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Narrator: 3,500 YEARS AGO,
A GREAT AND POWERFUL DYNASTY
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EMERGED FROM THE CENTRAL
CHINESE PLAINS; THE SHANG.
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THEIR ARMIES WERE LED BY A
FIERCE AND BRILLIANT GENERAL.
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HER NAME: FU HAO.
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IN THE CITY OF ANYANG,
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HER UNDISTURBED
TOMB WAS DISCOVERED,
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BUT THERE WAS
SOMETHING VERY UNUSUAL
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ABOUT THIS FAMOUS SHANG QUEEN.
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ALONG WITH EXQUISITE JEWELRY
AND ELABORATE BRONZE PIECES,
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A MULTITUDE OF
WEAPONS WERE FOUND.
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THIS WAS THE GRAVE
OF A GREAT WARRIOR.
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Cao: THE TOMB OF FU
HAO WAS ONE OF
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THE MOST IMPORTANT
ARCHEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY
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OF THE BRONZE AGE.
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Narrator: MANY
ARCHEOLOGISTS BELIEVE THE SHANG
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ARE THE FIRST DYNASTY OF CHINA.
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Wilson: WE CAN TRACE THE
ORIGINS OF CHINESE WRITING
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TO THE SHANG DYNASTY.
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IT'S THE ONLY ANCIENT WRITTEN
LANGUAGE STILL IN ACTIVE USE.
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Narrator: BASED ON
THE LATEST RESEARCH
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AND ARCHEOLOGICAL FINDINGS,
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WE RECREATE THE LIFE
OF THE SHANG PRINCESS
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WHO BECAME A GENERAL,
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(CHANTING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
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PRIESTESS, AND QUEEN.
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(LIGHT DRAMATIC MUSIC)
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AT THE NATIONAL
MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND,
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AN EAST ASIA COLLECTION
WAS CREATED IN THE 1850S.
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IT HOLDS THE MOST
IMPORTANT PIECE OF EVIDENCE
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ABOUT CHINA'S FIRST
FEMALE GENERAL;
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A TINY INSCRIPTION ON
A RITUAL TURTLE SHELL.
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Cao: IN OUR COLLECTION, WE HAVE
THIS PIECE OF ORACLE BONE,
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SOMEONE DIVINED, FU
HAO, RAISED 3,000 MEN,
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JOINED WITH ANOTHER 10,000
MEN, FOR A MILITARY ATTACK.
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THIS INSCRIPTION HAS THE LARGEST
NUMBER OF A MILITARY FORCES
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RECORDED FROM THE TIME.
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THIS ORACLE BONE
SHOWS THAT FU HAO
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WAS A VERY CAPABLE
MILITARY LEADER.
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(REINS CLINKING)
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Narrator: IN AROUND 1200 BCE,
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HAO, THE DAUGHTER OF
A LEADING SHANG LORD,
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IS SENT TO THE CAPITAL FOR AN
ARRANGED MARRIAGE TO THE KING.
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AT THE BEGINNING
OF THE TROJAN WARS,
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THE NEW EGYPTIAN KINGDOM
AND THE BABYLONIAN EMPIRE,
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THE SHANG WERE ONE OF
THE WORLD'S MOST ADVANCED
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BRONZE AGE CIVILIZATIONS.
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THEIR KINGS RULED FROM
THE CAPITAL, DAYISHANG.
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IN THE VALLEYS AROUND
THE YELLOW RIVER,
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THE SHANG LORDS HAD
TRANSFORMED FORESTS
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INTO FERTILE FARM
LANDS WITH THE HELP
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OF A MASSIVE
PEASANT LABOR FORCE.
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HAO AND HER ENTOURAGE
CREATE A STIR.
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Wilson: THE SIGHT OF HORSES AND
CHARIOTS WOULD HAVE BEEN
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A VERY RARE THING.
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THEY'RE ASSOCIATED WITH
THE SENIOR ELITE OF SOCIETY.
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Narrator: HAO'S CHILDHOOD
FRIEND, OFFICER YU,
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HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED TO
PROTECT THE PRINCESS
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AT THE KING'S COURT.
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Narrator: TRAVEL OUTSIDE
THE SHANG SETTLEMENTS
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COULD BE DANGEROUS.
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(MAN SHOUTS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
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NOMADIC BANDITS LIE IN WAIT
FOR THE TRAVELERS.
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(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(HOOVES THUDDING)
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YU AND HIS GUARDS
FIGHT OFF THE RAIDERS,
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HELPED BY HAO'S ARCHERY SKILLS.
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(DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES)
(MEN GRUNTING)
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IN THE 1970S, HAO'S TOMB
WAS DISCOVERED IN YINXU
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BY CHINESE ARCHEOLOGIST
ZHENG ZHENXIANG
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AT THE SITE OF
THE SHANG CAPITAL.
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Cao: IN FU HAO'S TOMBS WE FOUND
A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF WEAPONS,
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BOTH MADE IN BRONZE,
AND ALSO JADE.
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HER LIFE WERE MUCH INVOLVED
IN MARTIAL ACTIVITIES
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AND ALSO IN MILITARY
ENGAGEMENTS.
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Narrator: VICTORY
BRINGS BENEFITS.
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THE CAPTURED BANDITS ARE A
CURRENCY IN THE SHANG WORLD.
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Wilson: SOME OF THEM MAY HAVE
BEEN USED FOR CONSCRIPT LABOR
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IN THE FIELDS, MAYBE AS
TRIBUTE SUBMITTING THEM
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TO THE SHANG KING.
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Narrator: THE
PROSPECT OF BECOMING
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A KING'S TRIBUTE
TERRIFIES THE PRISONERS.
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(WOMAN SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
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(LIGHT DRAMATIC MUSIC)
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Narrator: HAO
ARRIVES AT DAYISHANG.
