旅游类纪录片,BBC 频道 2010 年出品。


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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t94gs

  • 中文片名 :秘密游客

  • 中文系列名:

  • 英文片名 :The Secret Tourist

  • 英文系列名:

  • 电视台 :BBC

  • 地区 :英国

  • 语言 :英语

  • 时长 :约 59 分钟/集

  • 版本 :tv

  • 发行时间 :2010

Presented by Matt Allwright, The Secret Tourist is a new consumer travel show for BBC One and sees Matt travel to some of the world’s most popular holiday destinations to expose the worst of the tourist industry.

The series will use the experiences of aggrieved British holidaymakers to identify failing resorts and hotels abroad. Each week a real family of holidaymakers is sent undercover to investigate these complaints and report on the conditions they find. They are joined by Environmental Health expert Lisa Ackerley who assesses the hotels hygiene and safety standards. She also covertly gathers samples swimming pool water and food and has these analysed in a lab.

Armed with these results Matt Allwright confronts the hotel management with the findings. Will they clean up their act?

Interwoven with the unfolding story of the undercover family, other strands highlight the potential pitfalls that await the unwary traveller. Falling victim to a con or rip-off is one of peoples’ biggest concerns when they venture abroad and these cons are becoming ever more prevalent and sophisticated.

To help prevent tourists from becoming their latest targets, The Secret Tourist recreates some of these situations and reveals the techniques behind them to show just how easy it is to get unsuspecting holidaymakers to part with their cash.

In addition, reporter Carole Machin investigates what can and does go wrong on holiday. With accidents abroad on the increase the series reveals some of the potential dangers and how to avoid them. From illegally hired jet bikes and dodgy moped hire firms to dubious medical clinics, Carole will carry out a survey and gather covert evidence of malpractice and confront those responsible with the evidence.

Matt Allwright re-creates popular scams on unsuspecting tourists abroad. He demonstrates a hotel room theft and a fake day trip con. Plus a family of Secret Tourists investigate a typical package holiday. The Woods family from Dunstable travel to the Dominican Republic. With help from hygiene expert Lisa Ackerley, the secret tourists make some shocking revelations about the health, hygiene and safety at the resort which could risk lives and close down the hotel. Matt turns up to confront the resort manager. Carole Machin investigates doctors on the Spanish island of Tenerife after reports of over- treating and over-charging tourists. Will the healthy undercover reporter be given expensive and unnecessary treatment when she pays a visist?

In this programme Matt demonstrates how con artists can operate as fake concierges to steal bags and the tricks some restaurants use to create extra charges. A family of Secret Tourists investigate a typical package holiday as the Whiting family from Norfolk travel to Turkey to investigate a four star hotel. Carole Machin is in Thailand to investigate why so many British tourists have accidents on scooters.

In this episode, Matt demonstrates how tourists can fall for the scenic taxi route and why passports mean cash for con artists. The Murray family from Surrey travel to a hotel in Tunisia and find dirty rooms and fire hazards, while Carole Machin travels to the Spanish Island of Lanzarote to examine why swimming pools pose a danger for families on holiday

In the last programme of this series, Matt demonstrates how con artists distract tourists to steal a handbag and how your shopping could be substituted for inferior goods. Plus a family of Secret Tourists investigate a typical package holiday. The Barkass family from Newcastle go undercover in a 4-star hotel in


未来世界类纪录片,历史频道 2010 年出品。


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http://natgeotv.com/za/clash-of-the-continents

  • 中文片名 :大陆的冲突

  • 中文系列名:

  • 英文片名 :Clash of the Continents

  • 英文系列名

  • 电视台 :National Geographic

  • 地区 :美国

  • 语言 :英语

  • 时长 :45 mins/EP

  • 版本 :TV

  • 发行时间 :2010

一位虚拟的宇航员穿越时光,来到2亿5千万年后的地球,他发现大陆板块已经面目全非,人类的痕迹也完全被时光磨蚀掉了。为了预测这位宇航员将看到的景象,专家们周游世界,探索过去以便预测未来。行星碰撞、冰河时期以及突然的火山运动都是早就我们现在的世界的自然现象,那么什么样的自然力将决定我们未来的命运呢?

Imagine that an astronaut goes through a space-time warp, bringing him home after 250 million years have passed on Earth. Continents are unrecognizable and every trace of mankind has vanished. To envision what this spaceman would see, experts travel around the world rediscovering our past in order to make predictions about the future. Asteroid collisions, glaciations and sudden volcanism are what created our present world. What natural forces may be responsible for our demise?

Our theoretical spaceman blasts into the future to imagine what Earth will be like 250 million years from now. He’ll search for signs of past human life, but with all our landmarks dissolved away his only hope is to find a fossilized city that has survived nature’s powerful forces. Perhaps he can find New Orleans, which would have been buried under the Mississippi Delta. What will the evidence he finds reveal: further evolution, or the destruction of our species?


