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totally off topic. Holiday season, have some time and beer I've not had for a long time.
This maybe totally foreign to most posters here, but since I've been such an ardent, proponent of asian values, I figure might as well recommend something to kill time by.
If you are not familiar with the "three kingdoms" epic circa 200 AD of China,you might want to wikipedia or youtube it. It's a dramatic historical story of the change between the once great but failing Han dynasty, endless war and intrigue up/during the divided era and the final reunification under Jin dynasty. The 1994 TV series is something that I grew up with, even if dramatized/idealized, taught much about the selfless traditional values. The 2010 is really good as well, it reflects the rise and growth of modern China, with more respect given to characters who unified and install peace even at great cost.
Part 1-66
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7llSbAPwg-0&list=PL618CCE37F4A1D6FD
Part 67-95
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI6Jph5OImU&list=PL9669C97F35C38FE6
It's too bad there isn't an western equivalent. HBO's series, Rome, came close but not nearly as in dept and historically based as Three Kingdom. I'm a bit of a history buff because I feel history makes far better stories than fiction. If you haven't seen ROME series, I would recommend watching it, if anything just to as gain new appreciation for history.
This maybe totally foreign to most posters here, but since I've been such an ardent, proponent of asian values, I figure might as well recommend something to kill time by.
If you are not familiar with the "three kingdoms" epic circa 200 AD of China,you might want to wikipedia or youtube it. It's a dramatic historical story of the change between the once great but failing Han dynasty, endless war and intrigue up/during the divided era and the final reunification under Jin dynasty. The 1994 TV series is something that I grew up with, even if dramatized/idealized, taught much about the selfless traditional values. The 2010 is really good as well, it reflects the rise and growth of modern China, with more respect given to characters who unified and install peace even at great cost.
Part 1-66
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7llSbAPwg-0&list=PL618CCE37F4A1D6FD
Part 67-95
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI6Jph5OImU&list=PL9669C97F35C38FE6
It's too bad there isn't an western equivalent. HBO's series, Rome, came close but not nearly as in dept and historically based as Three Kingdom. I'm a bit of a history buff because I feel history makes far better stories than fiction. If you haven't seen ROME series, I would recommend watching it, if anything just to as gain new appreciation for history.
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