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OVER 100,000 PEOPLE
ARE LIVING HERE.
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(BIRDS SQUAWKING)
(LIGHT DRAMATIC MUSIC)
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Wilson: I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT
MUST HAVE GONE THROUGH HER HEAD
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WHEN SHE FIRST CAUGHT
SIGHT OF THE SHANG CAPITAL,
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IT MUST'VE BEEN THE LARGEST
SETTLEMENT IN CHINA AT THE TIME,
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ONE OF THE LARGEST SETTLEMENTS
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
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Narrator: AT THE
HEART OF THE CAPITAL
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ARE THE LUXURIOUS ROYAL
PALACES AND TEMPLES
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NEXT TO A MANMADE LAKE.
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IT WAS HOME TO THE
SHANG KING, WU DING.
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WU DING WAS A MILITARY
KING WHO PERSONALLY LED
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HIS ARMIES TO EXPAND THE SHANG
HEARTLAND IN ALL DIRECTIONS.
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Cao: KING WU DING CERTAINLY
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BROUGHT STABILITY TO
THE SUN STATE.
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WU DING, IN CHINESE
MEANING MARTIAL DING,
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WHICH INDICATES HE WAS A VERY
CAPABLE MILITARY GENERAL.
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Narrator: HAO ARRIVES
WELL-PREPARED FOR THE MOMENT
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SHE MEETS HER FUTURE HUSBAND.
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(WOMAN SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
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Narrator: A GRIM FATE
AWAITS HAO'S PRISONERS
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AT THE HANDS OF THE KING.
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HAO TAKES ONE LAST LOOK
AT HER OLD FRIEND, YU,
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KNOWING HER LIFE WILL
NEVER BE THE SAME.
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(LIGHT MUSIC CONTINUES)
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(MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
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Narrator: THE KING'S
FIRST QUEEN IS FU JING,
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WHO IS DETERMINED TO
DEFEND HER STATUS IN COURT.
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(WOMAN SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
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Narrator: A SHANG KING
ALWAYS FAVORS THE RIGHT,
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SO THAT IS WHERE HIS
FAVORITE QUEEN SHOULD SIT.
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FOR NOW, PRINCESS HAO MUST
ACCEPT HER SEAT TO THE LEFT.
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Cao: PRINCESS HAO, WHEN SHE
ARRIVED AT THE SUN COURT,
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SHE WOULD HAVE FACED SOME
VERY COMPLICATED SOCIAL
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AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS.
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THE KING HAD AT LEAST 64 WIVES,
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AND SHE WOULD HAVE BECOME ONE
OF THE THREE ROYAL CONSORTS.
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Narrator: OFFICER YU
PRESENTS ANOTHER SPECIAL
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WEDDING GIFT FROM HAO'S CLAN;
PRIZED OX SHOULDER BLADES
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USED FOR IMPORTANT
DIVINATION CEREMONIES
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FOR THE SHANG ANCESTORS.
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(LIGHT DRAMATIC MUSIC)
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IN DAYISHANG, TENS OF THOUSANDS
OF ORACLE DIVINATION BONES
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HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED IN PITS
AROUND THE PALACE COMPLEX.
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THE FRAGMENTARY BONES AND
TURTLE SHELLS WERE COVERED
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WITH DETAILED INSCRIPTIONS
ABOUT CHILDBIRTH,
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HARVESTS AND WARFARE.
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OFFERING HELP AND
ADVICE TO THE LIVING
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FROM THE DECEASED ANCESTORS
AND THE SHANG GODS.
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Narrator: THE KING
CALLS HIS DIVINER
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TO PREPARE A CEREMONY
PREDICTING THE OUTCOME
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OF HIS MARRIAGE TO HAO.
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IN ORDER TO SHOW OFF HIS STATUS,
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THE DIVINER PRESENTS
PRECIOUS TURTLE SHELLS
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AS AN OFFERING FROM
HIS OWN CLAN INSTEAD.
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(LIGHT DRAMATIC MUSIC)
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HIS GIFT REJECTED, THE
DIVINER IS HUMILIATED.
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Wilson: THE DIVINER WAS PROBABLY
SOMEONE WHO WAS THOUGHT
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TO POSSESS SPECIAL POWERS,
SPECIAL SENSITIVITIES.
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THEY MAY, IN FACT,
HAVE FUNCTIONED ALMOST
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LIKE A KIND OF
SENIOR PRIESTHOOD.
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Narrator: IN
THE ROYAL TEMPLE,
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AS THE ORACLE
BONES ARE PREPARED,
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THE DIVINER AND THE
JEALOUS FIRST QUEEN SCHEME
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TO DERAIL HAO'S
WEDDING CEREMONY.
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(LIGHT DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(FIRE CRACKLING)
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Narrator: IN THE SHANG
DYNASTY CAPITAL OF DAYISHANG,
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KING WU DING SEEKS
APPROVAL FROM THE ANCESTORS
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FOR HIS MARRIAGE TO HAO.
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TO OBTAIN THEIR ANSWER,
THE DIVINER INSERTS
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A HEATED POKER TO
CRACK THE OX BONE.
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Wilson: THIS IS A FRAGMENTARY
TURTLE SHELL THAT
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WAS SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR
THE DIVINATION CEREMONY.
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IF YOU LOOK AT THE
BACK OF THE SHELL,
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YOU CAN SEE THERE'S
SPECIALLY PREPARED NOTCHES
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THAT WERE CUT INTO THE BACK.
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AND IT WAS THE APPLICATION OF
HEAT IN THESE HOLLOWED AREAS
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ON THE BACK OF THE
BONE THAT ACTUALLY
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CAUSED THE BONE OR
THE SHELL TO CRACK.
