《中国故事》（第一集）The Story of China（1） Look For Ancestors

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1、视频字幕TheStoryofChina（1）LookForAncestorsI.ScriptChinaistheoldestnationonearth.Forthousandsofyearsit’srulersbelievedtheirtaskwastokeephumansocietyinbalancewiththeeternalorderoftheuniverse.Theemperorwhoachievedthatharmonywouldreceivethemandateofheaven,blessedbytheance

2、stors.Butinthelate19thcentury,thecollisionwiththeWestshookChinatoitscore.Inmidwinter1899,theemperorcameheretotheAltarofHeaveninBeijingtoasktheancestorsforsupport.InChina’shourofcrisis,astheempirecrumbledinthefaceofrebellionandforeignarmies.Itwasthelasttimetheritua

3、lwasperformed.Here,justbeforedawnonthewintersolstice,theemperorprostratedhimselfbeforethepowersoftheuniverse.Heperformedritualsthattheybelievedwentback5,000yearstotheYellowEmperor,themythicalfirstfounderofChina.Hemadeareporttotheancestorsaboutthestateoftheempire.B

4、utthatwinterof1899,Chinafaceddisaster.Thefollowingyear1900,Chinawasplungedintocatastrophewithrebellion,floodandfamine,foreignaggression,andthenewcenturysawswiftlythefalloftheEmpire,short-livedrepublic,CommunistrevolutionandthentheinsanemadnessoftheCulturalRevoluti

5、on.Butdespitethetragediesofthe20thcentury,theChinesepeoplehavecomethrough.TodayChinaiswritingitsownstoryoncemoreunderanewmandate.Solongthegreatestcivilizationonearth,Chinaisrisingagain.It’sagreattimetobelookingattheeventswhichhaveshapedthehistoryofChinaandtheideal

6、swhichhavemadeitsculturesodistinctiveandsobrilliantforsolong.THESTORYOFCHINAANCESTORSEveryyearinspringmillionsofChinesepeoplesetoffonthejourneyhome.It’sthetimeoftheQingmingFestival,thefestivaloflight,when,sinceancienttimes,theChinesehavehonouredtheancestors.I’mhea

7、dingdowntothecityofWuxiforaveryspecialoccasionafamilyreunion.Forthelast30years,Chinesepeoplehavegrownupinaconsumersociety.AfterthebreakwithCommunism,Chinahasbeenonaheadlongrushintothefuture.Butthere’sadeeperChina,forasnewfreedomsbeckon,thepeoplethemselvesarereachi

8、ngbacktothethingsthathavematteredmosttothemintheirhistory.AndfortheChinesepeople,identitybeginswiththefamily.Sometimesthenewproveslessenticingthanwasfir