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一眼千年 A Thousand Years in One Glance | 国家宝藏 National Treasure - Chinese, Pinyin & English Translation

一眼千年 sung by Na Ying is the theme song for the cultural exploration tv program National Treasure. Within the show China's nine leading museums present three national treasures across the episodes, explaining their history, significance, and retelling their stories on stage. Each national treasure is represented by a 'national treasure keeper' who is a celebrity (most of them are actors or are going into acting e.g Jackson Yi) that will perform as the main character in the stories of the national treasures. And here are some references for the video :) 00:00 The first four pictures are all structures of the Forbidden City. 01:22 万语千言 is a phrase that comes from Tang ZhengGu's poem 《燕》. It means that there are many words that need to be said. Also, the translation is a bit vague but the way I interpreted it is that "silence is worth more than ten thousand ...... that are needed to be said" because when a person sees these artefacts, these products of history the song is about, they are viewing thousands of years in one glance and in that moment of awe, silence is worth more as a sign of respect, astonishment, acceptance, etc. for the years that have passed. Instead of ten thousand words of polite drivel that are "needed to be said" in usual conversations, in this moment, silence is a sign of wordless awe and realisation of what is before you. Therefore it 胜 (wins) over 万语千言. 01:27 光阴似箭 is a part of the phrase 光阴似箭，日月如梭 (time is like an arrow, the sun and moon are like a shuttle) which means that time goes by as fast as an arrow, and the sun and moon are as fast as a shuttle on a loom. 01:48 The sword of Goujian 越王勾践剑 featured in the second episode of National Treasure. It's a tin bronze sword renowned for its unusual sharpness, intricate design and resistance against tarnish. The sword is generally attributed to GouJian, one of the last kings of Yue during the Spring and Autumn Period (770 - 476 BCE). 02:47 桑田沧海 literally means that the sea turns into a mulberry field and the mulberry field becomes the sea. It is a Chinese idiom that is a metaphor for the great changes made through time. 02:59 The Temple of Heaven is an imperial complex of religious buildings built during the reign of the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The picture shown is of the largest building in the Temple of Heaven, the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests. 03:04 The Daming Palace was the imperial palace complex of the Tang Dynasty, situated in the Tang capital Chang'An (modern day Xi' An). It served as the imperial residence of the Tang emperors for more than 220 years. There were plans to construct the palace years before, but construction was halted due to various reasons and in 660, Emperor Wu Zetian (the only female emperor) commissioned the court architect to design the palace and construction continued. The construction of Daming Palace finished under the reign of Emperor Gaozong in 663. The image is of the reconstructed DanFeng Gate which houses and conserves the ruins of the original gate of Daming Palace. 03:07 The Summer Palace was an ensemble of palaces, lakes and gardens of the Qing Dynasty, though its origins date back further. One of the mistakes I made when researching was confusing the Summer Palace and the Old Summer Palace, originally called the Imperial Gardens and sometimes the Winter Palace. During the Second Opium War, French and British troops looted and burnt down the palace complex. It was so large that it took 4000 soldiers three days to destroy it. According to UNESCO, many of the looted items now reside in 47 museums around the world. 03:11 The Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng or Zenghouyi Bells is the name given to an ancient musical instrument made of bells that can each play two tones. It was unearthed in 1978 and assumed to date back to 2500 years ago and retains the ability to produce the musical tones to this day. 03:15 The Mother of Porcelain 各种釉彩大瓶 (Large Vase with Variegated Glazes) was made in the Qing Dynasty during the reign of Qianlong Emperor. It incorporates the use of 12 glazing techniques with each representing a different dynasty, such as the blue and white porcelain for the Ming Dynasty. It is one of the national treasures of the first episode of National Treasure. 03:20 This image is of a spherical incense burner of the Tang Dynasty. One of them is also mentioned in National Treasure's 4th episode, specifically the one belonging to Consort Yang (Yang Guifei) 葡萄花鸟纹银香囊. 03:24 A traditional hand warmer.