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Narrator: THE WAY THE
BONE CRACKS WILL SHOW
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THE ANCESTORS' ANSWER.
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THE DIVINER INSISTS THAT
THE ANCESTORS DISAPPROVE
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OF THE KING'S FORTHCOMING
MARRIAGE TO HAO.
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Wilson: THE DIVINATION DID NOT
ALWAYS LEAD TO A CLEAR ANSWER.
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THE DIVINER COULD
HAVE BEEN INVOLVED
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IN INTERPRETING THE CRACKS,
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THE KING COULD
HAVE BEEN INVOLVED
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IN INTERPRETING THE CRACKS.
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(LIGHT DRAMATIC MUSIC)
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Narrator: PRINCESS
HAO INTERVENES.
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SHE KNOWS THE DIVINER
TAMPERED WITH THE BONE.
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SHE SPOTS ANOTHER CRACK WITH
A QUITE DIFFERENT OUTCOME;
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A SIGN THAT HER MARRIAGE
WILL BRING GOOD FORTUNE.
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Wilson: THE SYSTEM CERTAINLY,
TO MODERN EYES,
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APPEARS THAT IT COULD
HAVE BEEN MANIPULATED.
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(MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
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(MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
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Narrator: FROM NOW
ON, HAO IS ASSURED
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SHE WILL BECOME A QUEEN.
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THE OUTCOME IS
INSCRIBED IN THE BONE.
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OVER 50,000 SHANG ORACLE BONES
WERE DISCOVERED IN ANYANG.
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THE 3,000 YEAR OLD
INSCRIPTIONS RECORD
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THE STORY OF FU
HAO, KING WU DING,
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AND THE HISTORY OF
THE SHANG DYNASTY.
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Wilson: YOU CAN SEE THE CRACK
AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE
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THE INSCRIPTIONS THAT
NARRATE THE SUBJECT
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OF THE DIVINATION CEREMONY.
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THE CHARACTERS ARE
VERY PICTOGRAPHIC;
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YOU CAN SEE A DEPICTION
OF A FOUR LEGGED ANIMAL
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DOWN HERE IN THE CORNER.
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(MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
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Narrator: IN WASHINGTON, DC,
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THE NATIONAL MUSEUM
OF ASIAN ART IS PART
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OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION,
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WHICH FUNDED SOME OF
THE EARLY EXCAVATIONS
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OF THE ANCIENT SHANG CAPITAL
THAT WAS LATER NAMED YINXU.
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(MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
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(LIGHT DRAMATIC MUSIC)
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Narrator: IN DAYISHANG,
A CEREMONY IS HELD
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FOR HAO'S WEDDING,
LED BY QUEEN FU JING.
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THE CAPTIVES ARE
TO BE SACRIFICED
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AS AN OFFERING TO THE ANCESTORS.
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(LIGHT DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES)
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(METAL CLINKS)
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00:14:47,442 --> 00:14:51,746
(MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
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Narrator: FOR HER
WEDDING CEREMONY,
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THERE WAS ONE MORE
OFFERING TO THE ANCESTORS;
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MEAT COOKED IN AN
ELABORATE CAULDRON
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CAST IN THE FINEST
BRONZE IN CHINA.
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THIS 2,000 POUND RITUAL VESSEL
WAS DISCOVERED AT ANYANG.
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IT IS THE HEAVIEST BRONZE
WORK IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
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INSCRIBED FROM KING WU
DING TO HIS QUEEN FU JING.
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IN THE PALACE TEMPLE, FU
JING RELUCTANTLY PRESIDES
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OVER A CEREMONY
FOR THE NEW QUEEN.
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00:15:42,396 --> 00:15:46,834
(WOMAN SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
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Narrator: FU HAO
JOINS FU JING AND FU GUI
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AS THE THIRD QUEEN,
ALL FROM THE MOST LOYAL
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AND POWERFUL CLANS OF THE SHANG.
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FU HAO PREPARES FOR HER
FIRST NIGHT WITH THE KING.
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A LOT DEPENDS ON THIS FOR
HER CLAN'S STATUS AT COURT.
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00:16:21,248 --> 00:16:22,716
(CRICKETS CHIRPING)
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Narrator: FU HAO'S FUTURE AND
THE STANDING OF HER CLAN
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RESTS ON HER FIRST
NIGHT WITH THE KING.
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00:16:28,555 --> 00:16:33,794
(WOMAN SINGING)
(HAUNTING MUSIC)
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Cao: FOR A YOUNG WOMAN, SHE
WAS FACING MANY CHALLENGES,
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AND ALSO SHE WOULD HAVE
COMPETITIONS FROM OTHERS.
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Narrator: THE NEXT MORNING,
HAO IS TAKEN AWAY
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FROM THE KING'S CHAMBERS
BY FU JING.
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00:17:08,495 --> 00:17:12,632
(WOMAN SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
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FU HAO REALIZES THAT SHE
IS NOW JUST ONE OF MANY.
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HAO SEEKS SOLACE IN A
BEAUTIFUL JADE PHOENIX
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GIVEN TO HER BY HER
FATHER AS A SYMBOL
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OF HER CLAN'S STRENGTH.
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SHE IS DETERMINED
NOT TO BE ONE OF
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THE KING'S FACELESS
MARRIAGE TROPHIES.
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00:17:48,034 --> 00:17:51,771
(HAUNTING MUSIC CONTINUES)
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(MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
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Narrator: FU HAO'S
TOMB CONTAINED 865 PIECES
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SIMILAR TO THESE MADE
OF JADE AND MARBLE,
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THE MOST VALUABLE MATERIALS
OF THE SHANG PERIOD.
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NEXT TO THE 564 BEAUTIFUL
CARVED IVORY AND SHELL OBJECTS,
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MORE HIGH STATUS
JEWELRY WAS DISCOVERED.
