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3,000 Years of Chinese Dynasties in One Minute

EarthDirect · 1 min · 2013 · YouTube title: China - 3,000 Years of History in a Minute
Why it's here

Cited in passing to show how China's borders have expanded and contracted over history.

What it covers

An animated map of the territories of Chinese dynasties from 1000 BC to the present, compressed into about a minute.