When Guo said that in the kindergarten stage, our generation of parents have been very conscious in cultivating the child's logical thinking ability; then in the primary school, the deepest feeling must be to strengthen the child's knowledge of literature and history, because the current learning is more and more test of comprehensive ability, especially in the language subjects, the concept of "big language", such as the current composition topic is often similar to this: "In the process of comprehensive learning, you must pay attention to the three world cultural heritages of Hangzhou West Lake, the Grand Canal, and the ruins of Liangzhu Ancient City. Of course, you may also pay attention to other cultural heritage, please tell a small story between you and a cultural heritage that you have experienced", which is obviously very demanding on the child's knowledge.
Only by studying literature and history can we have multi-time, multi-level, and multi-disciplinary composite knowledge. OK itself is very interested in the history of this piece, plus I am well aware of the importance of learning literature and history knowledge for contemporary children, so I have also done a lot of research work, comparing various history books and audio-visual materials, selecting the best for him to see, and promoting his further exploration. Among them, the literary and historical animation "General History of China in the Museum" is the most amazing. It is neither too "positive" nor boring for children:
It will also not be too "young", resulting in a limited amount of video information:
The film "General History of China in the Museum" can accurately hit the aesthetics and preferences of the baby in the content presentation, and it is very good in grasping the professionalism of the content.
It clearly sorts out the history of China from prehistoric civilization to the Ming and Qing dynasties, but it is not just a rough timeline, lacks depth, is easy to forget after reading, nor does it only talk about key historical events, and the content is not comprehensive enough. Instead, it is more in line with the new trend of historiography, focusing more on the construction of historical thinking, not pursuing children to remember the time and place when historical events occurred, but taking children to deeply understand the origin of historical events and teaching children to think from different angles.
Let's watch an episode first and get a first feel for it (each episode is basically about 8 minutes, and the duration is also particularly friendly to the baby)! If it is not convenient to watch at the moment, you can directly read down to my detailed introduction to this literary and historical cartoon! Feel the "preciousness" of this film together:
Season 1, Episode 3 "Humanity Comes to East Asia"
Presentation is flexible
The presentation of this animation is very good for grabbing children's attention. In a very special way, a learned black cat animation image, "Cat Curator", is used to connect the whole text:
Taking cultural relics as the carrier, through the combination of animation + live-action shooting, to tell the general history of China, suddenly the history of Banzheng became lively, so that the child had a natural sense of closeness:
The content is full and the layers are clear
Bigger surprises come from the content.
Originally saw the title of the "General History of China", I was very worried, up and down five thousand years of history, knowledge points such as stars, how to choose, how to explain, what kind of depth to talk about, the scale of the pinch is very critical, do shallow listening is not of great use, do deep and afraid that children can not understand.
But "General History of China in the Museum" is rarely done, from prehistoric civilization to the Ming and Qing dynasties thousands of years of history full coverage, the context is clear and full of content.
Show you the catalog of all 7 seasons, you can see that it not only talks about the great dynastic changes, but also takes into account the people's food, clothing, shelter and transportation, and focuses more on culture and civilization, bringing children a comprehensive historical perspective.
At the same time, unlike traditional history teaching, this set of animation conforms to the new trend of historiography, focusing more on the construction of historical thinking, it does not pursue children to remember the time and place of historical events, but to take children to deeply understand the origin of historical events and teach children to think from different angles.
For example, when talking about the historical figure of Wang Xizhi, in addition to introducing his masterpieces "Orchid Pavilion Collection" and "Qing Ti when the Snow Is Fast", he also took the children to explore why Wang Xizhi could become the first person recognized by the ancient and modern calligraphy circles.
Through the analysis of the cat curator, we know that Wang Xizhi can become a scholar in history, not only because of his efforts and extraordinary talent, but also because of the Wei and Jin Southern and Northern Dynasties period he was in. Although the Wei and Jin dynasties were in social turmoil, it was also a period of great cultural prosperity. The invention of paper provided convenience for writing, so more people were exploring faster ways of writing than Lishu, and therefore new fonts such as Licao, Xingshu and Xingcao came into being, so Wang Xizhi's appearance in this era was actually a choice of history.
