signs. The documentary was getting interesting until that..i dont even know if i can believe what he is saying.

@13minutestomidnight

3 жыл бұрын

That was hilarious, but it got seriously annoying when he pretends his team has just discovered something new...right before walking over to the archeologists already studying it and asking them questions. No irony whatsoever.

@JNL37Dyxce5

3 жыл бұрын

I have animals look🐱😅

Am in construction my self,I strongly admire the enthusiasm in those ancient civilizations!

This should be one of my bucket list. Incredible documentary.

The three sided arrows they referenced they found, is a very old technique to arrows. It is used in bayonets (equipped to rifles.) It completely prevents any healing or attempts to stop bleeding because of the three sides.

The mountain section of the Wall must be the greatest engineering feat humans ever built. It is truly astounding how humans back then could build something like that, when with todays technology and calculations it would still be an amazing accomplishment

@RiversJ

2 жыл бұрын

Many civilizations of old were far better in such endeavors than we are. Same goes for many types of simple machines and wood work. And it shouldn't be a suprise since they relied on such technology for their very survival and professions were life long affairs where incompetence meant starvation. Now imagine your motivation level to excel at what you do under those circumstances.

@kiwibob223

Жыл бұрын

It's scale is amazing but it's just a wall in the end. I've built walls of stone, really not that complicated.

@evilTaker90V2

Жыл бұрын

@@kiwibob223 I specifically referred the mountain section of the Wall, to build something like that in that kind of terrain is nothing short of amazing, especially considering the time it was built

@arbo3495

8 ай бұрын

​@@evilTaker90V2it's just a short wall. The pyramids are far more impressive. The rest of the wall is its length.

@precyguarin1703

7 ай бұрын

How hard for every person who carry the rocks above the mountains maybe they used horses to carry the rocks above the mountains

That was amazing watching the whole documentary, I would the every part as it was very engaging and knowledgeable, and how beautiful and amazing 🇨🇳 wall is just fascinating

WOW awesome amazing..... What a great story about the big wall... Thank you very much for your posting this amazing video......

I went to JinShanLing and SiMaTai several times in the 90's, the last time being about 2002. It was not touristy way back then whereas Badaling near Beijing was just overcrowded with tourists. The views are definitely spectacular and the wall was broken in many places and also dangerous in others like one spot called "The Eagles Nest". Well worth a visit.

@siewgekong1117

3 жыл бұрын

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@blueukc

3 жыл бұрын

don't go if you acrophobia my lages shake badlly when i climbed wild walls

@MrLeiduowen

2 жыл бұрын

We rode our bikes there from Beida. We spent the night camping on the wall but not without first having to hide from the locals who were chasing us. This sort of behaviour was already suspicious back in the 90's.

I was there. One of the most eyes opening achievements of my life.

@mikevic9366

3 жыл бұрын

It looks like it was a waste of time and energy and a lot of fear.

@gabrielgagne3850

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikevic9366 you should see what the Mongolians did to villages they wanted to pillage

@dailymik2789

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikevic9366 your history teacher may crying right now lol

@dailymik2789

3 жыл бұрын

@Alla Koby ????????????????????excuse me????

@AJ-ps2ti

3 жыл бұрын

So it's really that narrow? At 0:38?

Beautiful documentary! Worth all 44 mins!

Loved every minute. So educational

this is one of the place everyone should go before getting old.

@ddizon666

3 жыл бұрын

U will be monitored by CCP

@imchink

3 жыл бұрын

@@ddizon666 Go cry.

@ddizon666

3 жыл бұрын

@@imchink lol

@deeb.9250

3 жыл бұрын

You won't be able to climb, don't wait till your old

@ruelj6340

3 жыл бұрын

corona is waving

Make a series based on this, it shall be so long. Amazing engineering and architectural designs. GENIUS!!!

@user-fo5tr8ro4t

2 жыл бұрын

they already have but not by National Geographic

@renforest

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-fo5tr8ro4t what's the series called?