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00:18:21,735 --> 00:18:25,972
(MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
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00:18:50,464 --> 00:18:53,500
(HAUNTING MUSIC)
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Narrator: HAO'S
OLD FRIEND, YU,
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DOES HIS BEST TO TAKE CARE
OF THE VALUABLE HORSES.
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HAO SHOWS HIM THE
CORRECT AMOUNT OF FEED.
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00:19:14,855 --> 00:19:17,390
SHE HAS AN AFFINITY WITH HORSES.
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THE KING IS INTRIGUED
BY HAO'S INDEPENDENT
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AND DETERMINED NATURE, AND
IMPRESSED BY HER HORSEMANSHIP.
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(HAUNTING MUSIC CONTINUES)
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Wilson: THE TRANSMISSION OF
HORSE CULTURE IS SOMETHING
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THAT IS STILL A LITTLE
BIT OF A MYSTERY.
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IT'S THOUGHT THAT THE IDEA
OF HORSES CAN BE ASSOCIATED
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WITH FU HAO'S TIME.
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IN FU HAO'S TOMB, WE'VE
FOUND A PARTICULAR KIND
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OF SKINNING KNIFE THAT OFTEN
HAS A HORSE HEAD HANDLE
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THAT SUGGESTS TO US THAT SHE MAY
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HAVE HAD A CLOSER
PERSONAL CONNECTION.
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00:20:24,991 --> 00:20:27,928
(BIRDS CHIRPING)
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Narrator: BY DEMONSTRATING
HER SUPERIOR RIDING SKILLS,
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HAO SHOWS SHE IS TRULY
DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER QUEENS.
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00:20:39,473 --> 00:20:43,477
(WOMAN SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
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00:20:43,543 --> 00:20:45,212
(SPEAR THUDS)
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00:20:45,345 --> 00:20:48,715
(LIGHT DRAMATIC MUSIC)
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(SPEAR THUDS)
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THE FLOURISHING SHANG
KINGDOM WAS SURROUNDED
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BY MANY DANGEROUS TRIBES,
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CONSTANTLY CHALLENGING AND
ATTACKING HIS DEFENSES.
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KING WU DING IS DESPERATE
FOR NEWS FROM HIS ARMY
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00:21:15,675 --> 00:21:17,978
FIGHTING IN THE
TROUBLED BORDER REGION.
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00:21:18,812 --> 00:21:22,082
THE FIRST QUEEN, FU JING,
WAS WITH HIS TROOPS.
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00:21:25,685 --> 00:21:30,123
(WOMAN SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
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00:21:40,467 --> 00:21:43,637
Narrator: IN THE ROYAL
TEMPLE, THE KING SEEKS GUIDANCE
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ABOUT HIS MILITARY RESPONSE.
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00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:51,077
(MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
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00:21:53,246 --> 00:21:55,148
Narrator: NO ONE IN
THE PALACE KNOWS WHO WILL
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00:21:55,215 --> 00:21:59,119
BE CHOSEN AS GENERAL TO SUPPRESS
THE TROUBLE AT THE BORDER.
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00:22:01,721 --> 00:22:06,026
(MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
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00:22:30,317 --> 00:22:32,886
Narrator: THE ANCESTORS'
ADVICE MEANS THAT FU HAO
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HAS BOOSTED HER STATUS;
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SHE IS NOW A QUEEN
AND A GENERAL.
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Wilson: THE SHANG WAS ALMOST
CONSTANTLY AT WAR,
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00:22:42,796 --> 00:22:45,565
AND WARFARE WAS AN
IMPORTANT ASPECT
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OF THE RULER'S RESPONSIBILITY
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00:22:48,768 --> 00:22:51,571
MAINTAINING AND
PROTECTING THE STATE.
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00:22:51,638 --> 00:22:53,006
(LIGHT DRAMATIC MUSIC)
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00:22:53,073 --> 00:22:55,242
Narrator: THE MANY BRONZE
WORKSHOPS IN DAYISHANG
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00:22:55,342 --> 00:22:58,011
RELIED ON SECURE TRADE
ROUTES FOR THE SUPPLY
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00:22:58,078 --> 00:23:01,014
OF TIN AND COPPER
FROM THE SOUTH.
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00:23:01,081 --> 00:23:03,917
THE URBAN SETTLEMENT
ALSO TRADED HORSES,
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00:23:03,984 --> 00:23:06,753
SALT AND JADE FROM THE NORTH.
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00:23:07,487 --> 00:23:11,825
THE FLOURISHING TRADE HAD TO
BE PROTECTED AT ALL COSTS.
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TO DEAL WITH THE UNREST ON
THE NORTHWESTERN BORDER,
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FU HAO IS ADVISED BY THE
EXPERIENCED GENERAL, JU.
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00:23:22,936 --> 00:23:27,307
(MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
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00:23:33,046 --> 00:23:37,651
(WOMAN SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
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Narrator: FU HAO HAS A CORE
UNIT OF PROFESSIONAL SOLDIERS
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WHO WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED
ALONG THE WAY BY CONSCRIPTS.
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00:23:56,436 --> 00:23:59,206
(CART RATTLING)
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00:24:00,841 --> 00:24:05,145
(MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
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00:24:24,097 --> 00:24:26,433
Narrator: IN THE CENTER
OF MODERN DAY ANYANG,
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NOT FAR FROM THE OLD PALACES,
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WE FIND THE ROYAL BURIAL
COMPLEX AT XIAOTUN.
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HERE, CHARIOTS AND THEIR
HORSES FOUND ALL ACROSS
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THE SHANG CAPITAL HAVE
BEEN BROUGHT TOGETHER.
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AS A GENERAL, FU HAO NEEDS
TO CONSCRIPT MORE SOLDIERS.