This kind of perspective of exploring historical truth from the macro perspective is really fantastic, for children who are still in their own small world, it is a very impactful transformation, and in the subtle, children will slowly learn to evaluate things at a higher level in real life, which has great significance for children's world outlook and outlook on life.
Scripting professional and fun
And the highlight is its script, which is really special!
Short sentences are mainly short sentences, witty, and more rhetorical questions, and sometimes even like TV dramas, arrange a suspense at the end and connect with the next episode, so as to arouse children's interest and effectively interact:
The narration is not point-to-point, the selected knowledge points are simply and neatly explained thoroughly, the children understand without pressure, and even adults have gained a lot from watching, which shows that the history and literary skills of the script authors are very deep. For example, when it comes to Qin Shi Huang's unified weights and measures, with the picture, the reasons for why he did this in three words and two words were clearly explained:
The description of cultural relics is concise and grounded, which is very in line with the context of children:
To this end, I specifically asked the production team about the author of the script, and I learned that the original script of this series of literary and historical animations was supported by the team of the History Department of Fudan University, and the main writer of the script was Dr. In History of Fudan University, Duan Zhiqiang, the current tutor of Fudan University and an associate researcher of the Institute of Literature and History of Fudan University.
In order to write the script, Mr. Duan bought a lot of children's books at home and abroad, "crazy" reading, learning the language in the books, so this series of animations is equivalent to the history of the big coffee in the children to simplify the story, no wonder it can be so heavy.
Visual presentation is interesting and advanced
To be honest, to this extent, as a popular science nature of literary and historical animation is already very OK, but the excellence of "General History of China in the Museum" is not only this, it is also very rare that the visual design of the entire series is controlled by the team from CENTRAL America, and the sub-shots, cultural relics videos, and even the selection of theme colors in each season have been specially designed. For example, the theme color of the prehistoric civilization in the first season specially selected a bright bright yellow to set off the slightly dim and simple cultural relics of the prehistoric civilization, and also symbolized the light of the first opening of heaven and earth;
In the sixth season, the theme color of the Liao Song Dynasty Xia Yuanjin was selected as the representative color of the Ru kiln, the first of the five famous kilns of the Song Dynasty- azure:
The shooting of real scenes is also like a high-definition documentary, and the light and shadow and details are extremely textured:
The visual presentation of the whole film is simple and generous, clean and neat, and the aesthetic is very advanced:
The duration of each episode of animation is also very scientific, an episode of about 8 minutes, will explain 3-4 knowledge points, each knowledge point will be about 2 minutes more than 2 minutes, such a length of time can not only make the baby's attention always maintain a high level, but also convenient to use the fragment time to watch.
I really like it, I have watched almost all 7 seasons of the series for a period of time, and it can be said that each episode is of a high standard and the quality is very stable. And OK itself is a history fan, but also immersed in it, but also talk to me about their own thinking and views on historical events, which also makes me more determined to recommend it to the mothers on the number.
Because --
1. Such a Chinese general history animation with the support of a professional team and the entire series maintaining a high standard can be sought. Both from the perspective of knowledge accumulation and from the perspective of broadening horizons, it is very practical.
2, what is more rare is that children like this form of presentation, like to see, can see, can learn, this is a greater value.
3, 300 yuan can be directly bought to permanent effective playback, whether it is bought back to watch the moment, or after a period of time to see, it does not affect, and buy us to see it ourselves, it is also very rewarding. There are also high quality other courses and physical gifts!
1, 7 seasons and 200 episodes, the general history of China is fully covered, and the hierarchy is clear
This series has been made for a total of 7 seasons, from prehistoric civilization to the Ming and Qing dynasties, a total of 200 episodes, the content can be said to cover almost all the history of China, look at the complete series, the general impression of Chinese history should be able to stand firmly.