@enzo_420gaming8

2 жыл бұрын

@@renforest ancient marvels History TV18

@floydiandreamscapes5145

2 жыл бұрын

People have been building walls forever. It doesn't take a genius to build one.

@floydiandreamscapes5145

2 жыл бұрын

Building a wall takes an architectural genius? 2200 years ago The Greeks were building beautiful temples and carving gorgeous statues that would be challenging to do today. Same with the Romans. So they must have been beyond genius.

I don't think I've ever seen such detail in an archeological show. Fantastic details, and shows what it would've looked like in it's own time.

I have gone and I definitely walked the newer redone side where there are still steps. Definitely beautiful out there, they even had a roller coaster on the side of it which was fun.

32:13 The sophistication of the “early warning system” has truly struck me with awe. The wisdom and resourcefulness of the ancient Chinese were just so astounding!

@SL4PSH0CK

2 жыл бұрын

sad to say but they aint, they had an alternative better but it was a hundred years forward

The narrator isnt pronuncing the two words very clearly：Han is the dynasty, Hun are the invaders.

@fckudave1

3 жыл бұрын

You mean sentences? And why would you be bothered about it so much, tibet is invaded and occupied, good job you!

@august4215

3 жыл бұрын

@Aytekin Sökmen huns are mongols

@honu3100

3 жыл бұрын

different country man chill everyone speak differently but u understood right? yeah. just leave it

@SinghGya

3 жыл бұрын

Can you pls tell me ...have this wall been ever used.....and I watched a video on utube about Mongols ...and they said that Mongols were able to invade China.

@wilsonwalker7428

3 жыл бұрын

@aytekin sokmen huns was described with black hair black eyes and dark yellow skin, if that is not how you look, then huns has nothing to do with you

2,300 years and 9 dynasties 🤯🤯🤯🤯 that’s absolutely amazing

The labor involved to construct this is unimaginable ! Mind blowing !

Look at the tolerance of the construction. Truly a wonder of the world. amazing.

@thomaslau90

3 жыл бұрын

So ameging. They are the best contractor !!! In the world.

There is nothing, NOTHING better than a documentary presented by someone who absolutely LOVES their subject...THIS is one of those documentaries. Another is Michael Woods on Homer's Illiad :)

Truely incredible documentary. Love it. Love from Arunachal

Thanks it's a wonderful story of the great wall of china

If National Geographic would edit out all the hype and fluff, this would be a 5 minute video.

@mercoid

3 жыл бұрын

If they really wanted to, they could make a three hour long video packed with facts and interesting insights. That’s the way good production companies 40 to 50 years ago would do things. Better and more intelligently analyzed information was there for the small numbers of people who wanted to absorb it. Now it’s all about getting the most viewers by not stressing their attention spans too much. Maybe my take is “elitist”?? I don’t care. Profit motive degenerates everything.

@ehrgeiz5649

3 жыл бұрын

You could make it 5 minutes as well, by easily skipping through.

@Hammyfreak

3 жыл бұрын

SPACE. SCIENCE. DETAILS. REALLY COOL.

@gobinstruments4597

3 жыл бұрын

Ah the age of the short attention span. 😂

@idie2game771

3 жыл бұрын

It's "Entertainment" if you want just the facts...read about it. That would be hard for people this day in age. I'm here for the Fluff.

"It's not just an enduring symbol of ancient China, it's the story of China itself"... Hats off to the ingenuity of human minds, we can either unearth past or create future...

@VitomirMilosevic

3 жыл бұрын

Better to LIVE in the present!

@sangaydtamang20

3 жыл бұрын

@@VitomirMilosevic You are absolutely right but my point doesn't relate to living in the past or future... Read the comment again.. ✌

@louiswu6300

2 жыл бұрын

civilization.

This is very enjoyable. It is a great documentary

The Great work and endurance, dedication and above all wit that these documentarians invest in such projects really deserves praise and appreciation for humanity, Thank you all .

China's history is really cool. Modern China is actually only 75 to 80 years old. Spent 3 yrs there and got to learn so much about it. Really intriguing.

