documentaries

is so long running that it has playlists that put similar episodes together

wikipedia links

Nü Wa doesnt have a snake body tho, lame

brought tea to humankind

Herbal medicine

“According to legend, he was the son of Andeng 安登, the consort of Emperor Shao Dian 少典, and was born after she had been impregnated by a dragon in Huayang 華陽. Shen Nong was very tall and had the head of a buffalo and the face of a dragon.″

Usually credited with teaching agriculture

“A legend popular in eastern Sichuan says that Shen Nong died when he tested a poisonous herb.” lol

Its not clear who these (mythological) people are, different historians have different lineups

Where the Yin Yang originates from

grey ones are me, i will generally put the stuff i quote in quotation marks

Even if not links, the colors indicate where i got them from

Overall, it feels like it has that wistful exoticism kinda vibe.

he does say “ancestors” about 50 times in the first 10 minutes tho...

Chinaknowledge.de links are in YELLOW

I like the podcast a lot!

the BBC one is a little better, i like that it gets right into it for the most part. The footage used is more interesting to me and the editing is snappy.

Laszlo Podcast Episodes are in RED

the chinese one (admittedly im not far in) starts with some fluff abt how the chinese are the best people etc

i am not far in but i dont like either of the documentaries much so far

Wikipedia Links are in PURPLE

- supplement with shorter secondary sources

- primary source tranlations

- see what interests you

- look at link: http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/history.html

suggestion from reddit

really great overall resource

Misc links in blue