Stunning Footage Reveals What 20th Century China Was Really Like | China: Frame by Frame | Timeline
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- China's 20th century has long been shrouded in mystery for the West, limited to a few major events. Go beyond these monolithic events to discover what real life was in China with this tireless compiled footage of what normal citizens experienced daily.
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China’s resistance to Japan is one of the great untold stories of World War II. Though China was the first Allied power to fight the Axis, it has received far less credit for its role in the Pacific theater than the United States, Britain or even the Soviet Union, which only joined the war in Asia in August 1945. The Chinese contribution was pushed aside soon after the conflict, as an inconvenient story in the neat ideological narrative of the Cold War.
Though far weaker and poorer than the mighty United States or the British Empire, China played a major role in the war. Some 40,000 Chinese soldiers fought in Burma alongside American and British troops in 1944, helping to secure the Stilwell Road linking Lashio to Assam in India. In China itself, they held down some 800,000 Japanese soldiers.
The costs were great. At least 14 million Chinese were killed and some 80 million became refugees over the course of the war.
Quick summery
Japan invaded China in 1937 and brought World War II to the Far East and the pacific theaters. The US waited until 1941 to official send aids to help China after the bombing of the Pearl Harbor that took place in the same year and directly sent troops to China in 1945, a total 9 years after the invasion started.
China had been fighting the war longer than any other country, as well as the difference in the nature of the war for the Chinese from them: for the Chinese, it was a war to liberate their homeland from invading forces who had a larger number of modern weaponries and well-trained troops. The contribution of the Chinese to the pacific theater was immense, and was disproportionate to the recognition it gained at the end of the war.
--Wendi Qiu
Thank you for pointing these out.
Well said! Thanks for bringing out the facts.
The US wasn't waiting to send aid -- there was a little problem with China's politics. It was a German ally, then a Soviet one -- and if Japan had offered them a deal, they would've been fighting for the Axis. At the time China had the largest standing army on Earth but they had no air force, virtually no navy and all their equipment was from WW1! Also, the ROC had no intention of ever becoming a democracy. The impetuous was the possibility of Japan aquiring China's 3 million man army.
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I arrived from Lima, Peru to Beijing the year 1983, and I studied Chinese language for one year, then I went to Shanghai and I graduated in Chemical Engineering at the East China University of Chemical Technology; The Chinese people really really love their country, and it is not surprising it is now a superpower; I'm Peruvian American, but I will always have a special place in my heart for the Chinese People.
40 years have passed, China has undergone great changes, great development and progress.
thank you!
Chinos, Haponesea,Negra were slaves in Peru.
My American grandfather, English grandmother, and my mother, worked and grew up in China, both in Shanghai and Beijing. My grandfather taught English in both universities and developed an English language program for the Oxford University Press which was designed for adults. The family had many wonderful Chinese friends. They never saw them again after the war.
My grandfather taught me about Chinese Opera. My favorite Chinese series is “Winter Begonia”. Through her collection of Chinese embroideries, my Grandmother made it possible for me to love the work, skill and art of woman’s hands.
All of our countries, England, the US, Russia, China, and Japan have episodes in our histories which we are not particularly proud, including many of the politics of today.
At 80, I chose to believe that there are admirable cultural qualities in every country that define our identities.
Winter Begonia is one of my favorite Chinese drama series too! Such a great & moving story. It was so well made! Every time I watch movies or series how cruel the Imperial Japanese Army were, I would feel my blood boil!
Great video. I moved over to Singapore. So very different I know. My kids are 4 and 8 and they’re English and Indian mix, but born in Singapore. They both speak fluent English and mandarin, as well as a couple of Indian languages. Asia is an amazing place to grow up
I have witnessed the past 48 years through my own eyes and the past 86 years through my parents eyes and the past 120 years through my grand parents eyes. The documentary gives a fair and neutral coverage of China’s modern history. Thank you, Bill, for letting the rest of the world seeing the real pictures.