@cloudcai4177

2 жыл бұрын

Its really pain in ass for us to learn our history

WOW! Just WOW! Absolutely incredible. I had no idea of the scope of the Great Wall Of China. As usual, thanks National Geographic for expanding my horizons! 😁

I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this. Thank you.

It would be amazing to dig and study, in sections, the great wall, expose its secrets then rebuild the great wall using the ancient traditional techniques to restore it. Restore it for generations to come

I am totally blown away. What a great documentary with so much unknow facts being brought to the surface now. Incredibly fantastic work indeed by the whole team and crew.

@lucyhanks500

2 жыл бұрын

Does biro rhyme with giro’s?

@yo2trader539

Жыл бұрын

This was pretty common knowledge in East Asia.

@jennafurlee

Жыл бұрын

@@lucyhanks500 also piros fortress fires.....matt stadel vernon b.c send me your number cutie

@jennafurlee

Жыл бұрын

I got tablet from London drugs And email name I don't have first time online sending message and jenn d is not me I'm matt stadel

@jennafurlee

Жыл бұрын

Can anyone explainthat someone had this ysblet before me

What an amazing video on the great wall. My wife and I walked on it a couple of years ago along with seeing the terracotta warriors and these two things were amazing to see. Thank you for this wonderful video.

@coreyham3753

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed .... excellent educational video.

@Zorro1993

Жыл бұрын

The Great Wall is made because of the Türks-mogol, they destroy the wall you don’t see that in the video cenghiz Han . Kürsat Han

It’s so incredible ♥️I hope to one day see it and touch history🥰

Although I've not had the pleasure of seeing such wonders yet, I can always count on N.G. to bring it to life. I've subscribed several decades to their magazines.

@chriscaz1239

Жыл бұрын

I eat eggs

I've been to the great wall before and it's something you must put on your bucket list. You wonder how any enemies can get up that high and over this tall structure. It's so high up, specifically stopping the horsemen.

@aryaaswale7316

2 жыл бұрын

Lol the horsemen just went around it

@Zorro1993

Жыл бұрын

Do you know cengihiz Han kürsat Han 🇹🇷🐺🇲🇳 look history

@pesetmekyokkacssart7483

Жыл бұрын

I congratulate the horsemen. They've crossed it. Lol

Interesting topic but unwatchable because of the over excited script.

@TranslationX

3 жыл бұрын

That's always the problem with american documentaries

@jackfntwist

3 жыл бұрын

And the fantasy legends being proven true on camera. Lol

@TranslationX

3 жыл бұрын

@Mary Clawson Do you even know what that means? You obviously have the brain power of an ant.

@CarlosG2288

3 жыл бұрын

Read a historical book instead 🤷‍♂️ or even audio book. No offense but you’re on youtube...

@jackfntwist

3 жыл бұрын

@@CarlosG2288 Just because something is on video on KZread doesn't mean it has to be over excited, or absurd garbage. And no offense, but it isn't just KZread. t's National Geographic - pretty much the authority on historical geography (thus their name), except the Asia part.

woow This is must be great architecture and technology in ancient time. the geatest history in the world

Many underestimate the breadth and scope of this construction. To really appreciate the enormity of this accomplishment, you must take into account that all of this ambitiously engineered structure was achieved & erected sans computers, *sans* 3-D mapping and **sans** satellite imagery from space.. This feat was made possible only by the diligence, the maths and the imaginations of that time.. Magnificent!!!

My Mainland Chinese friends say, if you haven't visited The Great Wall, you've never been to China. I have visited three parts of the Wall. One touristy (renovated), one semi-touristy (they fixed only the areas that can be dangerous but retained most), and the last one, untouched (they left it in its original state). I forgot the names of these areas though. The touristy ones were easy hikes. But when I got to the unfixed one, I only lasted hiking 6 watch towers. I don't even know how people back then can climb very high steps like about 600mm, even more. They just followed the slopes of the mountain so there will be areas where the slope might be too steep. The last one I visited (the unfixed one) was the most memorable regardless of the rubble because I saw the wall in its raw state and I am simply amazed how after hundreds of years, the wood in those stations are still intact. I thought they would have rotted by now.

