Is this film an accurate depiction of the Qin dynasty? I know the sword fighting is extremely realistic, but what about the buildings, outfits, weapons etc.?
>>395343
Qin was shit.
Song and Ming is where it's at.
>>395353
>Not the Tang
>>395353
>Ming
>1368–1644
lame
>>395372
Why?
They pushed some good economic reforms and generally made live more bearable.
>>395376
Just because Europe was more interesting during that period, t b h. The Mings just spent their time fortifying and rebuilding until they got their shit fucked up by trade and natural causes.
>>395390
I'm looking at it from a purely Chinese perspective. A perspective that seems pretty bleak for large parts of history.
>>395404
The Song dynasty was practically the worlds greatest country at the time. The Qin dynasty lasted for like 10 years but at least they built that fucking wall.
and then there's the HUGE population that they've maintained for so long. But other than that I agree that Chinese history isn't very interesting. [spoiler]I'm not a historian though.[/spoiler]
>>395343
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>>395421
Song was the Chinese high water mark. It went to shit after that desu senpai, relatively anyways, still top dogs in Asia.
Ancient China in Chinese films is always so advanced looking.
While it looks cool and I know little of asian history I'm kind of doubting it's true to life.
>>395343
The architecture is pretty accurate.
Pic related, a model of a building from the Han dynasty (dynasty right after Qin), constructed based on wall engravings and excavated ruins.
The outfits are roughly accurate, they give a nice rough image of what the period looks like although they miss a lot of details.
As for the weapons, dagger axe and crossbow were indeed the most commonly used weapons in the Qin army. And the efficiency of those weapons contributed to Qin's rapid conquest of the other states.
Based on your picture it looks more like Han than Qin architecture, but seeing as they're so close together I think it can be excused as artistic license.
Huh? Where did my post go?
>>395492
It depends heavily on the director.
Some directors go full MUH ARTISTIC LIBERTY
Some directors actually bother to do their homework and study up on the historical period they portray.
Pic related, a pretty accurate depiction of clothing and armour in the Ming dynasty in this movie.
Treasure Ships of 600 feet length, myth or reality?
I think the still impressive 450 feet estimate is more realistic. Sucks that they're not ocean going vessels and Zheng He most probably couldn't take the giant ones on his voyage.
What are historically accurate Chinese movies? Especially those that have accurate costumes and sets.
>>395806
They sailed around shallow waters, and the ships were built that big to carry livestock and vegetation.
The shipyards in Jiangsu and Fujian have excavated huge planks which would have been a part of the ships.
>>395820
Qin to Ming dynasty:
Hero
The Last Supper
Fall of Ming
>>395806
Pic related is probably a bit more realistic.
Once you get beyond the 100 meter wooden keels will start to buckle and hog.
>>395896
Bit of both, initially Europeans just took everything Chinese scholars said at face value. However some folks remained skeptical.
Here is a decent read on wooden ship length.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyoming_(schooner)
>>395896
Nah they were probably 450ft long at most. Still impressive though
>>395343
>Hero
> I know the sword fighting is extremely realistic
Did we watch the same movie?
>>396115
Donnie Yen and Jet Li are irl superhumans bro
![ted-stiker-excessive-sweating-without-an-undershirt-to-keep-him-cool[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/jJ16n49.jpg "ted-stiker-excessive-sweating-without-an-undershirt-to-keep-him-cool[1].jpg")
So I've heard there's some point in time in China when there was basically no technologically progression and the political players where fairly conservative to keep everything stable.
Anyone know what I'm on about? Want to share how and why technological progression more or less just stopped?
>>396179
The Qing dynasty?
>>396179
>no technological progression
When was this?
>>395840
大明王朝1566 was called the House of Cards of China when I heard and some even claimed that comparing it to HOC is insulting.
Haven't watched tho since I can't find it with good resolution.
>>396313
It's got a pretty low budget and it's an older series unfortunately
A shame they don't make more dramas about the Ming dynasty
>>396328
China could've been so great, so fantastic
>>396328
>China essentially stopped inventing anything after the 1300s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiangong_Kaiwu
>>396344
China had technologies, but not science.
The scholars lived in a paralleled world from the mostly illiterate artisans, who passed technologies on through face-to-face teaching without any former organizations of them.
What is it with Chinese government officials and goofy hats? There are like 50 different hats in every documentary/movie about medieval China.
>>396382
Fancy cars didn't exist back then, how else are you going to show off status?
>>396391
No other civilization has come close to the goofy ass hats that China has come up with.
>>396393
China truly was a great civilization
>>396382
>not loving Chinese hats
>>396393
Opinions.
>>396393
>goofy
>>396402
Funny one:
This hat was invented by the first emperor of the Song dynasty when he felt annoyed by the officials talking to each other during court time.
>>396410
For some reasons modern film makers brought their detest of the fashion of hats to the historical films and shows. I can't recall much medieval European or sengoku Japanese films with characters wearing anything other than helmet and crown. Chinese films are better since they can't ignore the fact that almost everyone wore hats at least during the Tang and Song dynasty, but they rarely come close to be accurate.
WE WUZ QINGZ N SHET
What are some decent documentaries about Ancient China?
