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Want to know the modern history of China, not only from books, but also through some good dramas, recommend ten TV dramas that show the modern history:

The following are the introductions of these ten plays:

1, Towards the Republic

The 30-year modern history of China, including Westernization Movement, Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the Reform Movement of 1898, the Boxer Movement, the New Deal after the Boxer Movement, the Revolution of 1911, the Second Revolution, zhang xun restoration and other historical events, shows the magnificent and difficult course of the people of all ethnic groups in China to overthrow the imperial system, move towards the Republic, end the rule of the Qing Dynasty and move towards the Republic of China.

Comments: The advantage of "Towards the Republic" is that it puts Li Hongzhang in a more objective and fair perspective from the perspective of public reading and appreciation for the first time. In the past, only historians would know him from a fair perspective, and most people had a negative impression of him. Towards the Republic restores the true state of history, without exalting a good man or belittling a bad man.

2. The Age of Awakening

The TV series The Awakening Age, from the publication of Youth magazine in 19 15 to the publication of New Youth in China in 192 1 year, shows a magnificent historical picture from the New Culture Movement and the May 4th Movement to the founding of China, and tells the social customs and all kinds of awakening times.

Comments: Although this drama is about cultural history, it also focuses on some major historical events closely related to the New Culture Movement, such as Article 21, zhang xun restoration, the October Revolution, the end of World War I, and the May 4th Movement. These events either pushed the New Culture Movement to a new stage or were inspired by it. From the first 25 episodes, this idea is very clear and can be used in history teaching.

3. "The right path in the world is vicissitudes."

The play tells the story of Yang's three brothers and sisters joining the Kuomintang in China and China respectively. Because of their different political beliefs, they changed from brotherhood to incompatibility and eventually separated from each other. The characters in the play are all fictional, and historical events include the establishment of Huangpu School, the Northern Expedition, the Liberation War and War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.

Comments: The right path in the world is vicissitudes of life, showing major revolutionary history in the form of general revolutionary historical themes, and interpreting major revolutionary historical events with general characters and stories. The audience can see the shadow of the leader and some important revolutionary historical events from this TV series. The character Qu En in the film is an artistic model that combines outstanding leaders and outstanding members in the early history of China.

4. "Our French Years"

Based on the work-study program in France in the early 20th century, the play tells the story of Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, Zhao Shiyan, Cai Hesen and other socialist revolutionary pioneers and great men who struggled to save the country in France and finally embarked on the road of communist revolution.

Comments: Kang, the director of the play, is good at turning the drama full of preaching into an inspirational story full of human feelings and making it full of appeal. The story of work-study program in France is expected in terms of material selection and style. Exotic and charming people make the word "Xin" invincible.

5. "Just classmates and teenagers"

Based on Mao Zedong's study and life in Hunan First Normal University, the play tells the study and love stories of a group of outstanding young people represented by Mao Zedong, Yang Kaihui, Cai Hesen, Xiang Jingyu and pottery.

Comments: The novel "Justice Classmate" interprets the noble life character of the great man through a unique perspective, dignified ideological connotation and high-grade narrative techniques, and changes the image of being conservative, rigid, serious and full of preaching. Shooting with more fashionable words, fresher style and more open attitude has achieved a breakthrough and transcendence in the creative ideas and styles of revolutionary and major historical TV dramas.

6. Long March

The play shows the strategic shift of the Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants led by China in adversity, and completes the process of the 25,000-mile long March that shocked the world. It vividly depicts the great talents of Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De and other proletarian revolutionaries of the older generation, and carries forward the revolutionary heroism spirit that is not afraid of difficulties and obstacles and bloodshed.

Comments: The Long March shows this historical chapter written by the people with life, blood, will and wisdom with strict historical truth. It shows the China people's spiritual character of seeking truth from facts thoroughly, turning defeat into victory and creating historical miracles.

7. Diplomatic storm

Since the birth of New China, in the world situation, the stories of proletarian revolutionaries such as Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi, Deng Xiaoping and Chen Yi in the diplomatic career of New China include the Geneva Conference, the Bandung Conference, Premier Zhou's visit to Africa and the restoration of the seat of the United Nations.

Comments: A series of major diplomatic events are used to connect the whole diplomatic course of New China from 1949 to 1976; The style is grand and heavy, presenting the diplomatic work of New China artistically in the whole international situation from beginning to end.

8. "Haitang Still"

Based on Zhou Bingde's My Uncle Zhou Enlai, the play tells the touching story of Premier Zhou's work and life from the founding of New China to his death, and shows Premier Zhou's magnificent life of taking the rise of the Chinese nation as his responsibility, serving the country and serving the people.

Comments: Haitang is still different from the previous chronological narrative style and traditional biographies of leaders. The drama does not take major historical events and their historical achievements as the main point of view to structure the story, but takes the West Flower Hall as the starting point and connection point of narration. Aiming at the inner world and emotional waves of Premier Zhou Enlai and the characters in the drama, it sets up a dramatic conflict around depicting Zhou Enlai's character, and reveals Zhou Enlai's spirit of responsibility at a critical moment related to the country's destiny in the emotional waves promoted layer by layer.

9. Cross the Yalu River

The play tells the story of proletarian revolutionaries such as Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, Deng Xiaoping, Peng, Deng Hua, Hong Xuezhi and Han Xianchu, and volunteers such as Huang Jiguang, Qiu and Yang Gensi who fought bloody battles in North Korea.

Comments: Crossing the Yalu River shows the arduous war to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea in a panoramic and epic way for the first time, enthusiastically eulogizes heroic sons and daughters, carries forward the great spirit of resisting U.S. aggression and aid Korea and defending the country, and shows the glorious history of the Chinese nation and the people of China who are not afraid of power hegemony, dare to struggle and dare to win despite poverty and waste.

10, a great turning point

The drama tells the story of Mao Zedong and other revolutionary fathers who, with high flexibility and tactics, commanded the Central Red Army to gallop east and west and back and forth north and south, and finally smashed dozens of times of encirclement and interception by Kuomintang troops, thus giving the Red Army a new life.

Comment: "The Great Turning Point" rigorously and accurately restored the details of the Long March. In the play, what the audience sees is that history and those characters are vividly reproduced on the screen. Although characters are played and scenes are filmed or built, it is undeniable that this is an effort by the audience to resist forgetting and remember history.