@democratsaredemonic6062

2 жыл бұрын

A good hat (roof) & good boots (stone foundation) are the key to a house lasting nearly forever.

I remember the first time I visited the Great Wall. It was the best year of my life.

@SpoolyT

3 жыл бұрын

When I went it was full tourists, littered w more trash and smell of urine. Just trash everywhere. OMG, bathrooms were so nasty...

@dailymik2789

3 жыл бұрын

@@SpoolyT different people have different eyes. I went there it was snowing with no tourist. It was awesome. I went there 3 times and the last time I tried their mini roller coaster build for tourists who don’t wanna walk down the wall.

@lilyz3580

3 жыл бұрын

@@SpoolyT I’ve been there multiple times and I’ve never seen what you’re stating....so

@RandomvidsNoms

3 жыл бұрын

@@SpoolyT I think I've mistaken india wd china 😁 when I visited it was very clean but no smell of urine or anything .

@Dobermanator

3 жыл бұрын

I went to Mutianyu near Beijing 6 years ago and it was some kind of unusual time. It was not hot but very warm, the sky was strikingly blue, a big difference for typical Beijing air quality. There was no one on the wall, no one. After a long while two young school girls dressed in uniforms came up, but no one else. After sometime passed and endless gazing, I turned and almost smashed into one of the girls. In a wall completely empty of people that goes on for thousands of miles, I found this odd. I then learned they were using me as a back drop for photo's. They may not have even seen a lao wai (foreigner) in person before, to get photographic evidence especially with themselves in it was likely special. Visiting other Beijing tourist area's, Chinese also there but from outside Beijing doing the same thing would even ask for a photo but most tried to covertly take them.

War, slavery, brutality, tyrants,... archeology proves mankind hasn't changed much.

It was amazing documentaries imagine 2000yrs how smart they are ti build a huges wall with out any materials.great history

I would love to visit china one day. It is such a beautiful country with rich diverse culture!

@renadog1

2 жыл бұрын

All of Chinas culture now resides in Taiwan. The CCP systematically, and deliberately destroyed all its ancient culture. For the good of its people?

@justme6275

2 жыл бұрын

always few delusional nut cases no matter what it is...

@ursamajor3275

2 жыл бұрын

They should have english subtitles for this url. Quite some details there. There are also other videos on the extended topics: kzread.info/dash/bejne/g5WhutSNh5jgZLQ.html

@szelun74

2 жыл бұрын

@@renadog1 funny joke

@renadog1

2 жыл бұрын

@@szelun74 Not so funny if you were there kzread.info/dash/bejne/eXV7ybqzj7GfaLg.html

How the farmers built such a large project at that time is really great. The tomb of King Qin Shi has not been dug up until now.

I’ve always wondered why the Great Wall was built with bricks that are laid parallel to the topography and not in horizontal layers. I can only surmise that it made building the wall easier, but I wonder if it would last longer than horizontal bricks.

@vickidrinky6825

5 ай бұрын

Roman engineering...not Chinese! It's a road not a wall!

Amazing history

Thank you so much for sharing this. I've lived in Cambodia for 27 years. I have such great respect for the Chinese but they are glossed over and all we Americans get is the history of Western Civilization

@weizhang2834

Жыл бұрын

Most of British people don’t even know they invaded China in 1840 , some of them make money in China but use the money to travel to japan and say how good japan is . They don’t know japan destroyed china during world war 2

It's all like a journey to unknown destination and mysterious world I heartily appreciate the team for the valuable information and facts rendered by them it's really a painstaking job we have seen only the edited part ,indeed a great job and worthwhile.

@taichi8358

Жыл бұрын

Are you a Muslim? That's why you hate Russians. This is clearly a religious war.

Learnt a lot from the Documentary. Very impressive!!

I didn't expect that low level of quality from National Geographic. Usually I put National Geographic as an example of quality.