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00:24:47,554 --> 00:24:51,658
SHANG ARMIES RELIED ON PEASANT
FARMERS TO BOLSTER THE RANKS.
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00:24:51,725 --> 00:24:55,829
(BIRDS CHIRPING)
(LIGHT DRAMATIC MUSIC)
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00:24:55,896 --> 00:24:58,965
GENERAL FU HAO'S RECRUITERS
ARRIVE IN WHAT SEEMS
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TO BE A DESERTED VILLAGE.
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00:25:06,206 --> 00:25:10,443
(MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
326
00:25:26,693 --> 00:25:31,932
(MEN YELLING)
(METAL CLINKING)
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00:25:41,141 --> 00:25:45,512
(WOMAN SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
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00:25:47,447 --> 00:25:50,817
Narrator: FU HAO IS IMPRESSED
BY THE WOMEN'S COURAGE.
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00:25:57,891 --> 00:26:00,327
SHE NEGOTIATES WITH
VILLAGE LEADER, PANG,
330
00:26:00,327 --> 00:26:03,864
AND OFFERS RICH AWARDS FOR
THE MEN TO JOIN THE ARMY.
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00:26:03,930 --> 00:26:08,368
(WOMAN SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
332
00:26:11,404 --> 00:26:15,475
Narrator: FU HAO RECRUITS
THE VILLAGE WOMEN TO HER ARMY.
333
00:26:15,542 --> 00:26:19,846
(MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
334
00:26:30,957 --> 00:26:34,394
(LIGHT DRAMATIC MUSIC)
335
00:26:41,434 --> 00:26:44,171
Narrator: FU HAO STILL
NEEDS MORE SOLDIERS,
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00:26:44,237 --> 00:26:47,174
BUT THAT'S A PROBLEM FOR
THE LOCAL SHANG LORDS.
337
00:26:48,074 --> 00:26:51,278
PEASANT LABOR WAS VITAL
TO FARM THEIR LANDS.
338
00:26:52,312 --> 00:26:56,783
(MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
339
00:26:58,685 --> 00:27:01,488
Narrator: FU HAO HOLDS A
SPECIAL SACRIFICE CEREMONY
340
00:27:01,555 --> 00:27:05,459
FOR THE ANCESTORS IN SUPPORT
OF HER FOR MILITARY CAMPAIGN.
341
00:27:08,195 --> 00:27:12,165
(WOMAN SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
342
00:27:12,232 --> 00:27:16,536
(LIGHT DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES)
343
00:27:28,882 --> 00:27:31,651
Narrator: THE SHANG
ALWAYS GAVE ONE SYMBOLIC
344
00:27:31,718 --> 00:27:34,354
DRINK TO THEIR ANCESTORS.
345
00:27:35,722 --> 00:27:40,093
(WOMAN SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
346
00:27:43,864 --> 00:27:48,101
(MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
347
00:27:55,408 --> 00:27:59,379
(WOMAN SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
348
00:27:59,446 --> 00:28:01,248
Wilson: IT'S THOUGHT
THAT IN THE SHANG,
349
00:28:01,381 --> 00:28:03,984
REALLY THE MEASURE OF
WEALTH WAS PROBABLY
350
00:28:04,050 --> 00:28:05,919
MORE BASED ON LABOR.
351
00:28:05,986 --> 00:28:13,426
THE NUMBER OF ABLE-BODIED HANDS
YOU HAD FOR CLEARING FIELDS,
352
00:28:13,493 --> 00:28:18,899
FOR BUILDING, FOR FARMING,
RATHER THAN OWNING LAND ITSELF.
353
00:28:26,807 --> 00:28:28,375
Narrator: TO
BREAK THE DEADLOCK,
354
00:28:28,441 --> 00:28:31,778
GENERAL FU HAO SUGGESTS THAT
THE LORDS WILL BE SACRIFICED
355
00:28:31,845 --> 00:28:33,914
IF THEY DON'T DELIVER TROOPS.
356
00:28:34,915 --> 00:28:38,084
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
357
00:28:38,151 --> 00:28:41,354
HER RUTHLESS MESSAGE
BRINGS THEM BACK INTO LINE.
358
00:28:41,988 --> 00:28:44,257
(DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES)
359
00:28:44,357 --> 00:28:47,928
Cao: THERE WAS CONSTANTLY
SHIFTING OF POWERS,
360
00:28:47,994 --> 00:28:52,098
AND ALSO ALLIANCES,
AND CERTAINLY
361
00:28:52,165 --> 00:28:55,368
FROM ORACLE BONE INSCRIPTION
WE KNOW SOME GROUPS
362
00:28:56,203 --> 00:28:58,004
WERE ALLIES OF THE SHANG,
363
00:28:58,071 --> 00:29:01,741
AND THOSE LATER
SHIFTED TO BE ENEMIES.
364
00:29:01,808 --> 00:29:03,376
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
365
00:29:03,443 --> 00:29:05,078
Narrator: ON THE
MORNING BEFORE BATTLE,
366
00:29:05,145 --> 00:29:09,082
GENERAL FU HAO INSPECTS
HER TROOPS ONE LAST TIME.
367
00:29:10,650 --> 00:29:13,787
SHE IS PROUD TO SEE PANG
AND HER WOMEN FIGHTERS
368
00:29:13,854 --> 00:29:15,088
AMONGST THE MEN.
369
00:29:17,390 --> 00:29:19,092
(MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
370
00:29:19,159 --> 00:29:23,964
(EVERYONE CHANTS IN
FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
371
00:29:26,967 --> 00:29:28,835
Narrator: GENERAL
FU HAO LEADS HER ARMY
372
00:29:28,902 --> 00:29:30,670
INTO BATTLE AGAINST THE ENEMY,
373
00:29:30,737 --> 00:29:33,340
CARRYING THE AX OF
A SHANG COMMANDER.