I'm a Chinese from Malaysia n i personally thank you for this valuable n historical documentary....A big Thank You...❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏
One of the best. I as a Chinese, I am very touched. Thank you.
I wish more people got to see this documentary and this side of China.
Thank you tremendously for all your years of efforts in documenting China, more importantly thank you for being non biased, not prejudiced and not judgemental.
Really appreciate your production of this documentary about China. Quite balanced and viewed from both Chinese and Westerners’ eyes. Really touched by the sincere feelings from your guests who lived there in old China. Human sentiments are the same.
This is the so far the best documentary I have ever watched about China history since 1900
respect people that do real and reliable research
The hidden treacheries behind the scenes have yet to be revealed. "One may smile and smile, yet be a villain." Thank you for this beautiful reminder of Chinese humanity and endurance.
Aye.
Unit 731: The Forgotten Asian Auschwitz
Under the leadership of Dr. Shiro Isshi, Unit 731 subjected 3,000-250,000 innocent men, women, and children to cruel experiments and medical procedures that were carried out by the brightest medical students and staff that Imperial Japan had to offer.
During World War II, the Japanese Army performed chemical and biological warfare experiments on Chinese, Korean, and Mongolian natives.
The experiments included live weapons testing, germ warfare attacks, forced pregnancy, and vivisections performed without anesthesia.
the usa pardoned and offered citizenship to more than 100 scientists from section 731. they were stationed at ft detrick md to work for us govt in developing bio warfare.
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As an English man who has been living in Nanning, southern China, for the last 13 years I have to say thank you for this. No-one pretends there are no serious problems still in China but it is refreshing to see a fair summary of China. Too many videos concentrate only on the negative and the propaganda put out by western media really gives no idea as to life on a normal day to day basis. Although there still are many problems to concentrate only on those by the western media is to report the splinter in the eye while ignoring the plank in their own.
Let the Western media, which likes to spread rumors and smear, brainwash their people.
China, with a civilization history of 5,000+ years, will continue to develop rapidly.
Just like an ancient Chinese poem: The monkeys by the river kept calling, and the people in the boat had passed thousands of mountains.😂
you think you really fooling people with your brand new account with that generic name? Youre not an "english" man.
I hope you enjoy your stay in my country. I am Chinese living in the UK, and I wish the government serve their people and the public better.
I have lived and worked in China since 2004. I am now retired and living in Nanning. I have lived in Nanning on and off since 2005 as my wife is from the city but since 2020 I have made it my permanent home.
I have had no problems living in China and have loved every moment. I still can't speak much Mandarin but enough to get by.
I have downloaded many videos about China and its history and am amazed at how much progress has been made.
This video is actually genuinely underated
First of all, I really appreciate everything you’ve said since the 70s even though my dad’s China during the 50s-60s weren’t shown. But I mean, 70s-90s China, some 00s, I can relate. But to me, Chinese culture, Chinese history, is important. Powers and Politics come and go, and it does affect the people, but history is the most truthful display of humanity.
"Chinese culture, Chinese history, is important. "
So, what do you think of the Cultural Revolution?
@@brennencox516 it distorts a whole people’s beliefs to justify a party’s dominance on people’s vulnerability. It’s built on fear and takes advantage of collectivized vulnerabilities. Why destroy all landowners. Yet even now everyone still bows to the landlords (地主）
@@VWYL900802 I guess I misinterpreted what you said. Not to be too silly, but as Yoda said, fear is a powerful weapon. And not only the CCP wields that weapon.
Thank you so much for your dedication for 30 years in searching for film footage of China historical events and its people.
As a Chinese American we were told many things by our parents about how they grew up and what is it like living in China. They had many stories to tell us when we were growing up. Your film just solidify their story and the events that leading up to where is China today.
