
Original title
河殇
Released
6/16/1988
Origin country
CN
Genre
Documentary
Production companies
CCTV
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
1
Number of episodes
6
A formal critique of historical Chinese culture, arguing that developing a so-called "yellow civilization" based on the land and rivers has led to conservatism, ignorance and backwardness, and that China should develop a "blue civilization" based on the sea, while establishing a system based on the market economy.


About the Ming Dynasty's ban on maritime activities alluded to the building of the Great Wall by China's first emperor Ying Zheng.





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