374
00:29:34,841 --> 00:29:39,246
Wilson: TWO LARGE AXES LIKE THIS
WERE FOUND IN FU HAO'S TOMB.
375
00:29:39,346 --> 00:29:41,815
THEY'RE LARGE AND VERY HEAVY.
376
00:29:41,882 --> 00:29:45,352
TO FIND AN OBJECT LIKE
THIS IN A SHANG ELITE TOMB
377
00:29:45,352 --> 00:29:47,721
SUGGESTS THAT THE
OCCUPANT OF THE TOMB
378
00:29:47,788 --> 00:29:52,893
WAS A GREAT MILITARY LEADER,
OR MAYBE A RITUAL LEADER.
379
00:29:52,959 --> 00:29:57,264
(MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
380
00:30:26,960 --> 00:30:29,062
Narrator: FU HAO
LINES UP HER TROOPS
381
00:30:29,129 --> 00:30:32,566
FOR HER FIRST BATTLE
AS A QUEEN AND GENERAL.
382
00:30:32,632 --> 00:30:33,333
(LIGHT DRAMATIC MUSIC)
383
00:30:36,829 --> 00:30:39,465
Narrator: GENERAL FU HAO
PREPARES TO LEAD HER ARMY
384
00:30:39,532 --> 00:30:41,734
INTO COMBAT FOR THE FIRST TIME.
385
00:30:41,801 --> 00:30:46,105
(LIGHT DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES)
386
00:30:51,244 --> 00:30:54,414
(PEOPLE HOLLERING)
387
00:31:05,858 --> 00:31:09,896
THEN THE ROYAL GUARD AND THE
QUEEN HERSELF JOIN THE BATTLE.
388
00:31:09,962 --> 00:31:12,265
(EVERYONE HOLLERING)
389
00:31:12,332 --> 00:31:15,234
(METAL CLINKS)
390
00:31:16,536 --> 00:31:18,805
THE CONFLICT DESCENDS
INTO A CHAOTIC MELEE
391
00:31:18,871 --> 00:31:21,774
OF HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT
OVER A LARGE AREA.
392
00:31:22,675 --> 00:31:24,644
Cao: FROM THE
FRAGMENTED EVIDENCE
393
00:31:24,711 --> 00:31:28,147
WE HAVE ON ORACLE BONES.
394
00:31:28,214 --> 00:31:31,284
THEY'RE SOME CAMPAIGN
TOOK QUITE A LONG TIME.
395
00:31:31,351 --> 00:31:34,787
IT IS UNLIKELY ONE
LARGE MILITARY CAMPAIGN
396
00:31:34,854 --> 00:31:39,225
COULD BE SETTLED BY
ONE DECISIVE BATTLE.
397
00:31:39,258 --> 00:31:44,497
(PEOPLE HOLLERING)
(METAL CLANKS)
398
00:31:49,635 --> 00:31:52,972
Narrator: GENERAL JU FIGHTS
ALONGSIDE THE VILLAGE WOMEN.
399
00:31:53,840 --> 00:31:59,245
(MAN SCREAMS)
(LIGHT DRAMATIC MUSIC)
400
00:32:08,321 --> 00:32:11,024
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
401
00:32:11,090 --> 00:32:15,328
(MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
402
00:32:36,749 --> 00:32:40,787
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(PEOPLE HOLLERING)
403
00:32:40,853 --> 00:32:44,657
Narrator: FU HAO SPOTS
THE ENEMY COMMANDER.
404
00:32:44,724 --> 00:32:50,129
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(METAL CLINKING)
405
00:33:02,041 --> 00:33:04,143
THE SHANG WIN THE DAY,
406
00:33:07,146 --> 00:33:09,115
BUT NOT WITHOUT LOSS.
407
00:33:09,248 --> 00:33:11,818
(LIGHT MUSIC)
408
00:33:34,507 --> 00:33:38,745
(MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
409
00:33:47,387 --> 00:33:48,788
Narrator: IN A SPECIAL CEREMONY
410
00:33:48,855 --> 00:33:50,456
IN HONOR OF HER VICTORY,
411
00:33:50,523 --> 00:33:53,593
FU HAO CONSULTS THE
SHANG ANCESTORS.
412
00:33:53,659 --> 00:33:58,731
(LIGHT DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(FIRE CRACKLING)
413
00:33:59,098 --> 00:34:02,435
THE CRACKS IN THE ORACLE BONE
DECREE THAT THE PRISONERS
414
00:34:02,502 --> 00:34:04,604
OF WAR ARE TO BE SACRIFICED.
415
00:34:04,671 --> 00:34:08,975
(LIGHT DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES)
416
00:34:19,452 --> 00:34:20,953
Wilson: IT MAY BE
SHOCKING TO US,
417
00:34:21,020 --> 00:34:26,092
BUT HUMAN SACRIFICE WAS A
VITAL PART OF SHANG LIFE.
418
00:34:26,759 --> 00:34:31,564
WHOLE SKELETONS, SKULLS,
BEHEADED SKELETONS
419
00:34:31,631 --> 00:34:33,466
ARE FOUND IN VARIOUS
COMBINATIONS,
420
00:34:33,533 --> 00:34:36,102
SOMETIMES IN ASSOCIATION
WITH ROYAL BURIALS,
421
00:34:36,202 --> 00:34:39,972
AND SOMETIMES IN OTHER
LOCATIONS AT THE SHANG SITE.
422
00:34:40,039 --> 00:34:41,207
IT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN
423
00:34:41,274 --> 00:34:43,810
AN IMPORTANT PART OF
RITUAL PRACTICE.