What I particularly like is that it does not favor one over the other in terms of content distribution, such as selecting only a few key dynasties, but rather a detailed introduction to each historical stage. Prehistoric civilizations that are often hurriedly carried around in history textbooks, there is a special season in this series —
And it is particularly wonderful, combining the seemingly boring pottery, stone tools, and bone tools in the museum with historical pictures and telling stories.
What impressed me the most was the passage about how prehistoric humans cooked, and it was very creative to string together the artifacts of several different regions, so that the jars in these museums that looked earthy suddenly came to life.
How did primitive people cook?
First use the stone milling disc of Shandong Houli culture to grind millet:
Then use the pottery bowl from Gansu and the pottery bracket from Shandong to cook a pot of millet porridge:
Don't forget to pour a cup of hot water with an animal-shaped pot after eating!
The water glasses are also in place!
Watching the video, coupled with the explanation of the cat curator's very magical explanation, it is really super top. In addition, the first season also undertook the "heavy responsibility" of setting the tone for the entire series: from then on, the structure of each season was based on the change of dynasties, and then the picture-like display of the ancients' food, clothing, housing, humanities and arts, which are more connected to the lives of children, which is also in line with the new trend of historical research now, with more emphasis on civilization and culture.
△ The red box is related to the change of dynasties
And focusing on each small episode, the structure of just 8 minutes is also very clear, I take the 16th episode of the 3rd season "Han Dynasty People's Home Daily Life" as an example to show you the following -
At the beginning of each episode, the cat curator will first pick up the theme and cut down:
This is followed by a formal explanation, which will talk about 3 to 4 knowledge points around the theme:
Finally, end the episode by asking a little blackboard.
It can be seen that the whole structure is introduced - the main lesson - consolidation, just 8 minutes is like a small lesson, the process is clear, and the content is quite rich.
At the end of each season, there will be a special episode timeline summary, combing through the content of the entire episode to strengthen the impression.
2. Tell history logically and help children establish historical thinking and discipline integration thinking
And one of the things that I love most about this literary and historical animation is that it is logically telling history, leading children to gradually build up their own historical thinking (about historical thinking, I wrote an article to talk to you two days ago (hyperlink).
Traditional basic history education is composed of fragmented knowledge points, so it is necessary to rely on rote memorization. The "General History of China in the Museum" adopts the mainstream framework research method of the current historical circles, often starting from a cultural relic, and then constantly seeking the story behind it, tracing back the truth and context of history.
For example, from a few humble dumplings in the Astana Tang Tomb in Turpan, Xinjiang, the following information can be excavated:
1, as early as 1000 years ago, dumplings have become one of the staple foods of our Chinese;
2. Dumplings were spread to the Western Regions along the Silk Road and became a favorite delicacy of the People of the Western Regions;
3. The extremely dry climate of the Turus region has enabled dumplings to be preserved intact for thousands of years.
▽- For example, from the bamboo jian of the Han tomb in Zhangjiashan, Hubei Province, the earliest Chinese mathematical book "Book of Arithmetic" is introduced, and from the "Book of Arithmetic" brings out the Calculation Tool of the Han Dynasty, and the similarities between "Arithmetic" and "Chip" in the structure of Chinese characters:
It can be seen that just when the cat curator tells the story, a lot of information has been synthesized and output, so when the child watches this animation, he does not have to remember the specific historical knowledge points, chronological locations, and what he has to feel is this kind of mind-guided exploration method. Another benefit of this divergent approach to learning that explores new knowledge is that children will be exposed to subject integration earlier. Subject areas like this one involved in this animation are not only history, but also astronomy, geography, language, mathematics, biology, and so on.
△ The origin of the word "champion"
△ The biological significance of human eating cooked food is a boost for children's future history learning, and it can also affect children's thinking habits throughout their lives.
