BBC中国故事第三集盛世中华 Part1 唐朝盛世的衰退

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[00:03.20]In the tenth century, China almost broke apart forever in civil war.公元十世纪，中国在内战中几乎永远分崩离析。
[00:17.25]The soldier poet Wang Renyu witnessed the destruction of his country.军旅诗人王仁裕亲眼目睹了国土饱受的蹂躏。
[00:25.74]"The barbarians have overthrown the Tang Dynasty," he wrote.他写道：“蛮人推翻了唐朝。”
[00:29.40]"Our cities have been abandoned".“城市被遗弃。”
[00:31.17]"Our temple courtyards lie in ruin".“宫庙被夷为一片瓦砾”。
[00:39.72]"China has entered a truly dark time".”这是中国最黑暗的乱世“。
[00:45.28]"But things cannot go on like this forever".“但是物极必反”。
[00:51.84]"The way surely has not been finally lost".“天道未失”。
[00:55.20]"I believe heaven will soon announce a new dynasty".“天命所归的新朝代即将来临”。
[00:59.07]And in around the year 960, it did.公元960年左右，朝代开始更替。
[01:08.96]In the West, we see history as the rise and fall of different civilisations.在西方，在历史的长河中，不同文明兴起又衰亡。
[01:14.95]In China, there's one civilisation, which has gone through cycles of order and disorder.中国大地上存续的是单一文明，在秩序与混乱的循环中不断演进。
[01:22.86]And in the Middle Ages, like Europe after the Second World War, the Chinese set out to build a brave new world.中世纪中国的情况和二战后的欧洲类似，中国人开始着手构建一个全新的世界。
[01:35.31]In the story of China, we've reached the Song Dynasty.中国故事进入了宋朝部分。
[01:43.11]We're in the city of Kaifeng in the middle of China.我们来到位于中原地区的开封市。
[01:48.14]MAN SPEAKS CHINESE LANGUAGE Mushroom!蘑菇！
[01:49.39]Mushroom, yeah, yeah, yeah, OK. 蘑菇，耶，好的。
[01:52.92]A thousand years ago, this was the greatest and most exciting place on Earth.一千年前，这里是地球上最让人热血沸腾的地方。
[01:59.00]Its creativity and inventiveness surpassed and of course preceded the European Renaissance.高水平的发明创造层出不穷，遥遥领先于欧洲的文艺复兴时期。
[02:10.36]In the Song Renaissance, the Chinese set out to make the most enlightened society on Earth, with the best governance, housing and food, the best education and science.在宋朝的繁荣时期，中国人开始构建世界上最为开明的社会。这里管理水平最佳，人居、饮食、教育和科技发展最为先进。
[02:22.27]And this is their story.这就是他们的故事。
[02:25.91]Since the great age of the Tang Dynasty, China had shrunk dramatically.唐朝盛世之后，中国陷入急剧的衰退状态。

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BBC中国故事 第三集 盛世中华 Part1 唐朝盛世的衰退

BBC中国故事第三集盛世中华 Part1 唐朝盛世的衰退