424
00:34:43,876 --> 00:34:47,313
(LIGHT DRAMATIC MUSIC)
425
00:34:54,320 --> 00:34:58,224
(WOMAN SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
426
00:34:58,257 --> 00:34:59,625
Narrator: AFTER HER VICTORY,
427
00:34:59,692 --> 00:35:02,628
FU HAO'S PROMINENCE IN
COURT IS ESTABLISHED.
428
00:35:02,695 --> 00:35:05,665
SHE TAKES OVER MANY
OF THE KING'S DUTIES.
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00:35:07,333 --> 00:35:08,634
Cao: SHE WOULD HAVE
430
00:35:08,701 --> 00:35:10,903
MANY DIFFERENT ROLES ON
THE MANAGEMENT
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00:35:10,970 --> 00:35:14,340
OF STATE AFFAIR, TO
AGRICULTURAL WORK,
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00:35:14,407 --> 00:35:17,844
OR TO PERFORM DIVINATION
ON BEHALF OF THE KING.
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00:35:19,345 --> 00:35:21,047
Narrator: THE NATIONAL
MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND
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00:35:21,114 --> 00:35:24,717
HOLDS AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION
OF SHANG ORACLE BONES.
435
00:35:25,752 --> 00:35:27,754
AMONG THE ANCIENT BONE FRAGMENTS
436
00:35:27,820 --> 00:35:31,090
WE FIND EVIDENCE OF FU
HAO'S CONTINUING SUCCESS
437
00:35:31,157 --> 00:35:32,625
ON THE BATTLEFIELD.
438
00:35:34,093 --> 00:35:39,332
Cao: THIS ORACLE BONE HAS
THE DATE OF THE DIVINATION,
439
00:35:39,465 --> 00:35:41,934
AND NOW WE LOST
THE DIVINERS NAME,
440
00:35:42,001 --> 00:35:45,605
BUT WE DO HAVE THE
QUESTION, WHICH IS:
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00:35:45,672 --> 00:35:49,642
"IF QUEEN FU HAO
RAISED 3,000 MEN,
442
00:35:49,709 --> 00:35:57,517
AND JOINED THEM WITH ANOTHER
10,000 MEN FOR A CAMPAIGN,
443
00:35:57,583 --> 00:36:00,853
WOULD SHE RECEIVE ASSISTANT?"
444
00:36:00,920 --> 00:36:07,660
BUT IT SHOWS FU HAO WAS
TRUSTED WITH SUCH LARGE FORCES
445
00:36:07,727 --> 00:36:12,965
AND INDICATES HER ABILITY
AS A MILITARY LEADER.
446
00:36:14,567 --> 00:36:18,538
(LIGHT MUSIC)
(FIRE CRACKLING)
447
00:36:18,604 --> 00:36:20,440
Narrator: OVER THE
YEARS, HAO HAS BECOME
448
00:36:20,506 --> 00:36:22,575
WU DING'S FAVORITE QUEEN.
449
00:36:31,584 --> 00:36:33,252
(MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
450
00:36:33,319 --> 00:36:35,655
Narrator: THE KING INSTRUCTS
HIS DIVINER TO PREPARE
451
00:36:35,722 --> 00:36:38,958
A CEREMONY TO PREDICT
THE SEX OF THEIR CHILD.
452
00:36:41,527 --> 00:36:45,832
(MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
453
00:37:02,982 --> 00:37:05,018
Narrator: AS HIS
MOST TRUSTED ADVISOR,
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00:37:05,084 --> 00:37:08,688
FU HAO NOW SITS ON
THE RIGHT OF WU DING
455
00:37:08,755 --> 00:37:11,691
AS THEY RECEIVE THE
RESULTS OF THE DIVINATION.
456
00:37:13,226 --> 00:37:16,996
(MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
457
00:37:17,063 --> 00:37:19,699
(LIGHT MUSIC)
458
00:37:26,873 --> 00:37:29,676
Narrator: FU HAO
GAVE BIRTH TO A BOY.
459
00:37:39,018 --> 00:37:42,689
OVER THE YEARS, THE COUPLE
ENJOY SPENDING TIME TOGETHER
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00:37:42,755 --> 00:37:45,591
ALONE IN THE ROYAL FORESTS.
461
00:37:45,658 --> 00:37:48,928
Cao: HUNTING HAS MANY
DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS;
462
00:37:49,862 --> 00:37:57,203
IT'S NOT JUST AN OCCASION OUT
AND CAPTURE THE GAME FOR FOOD,
463
00:37:57,236 --> 00:38:02,008
BUT IT'S ALSO A WAY
OF MARTIAL TRAINING
464
00:38:02,075 --> 00:38:07,213
FOR THE KING AND ALL
FOR THE OTHER ELITES.
465
00:38:07,246 --> 00:38:11,551
(MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
466
00:38:17,323 --> 00:38:20,259
(LEAVES RUSTLING)
467
00:38:26,299 --> 00:38:28,968
(LIGHT MUSIC)
468
00:38:33,439 --> 00:38:34,741
Narrator: THE
ROYAL COUPLE'S TIME
469
00:38:34,807 --> 00:38:36,743
WOULD SOON BE CUT SHORT.
470
00:38:38,177 --> 00:38:41,748
(LIGHT MUSIC CONTINUES)
471
00:38:52,270 --> 00:38:54,906
Narrator: SOMETIME IN THE
12TH CENTURY BCE,
472
00:38:55,940 --> 00:39:00,812
SHANG KING REALIZES THAT HIS
IRREPLACEABLE QUEEN IS DYING.
473
00:39:00,879 --> 00:39:06,117
(LIGHT MUSIC CONTINUES)
(WOMAN SINGING)
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00:39:30,575 --> 00:39:32,277
FU HAO WAS JUST 33.