3. Scripts written in the language of the Internet make children closer to history, and at the same time have a good grasp of the "degree"
Let's talk about another highlight of this set of Chinese general history and history animation - the script. As mentioned earlier, it tells history in a language that children can understand, and firmly grasps the interest of children. Funny subtitles like the ones below abound in this series of animations, and children immediately inspire gossip as soon as they hear it:
In addition, it often uses some modern language to interpret historical events, and children can get the meaning they want to express when they hear it: - This "Emissary Map" is the earliest postal image we can see now, and it is the earliest courier brother. - The Song Dynasty people did a good job, did not forget to advertise on the wrapping paper, and inadvertently created the world's earliest existing trademark advertisement. - They probably think that the meal sharing system is too Sven, and it is very inconvenient to talk about the day, so the shared meal system where many people sit together and eat together slowly become popular. - These two copywriters/proofreaders of the Book of Arithmetic, perhaps they were the math teachers of that time.
Look, isn't that fun? But interesting at the same time, the amount of information conveyed by the film is actually very large, but it is a good point that the knowledge points do not appear deliberately, but are naturally integrated into the narrative, so the child will not have the feeling of learning when watching, and the effect is better. In addition, what is particularly rare is that the entire series of "General History of China in the Museum" always runs through a sense of "restraint", showing respect for history everywhere. For controversial history, it does not make a clear conclusion, but spreads the existing historical materials and inferred different conclusions in front of the child's eyes, impartial, and lets the child think for himself. For example, whether there is a problem with Dayu, the film presents the existing historical books, cultural relics and climatological evidence, but at the same time tells children that even the earliest records are more than a thousand years from the age of Dayu's existence, so whether Dayu really exists, we are still not sure:
The same goes for the evaluation of the characters.
For example, for the character of Emperor Xin of the Shang Dynasty, in the traditional historical narrative, he indulged in wine and was a typical tyrant.
However, if we extend the time period and look at him from the perspective of the development of the entire Chinese history, we will find that Di Xin devoted all his strength to conquer Dongyi, although it eventually led to the demise of the Shang Dynasty, but he extended the territory of the Shang Dynasty to the Jianghuai area, which played an indelible role in the spread of the Central Plains culture to the southeast at that time, which made great contributions to the formation of ancient China and the development of the Chinese nation, and his merits in this regard are indelible.
In the process of children's growth, there is a period of either-or non-judgment, if you want to go to a higher level of thinking, you need to consciously guide children to think dialectically, and learning history is the best way to cultivate dialectical thinking.
4, the team is too professional, content, visual, dubbing without a short board "General History of China in the Museum" can reach such a high level in all aspects, and maintain a stable level of the whole 7 seasons, with a sufficiently professional creative team.
This series of literary and historical animations is from the "Holiday Museum" series, and the mother who is going north may be relatively familiar with the "Holiday Museum", which has been very popular in the professional field of "museum classroom" for teenagers in the past two years. Mainly through cooperation with world-renowned museums, experts and scholars, around the IP of the cat curator, to create related creative works.
At present, there are more than 20 classic museum series video lessons, more than 100 world civilization lecture series, more than 20 museum audio guides, etc., and have carried out in-depth cooperation with many schools in Beijing.
"General History of China in the Museum" is also this creative path, in three years, nearly 20 experts and scholars from domestic universities and art celebrities were gathered to participate in the compilation, and more than 40 museums were selected from the field to create and complete, once launched, it became the trump card in the holiday museum series.
It is provided academic support by the team of the History Department of Fudan University, and the script is led by Duan Zhiqiang, a doctor of history at Fudan University, the current tutor of Fudan University, and the teacher of the Institute of Literature and History of Fudan University.
The filming, editing and production of the video is the responsibility of the TEAM at CAFA. Not only the real-life cultural relics are photographed pleasing to the eye:
The animation part is also done interestingly and neatly. What is particularly powerful is that the combination of the two is very natural, there will be no sense of separation when watching, and I have to say that the team's art design ability is really cattle, and the aesthetic is really reliable.
In addition, there is a very surprising dubbing of the cat curator, which gives the cat curator's IP and even the entire animation a big plus.
Magnetic and magical voice, especially with such a mysterious role as the cat curator, it is simply addictive to listen! I specifically went to find the first episode of season 1, and everyone must click to feel it.
What's more, the whole series of animation is still the original Chinese and English bilingual subtitles! You can also learn English while studying history