Thank you and may you have a “Happy and Prosperous Chinese New Year.” 🐉🐲🥂🎉🧨💥🪭🥡🥢🙏🙏🙏
What I do know is that this documentary overstates the role of Mao and the Communist Party in defending against Japanese aggression. The truth is that Chiang and the KMT did their best to resist the Japanese invasion, while Mao was working to preserve his strength to take power in China after WWII. The Japanese planes bombed Chongqing (Chiang's temporary capital) but turned a blind eye to Mao's capital, Yan'an. In fact there is evidence that Mao had a secret understanding with the Japanese. After World War II, when Mao became the leader of the People's Republic of China, during a meeting with a visiting Japanese delegation he even thanked his Japanese guests, saying that he was grateful for their aggression and that the Communists could not have taken control of the new China if it were not for that.
@@user-jp2zw4kw3y 你这种解释，网上有不少版本。真真假假，不做评论。但有一个不否认的事实是，战后国民党有400万军队，大部分是美式装备，共产党号称有100万军队，但武器都是在延安自己造的，汉阳棒，只能打单发的步枪。46年在重庆谈判，老毛提议, 以部队数量谈建国后在议会的席位，共产党100万军队，占20%，国民党有400万军队，占80%的席位。老蒋当然不干，他知道，毛的队都是农民武装，都是乌合之众，根本不值钱，顶多给5%的席位，谈判破裂，签了一个双十协议做样子。可见，就算你说的这个版本是真的，当时，国共的差距仍然很大，但结局却是共产党赢了，这里说明了什么？
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I wouldn’t doubt it. Chiang was a terrible leader. “Happy Chinese New Year!”🙏🙏🙏🐉🐲🥂🧨💥🪭🧧🥡🥢🎊
I bet you did not believed their story wholely till now you view this old film
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And do you witness yourself with your own eyes on what happened on that time??
Or based on opinion??
He has said it that he has witnessing but what about you??
My parents were very young during this period of time in China. They never spoke of their childhood to my sister and brothers. All my older relatives said to me was that my maternal grandmother along with other relatives were victims of Japanese bio-warfare. My maternal Grandfather was a victim of British Opium.
Wow! Your work will live on to many many generations. For this, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Thank you so much for shedding light on China’s past… having stayed here since 1988, I also witnessed how China changed, and it was fascinating to have taken part in China’s New Era history… God bless you and your family!
53:06 The ambivalence of Ronald, and the affection Mary has for China brought me goosebumps and wetted my eyes. After all the years of being away from China, their hearts have never actually left. As someone born and raised in a time of peace, maybe I would never be able to feel how heavy history weighs on them and how dramatically people's destinies were intertwined in such a time of turbulence. The word "humanity" is always spoken rather than felt, but it was definitely delivered by the two of them. Thank you, Bill, I was amazed.
This is by far the best documentary I've seen about China. I only wish it could have continued a bit longer and covered the past 30 or so years. That would have illustrated that startling contrast between the pre WWI China and the metropolis.
It is so touching! Thank you Bill for making such excellent documentary, so all the old memories, history could be passed down to next generation.
Thank you for a fair recap of the history. It shed light on why Chinese are so resentful when the Japanese refuse to apiologize for their war crimes and revision of their textbook on the history, more critical for their trying to militarize today.
I am always tired of the false rumors spread by these people who have never read Japanese textbooks. Have you really read and compared Japanese and Chinese history textbooks? Do you really believe that Japan has never apologized? I'm really tired of it.
@@user-vw8it9oo8hI’m also tired of Japanese prime ministers and soldiers kept on paying homage to the Yasukuni shrine.
