There has been a fascinating TV programme narrated by Michael Wood about the history of China. I was particularly interested in the Kaifeng scroll of the Sung dynasty. Nearly 1000 years ago a Chinese artist created a massive scroll showing the capital city (of 1 million people even then) in immense detail. The scroll has been recreated with moving people and animals in a museum in Shanghai.
See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kRA9it9bKk .
Whatever your views on China today, it certainly has a rich history, much if it unknown in the West.
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