475
00:39:36,814 --> 00:39:40,718
Cao: IT IS LIKELY KING WU
DING WOULD BE DEVASTATED
476
00:39:40,785 --> 00:39:45,790
WHEN FU HAO PASSED AWAY
AT A RELATIVELY YOUNG AGE.
477
00:39:46,591 --> 00:39:51,663
THIS IS MOSTLY
LIKELY BECAUSE FU HAO
478
00:39:51,796 --> 00:39:56,634
WAS A VERY CAPABLE WOMAN
AND SUPPORTED THE KING
479
00:39:57,335 --> 00:40:01,973
IN MANY ASPECTS OVER
THE STATE'S GOVERNANCE.
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00:40:03,107 --> 00:40:05,543
(MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
481
00:40:05,610 --> 00:40:07,512
Narrator: KING WU
DING MISSES HIS QUEEN,
482
00:40:07,579 --> 00:40:10,081
PRIESTESS AND GENERAL SO MUCH
483
00:40:10,081 --> 00:40:14,319
THAT HE INSISTS ON BURYING
HER NOT IN THE ROYAL CEMETERY,
484
00:40:14,385 --> 00:40:16,421
BUT RIGHT NEXT TO HIS PALACE.
485
00:40:17,188 --> 00:40:20,491
Wilson: IT'S REMARKABLE THAT THE
KING DIDN'T WANT HER BURIED
486
00:40:20,558 --> 00:40:24,195
FAR FROM HIM AND
SUGGESTS A DESIRE TO KEEP
487
00:40:24,262 --> 00:40:27,332
THAT KIND OF PROXIMITY,
THAT KIND OF CONNECTION
488
00:40:27,398 --> 00:40:28,933
EVEN AFTER HER DEATH.
489
00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:32,237
(LIGHT MUSIC)
(FIRE CRACKLING)
490
00:40:32,303 --> 00:40:34,806
Narrator: THE GRIEVING
KING ASSEMBLES VALUABLE
491
00:40:34,873 --> 00:40:36,741
GRAVE GOODS TO COMFORT FU HAO
492
00:40:36,808 --> 00:40:39,777
IN THE WORLD OF THE
SHANG ANCESTORS.
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00:40:45,917 --> 00:40:48,653
ANOTHER TRADITION WAS FOR
CLOSE FRIENDS OR FAMILY
494
00:40:48,720 --> 00:40:50,655
TO ACCOMPANY THE DECEASED.
495
00:40:53,091 --> 00:40:57,595
FU HAO'S GUARDIAN, YU,
MAKES A SPECIAL REQUEST.
496
00:40:57,662 --> 00:41:01,966
(MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
497
00:41:48,746 --> 00:41:50,882
Cao: FROM THE
ARCHEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE,
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00:41:50,949 --> 00:41:54,652
BASED ON THE ROYAL
TOMBS, WE CAN DEDUCT THAT
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00:41:55,386 --> 00:41:59,791
SOME OF THE SACRIFICED
HUMAN WERE LIKELY
500
00:41:59,858 --> 00:42:03,761
TO HAVE HAD A CLOSE
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE KING
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00:42:03,828 --> 00:42:06,231
OR OTHER ROYAL FAMILY MEMBERS.
502
00:42:06,297 --> 00:42:11,169
IN SHANG'S BELIEF SYSTEM,
THE DECEASED WOULD CONTINUE
503
00:42:11,236 --> 00:42:13,972
TO INFLUENCE THE LIVING WORLD.
504
00:42:16,074 --> 00:42:20,645
WU DING CONSIDERED
FU HAO COULD CONTINUE
505
00:42:20,712 --> 00:42:22,881
SUPPORT HIM, ADVISE HIM.
506
00:42:24,649 --> 00:42:27,852
Narrator: WU DING IS
RECEIVING A SPECIAL AMBASSADOR,
507
00:42:29,153 --> 00:42:31,589
BUT WITHOUT HIS BELOVED ADVISOR,
508
00:42:31,656 --> 00:42:34,158
HE STRUGGLES WITH STATE AFFAIRS.
509
00:42:42,700 --> 00:42:46,704
Cao: IT IS REALLY FASCINATING
TO THINK THIS PIECE OF BONE
510
00:42:46,771 --> 00:42:49,674
ON MY PALM NOW IS
3,000 YEARS OLD.
511
00:42:49,741 --> 00:42:52,677
WHEN THEY PERFORMED
THIS DIVINATION,
512
00:42:52,744 --> 00:42:58,049
KING WU DING AND FU HAO WOULD
BE PRESENT IN THE SAME SPACE,
513
00:42:58,116 --> 00:43:01,252
AND HOW AMAZING THAT IS.
514
00:43:02,954 --> 00:43:07,258
(MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
515
00:43:19,704 --> 00:43:23,374
Cao: TO ME, PERSONALLY, FU HAO
WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY WOMAN.
516
00:43:23,441 --> 00:43:27,245
SHE ALLOWS US TO REEVALUATE
HOW WE THINK ABOUT
517
00:43:27,312 --> 00:43:30,815
WOMEN'S ROLE IN
THE ANCIENT WORLD.
518
00:43:36,654 --> 00:43:39,123
Narrator: THANKS TO
THE DISCOVERY OF HER TOMB,
519
00:43:39,190 --> 00:43:42,961
THE LEGACY OF FU HAO,
THE SHANG DYNASTY,
520
00:43:43,094 --> 00:43:47,899
AND THE BIRTH OF THE CHINESE
CIVILIZATION LIVES ON.
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00:43:47,966 --> 00:43:53,204
(WOMAN SINGS)
(LIGHT MUSIC)
522
00:43:53,872 --> 00:43:56,608
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
523
00:43:59,611 --> 00:44:00,000
(LIGHT DRAMATIC MUSIC)