I am extremely tired of people with limited historical knowledge, denied facts, and rewite history (e.g. the Japanese said Nanking massacre ,did not occur). Are you tired of the ,again, again and again reminding of the holocaust by the Jews ? Are you tired of seeing the German Chancellor, W. Brandt kneeling and begging forgiveness in Israel in Israel ? Come on be more civilised and empathetic.
you are right that people should not make statement on things based on hearsay. I assume the protest from Korea, China, and other Asian nations on Japanese textbook revision was accepted as true. @@user-vw8it9oo8h
@@user-vw8it9oo8hI’m so sick and tired of witnessing stupidity and those who does not reflect on their own faults and wrong doings but to shame others to deflect their own cause. Shame on the Japanese, and to those who don’t recognize their war crimes and atrocities
I'm surprised the great leap forward was not mentioned. It was a very pivotal time in china
Probably then the capitalists had been dealt with and nobody owned a camera in China.
He skipped over about 40 years of chaos
He was pro-communist
This is about rare forages for story unknown to the west. It is a complete history of China. The cultural revolution was written by many and richly documented.
@@taijistar9052 文化大革命只是把那些发战争财的资本家地主干掉罢了 统一交给国家在分配 没有文化大革命中国就是现在的印度
Thank you very much for capturing those valuable images and interviews
Thank you for sharing this story
For those not already aware of it, China does really good historical TV mini-series set in and around the royal court. I find them much more sophisticated than most series in the West, with lavish production values. A couple of the best ones are The Story of Yanxi Palace and The Sword and the Brocade.
You mean propaganda series.
@@NeungView Yeah. Not like Fox News!
@@AnnaAnna-uc2ff Take your meds.. "Anna".
The hidden treacheries practiced behind the scenes have yet to be revealed. "One may smile and smile, yet be a villain."
@@NeungView you know that it's the opposite of propaganda right...? the gov hates these series that promote the monarchy that they abolished
like I understand why people are against the Chinese gov but at least have some common sense Jesus
My Father aseaman was Hong Kong and Shanghai in. 30s. Ship was interned for 8months. Saw some sad scary stuff
Thank you Mr. Einreinhofer for the documentary. I partially viewed a lot of the old historical films in this report before, and I am aware of the progress that had and still taking place in China. I am proud and happy as a Chinese born right after the communist takeover in Guangzhou. I left China as a toddler and went back to visit Beijing (regrettably never to Guangzhou yet.
Wait…..
that’s my ship DDG 52 USS BARRY 2005-2009.
That’s cool to see her again like this, if only for a second
Nice to see
What beautiful lyrics Miley. ,how wounded and broken you ere.! We can just feel your pain my dear . .look how strong you've became. You're such a a Beautiful soul . Thank you for speaking out and becoming the woman you are for all those woman who aren't as strong. Your such an Icon of strength and beauty. I love your music your so good!
Thank you for a beautiful display of China. This is portrayed gently, yet with the brilliance and tenacity of the Chinese people and the mother country. I cherish every minute spent amongst her and her people - my eyes opened to real beauty and profound understanding.
Very interesting! Thank you.
谢谢！
Having watched this video I'm very moved and emotional.
If you think Jewish people have suffered during the war and now I started turn my attention to the past of this part of the world.
I feel Japan and Japanese government should be brave enough to learn the past of old Japan. And free yourself from guilty conscience.
It very important to your well-being of one's life and national pride.
From Toronto Canada.
Fyi: the term "qu-lee" is Cantonese for "no speak" -- as in "no speak English." It comes from the Qing era when trade was controlled by the "Taipan." He decided which ships could dock at the trade port. But the sailors couldn't disembark -- they weren't even allowed on the dock! Instead, the laborers-- "qu-lees" -- loaded and unloaded the ships. They weren't permitted to speak to anyone -- just do what they're told by the Taipan. If anyone had a question, he had to ask the Taipan who spoke many languages.
China, congratulations! Keep being strong and lead the world toward peace and prosperity.
China will not lead any country to peace, it’s not communist style.
I had the privilege in high school of having Ms. Sherman for AP World History. She had just gotten her PhD in Chinese History and I learned so much about China from her. This was the height of the cold war and Ms. Sherman seemed to be the only one who understood China at that time. We were taught who their leadership was and how they thought.
The other big influence on me was reading about General Joseph Stilwell.
And for humor "General Cash My Check" from the British viewpoint.
Thank you so much for showing the truth on record.
Very entertaining and enjoyed the timeline of old China till modernity. I felt sad of the poor and deaths of the senseless wars in the humiliation years. I feel proud of the resilient, handworks and patience of the great Chinese people. Truly a remarkable country whose transformation to what she is today. Long live China.
I love documentaries, and this one of the best. I’m born and raised in Brasil, and I never understood why this prejudice about China. Probably is jealousy, if they understand their history. Probably prejudice created by the the ever fight between left and right political positions. One thing I know: what they achieve in 60 years, any country was able to. Foreigners, try to understand their way of being, not judge them with your national mind set. What is good for me probably isn’t good for them, and vice- versa…
You live in that part of the world,up to now, has very little conceptual historical events happened in that part of the world. Besides S. A is considered to be the backyard of America and carpeted with American propaganda.
Wonderful documentary video
Well done CHINA , you not only changed yourself you changed the whole world we live .
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Great documentary
This is an amazing documentary❤❤❤❤
this is one of the best docu i have seen that is unbiased about china...
why not learn chinese?
Great video!
Amazing work.
Thank you.
Thank you so much for this information!
I'd wager their hibernation from the world contributed to their distance from foreigners as well. I was taught that the most intrusive invasion was from the Japanese and Russians. Thank you for this thoughtful work!
The most intrusive (arguably) were the British. See the "Opium Wars". China has not forgotten.
I thought this "documentary" was made five or maybe ten years ago. It certainly looks like it. Much has changed for the worst since then. It also left out much of what China was like in the 20th century, and the people who suffered through it. The people who suffered Communist rule have largely been ignored and forgotten. Of course, there is the obligatory criticism of Chiang Kai-shek. Someone has to be blamed for the lost of China. How the Communist managed to take over is poorly explained. This seems to exemplify the lack of understanding of China. Certainly not an accurate portrait.
And the take over of Hong Kong?
Sebuah paparan film dokumenter yang runut dan bagus. Memahami bagaimana dinamika China seja 1930-an hingga saat ini. Terima kasih atas terbitnya fil ini,
Great video!!!
Excellent documentary!
super thanks!!
Thanks for the great Documentary
Half of the 'Century of Humiliation' happened in the 20th century. The humiliation actually continued till the 80s and 90s.
Thank you
It's a second time I saw this wonderful documentary about the early living styles of Chinese people ... thanks
Enjoyed this
Good documentary film with many never seen footage, nonetheless it was told from the lens of a Westerner. It never use harsh words against Western nations invasion of China, Opium war, the Nanjing masacre by the Japanese, etc. It missed out lots of details of recent history of China.
It’s a condensed version & tells his version of a certain timeline in China’s story & in a nutshell sprinkled with with a few real life stories from real life people who had first hand experience living in China during those tumultuous times. It is not a class history lesson not does the film state exactly which time period it will cover or how in depth.
Thank you for sharing the valuable memories, it is heart breaking miserable, but also heart melting cherishable.
Heart breaking , but also chrishable ! 🙏
The producer:compromised since 1980's...
Taiwan?
April 1989?...
This is about missing/rare footage, not the entire history.
@@k.k.c8670😂wu mao 🪙
Amazing
Very touching
真的很感人 谢谢
thank you
Thanks!
I find it interesting that my very next video suggestion is called "government and media role in war propaganda"
thank you for real history of China
Great footage, unfortunate narrator bias.
Manchuria was part of China since 400 years ago when the manchrians became the ruling group of China, so it's not acurate to say that China, Japan, and Russia were competing to control manchuria. In fact China, in the Qing dynasty, already conceded too much land to Russia.
Exactly, Manchurian s ruled China( Qing), the legacy of ' pig tails' therefore Manchuria should and ought to be part of China, no if, no but.
A great video production about China . Thanks
Patricia Dunn suffered PTSD from the Japanese bombing of Shanghai😢
I went to china 3times...loved it every time
What an honest documentary
@5:32 suddenly gets much darker. Scary!
Why does it skip over 40 years of history? Cultural revolution, great leap forward, etc. It's good, but I found myself disappointed when we suddenly ended up in the 80s
34.30 ice-cream 娃娃冰淇淋，80年后童年每好回忆
Thanks. An amazing account which I as an overseas Chinese have very little understanding.
I was hoping that the documentary would also cover and not ignore the disastrous Mao’s Great Leap Forward policy, the chaotic and harmful Cultural Revolution which caused tremendous human and economic suffering. Those were momentous developments that deserve to be discussed.
Good work by the director ，In todays China you can see the real “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it”
Do you absolutely need to push a commercial at a crucial moment. You broke story line to say nothing...
Thank you… from a Chinese
Idk but that's a great last name!
Einreinhoffer
Living in the us for 20 years, every time I mention even a tiny bit of reality of our history, I would be made fun of as brainwashed…
It’s just like NYC. No AC, 6 floor walkups, poor and crazy beggars and people everywhere
See the Japanese soldiers in China? They forgotten what their had committed.
1949 - 1978 blank? why?
compared to the last 40 years that part of the country was managed differently. good or bad, that was history.
Because socialism took over and capitalist luxuries like cameras went extinct until the Reform and Open Up.
Cultural Revolution was in 1966-1976. He covered it.
@@kenh758l actually agree with you and finally some one who l found in the comment section that actually has a functioning brain for once
He was pro-communist
More western people should know about chinese history before bashing on China
❤wow ! Impressive, great work ! I enjoyed watching your work ❤ I can see my hometown Tianjin from the footage . Thank you for your work.
What about 1958 to 1962???
it's funny he failed to mention the current genocide going on in china too.
compared to the last 40 years, that was a nightmare we can forget.
@@NorCalMoDo Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it.
He was pro-communist
we never forget the dark periods as lessons, but people after all have to look forwards rather than backwards.
Every country was economically poor and culturally primitive.If the progress is determined by the tangible progress, all the nations progressed a lot. Political and economic aspects don't tell the whole truth about humans.
I actually genuinely agree with you and finally some one who l found in the comment section that actually has a functioning brain for once
Every country and in China’s case, a whole civilization, wanes and waxes like the moon. It’s nothing to do with “primitive” culture as China was already at world pinnacle in 221 BCE.
Mainland china holds a grudge, make no mistake they will not forget
one centuary of history can not be done is one video, this video just shows and tiny sliver of what china is
Thank you very much for the precious documentary. What came to my mind was what have the west done to China and what are they doing to China now! The west as in ..................... not the people
Japanese atrocities spanned throughout Southeast Asia as well.
My paternal grandfather (Chinese ethnicity with heritage from Northeastern China) and grandmother (British) were split up in Penang during their escapes. She ran towards Thailand and were gang raped by Japanese soldiers.
My dad was orphaned at 2 year old. Fortunately he was born British because of my grandmother and were rescued.
My maternal grandparents (ethnic Chinese with heritage from Western China who looks more middle eastern than Asian) ran into the jungle and my mother was just a few weeks old. They almost lost her to the Japanese bayonets.
Approximately 35 millions Chinese through Asia were massacred, comparing to about 6 millions Jews who were massacred.
Now Japan has the audacity to change this history in their school curriculum to “liberating Asia from white folks”. Sigh….😢
Chinese people remembered and will remembered their history.
33:08'...china?
Chinese muslin's living area
china has 55 ethinic minority groups and is very diverse in culture and language etc.
This documentary is Almost complete , if they included what really happened until now. It only focus on the bitter past to sweet prosperity. And no reason for the downturn of it's economy which is the present. For that case we can call it Timeline.
How old is Patricia?