应用科学类纪录片,PBS 频道 2008 年出品。


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http://www.pbs.org/e2/transport.html

  • 中文片名 :交通

  • 中文系列名:

  • 英文片名 :E2 Transport

  • 英文系列名:

  • 电视台 :PBS

  • 地区 :美国

  • 语言 :英语

  • 时长 :约 30 分钟/集

  • 版本 :DVD

  • 发行时间 :2008

金球奖和奥斯卡奖得主Brad Pitt解说,e2 交通向我们展示了全球各地尝试解决交通相关问题的不同方法,前途和初步行动,注意力不再是更多地放在设计和替换能源上,而是站在更全局的人类活动以及城市化的角度上。

Based on the economic principle of demand managment, London’s congestion charge challenges the 20th century notion that cities should be designed around cars, and asks drivers to pay for access to public roads and parking spaces. Thanks to visionary municipal leaders like Deputy Mayor Nicky Gavron, this plan is the core of a sweeping push to transform London into a transit- efficient and pedestrian-friendly megacity in time for the 2012 Olypmic Games.

Paris’ ambitious public-private Velib bike initiative encourages residents to forgo cars for bikes and public transportation. In the process, the programme has fostered a unique popular culture, complete with its own language, jokes and pick-up lines. If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe has undoubtedly taken heart: Its success has inspired cities like Sao Paulo, Venice and London to begin adopting similar programmes of their own.

In the 21st century global food economy, most foods travel an average of 1,500 miles from farm to plate. As renowned author Michael Pollen elaborates, the impacts of this fossil fuel-driven system are detrimental to the environment, but also to our health and social well-being. Writer Michael Shuman argues that investing in local food systems lessens the distance between who we are and what we eat, and creates wealth in the community.

In 2003, the city of Seoul took a rare step “back in time,” demolishing a major downtown freeway to uncover and restore the ancient Cheonggyecheon stream that once flowed beneath it. An impressive feat of engineering, the project re-purposed nearly 75 percent of the dismatled highway material for reconstruction and rehabilitation of the stream’s banks and commercial corridor. The Cheonggyecheon is now a vital part of the city’s commercial and tourism sectors, and has proven that environmental restoration can revive culture and community, as well.

Thanks to a progressive public transportation protfolio that includes train, steetcar, bus and aerial tram, Portland has become a global model of transit- oriented development (TOD). For more than 40 years, city planners have uniquely integrated transport decisions into urban growth and development efforts. The result: Portland is consistatly ranked as one of the country’s most livable cities, boasting a healthy two percent population growth annually

  • and the second lowest per capita transprtation spending of the 28 largest U.S. metropolitan areas.

Even if regional transportation becomes more efficient, people and goods will still need to travel the world. This episode looks at new technologies and policies that could offset the aviation industry’s substantial greenhouse gas emissions, such as Amyris Biotechnologies’ new synthetic jet juels, and Hybrid Air Vehicles’ second generation of dirigible airship. To reduce fuel emissions, industry leaders like Boeing are also advocating towing planes on runways and implementing smarter air traffic control systems.


应用科学类纪录片,National Geographic 频道 2010 年出品。


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http://natgeotv.com/uk/nazi-twin-mystery

  • 中文片名 :纳粹双胞胎之谜

  • 中文系列名:

  • 英文片名 :Nazi Mystery: Twins from Brazil

  • 英文系列名:

  • 电视台 :National Geographic

  • 地区 :美国

  • 语言 :英语

  • 时长 :54 min

  • 版本 :DVD

  • 发行时间 :2010

In a remote part of Brazil, lies a tiny town full of twins. Among the community of around 80 families, there are reportedly 44 pairs of twins - many blond and blue-eyed. Could these twins be the legacy of the escaped Nazi war criminal and SS physician, Josef Mengele? Dubbed the ‘Angel of Death,’ Mengele spent years conducting horrific medical experiments on twins at Auschwitz working to determine if they held the key to building an Aryan race.

Could he have succeeded in his lifelong goal to create a master race while on the run in South America? Now with exclusive access to the key players in the mystery - from the secret agents who trailed Mengele across South America, to the team of scientists now uncovering the facts behind the bizarre phenomenon

  • we leave no stone unturned in the hunt for the truth.

Despite his horrific experiments at Auschwitz, Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele escaped arrest. Is a town of twins in Brazil his dreadful legacy?


军事类纪录片,Others 频道 2005 年出品。


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  • 英文片名 :Lightning Interceptor

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  • 电视台 :Others

  • 地区 :

  • 语言 :英语

  • 版本 :dvd

  • 发行时间 :2005

The English Electric Lightning was the RAF’s first and only all-British supersonic fighter. This ‘Cold War Warrior’ was conceived in 1947 and remained in operational service until the late 1980’s. Ferocious and unforgiving to fly, and built around a powerful weapons system, its pilots were the undisputed elite heirs to the Spitfire and Hurricane pilots of the Battle of Britain.

LIGHTNING INTERCEPTOR puts you in the cockpit of this classic British fighter and reveals what it was really like to fly on operational service. Made with unprecedented access to the English Electrric and British Aerospace archives at Warton, LIGHTING INTERCEPTOR features much rare and exclusive film footage, Farnborough appearances, live weapons practice and in-flight refuelling.

The makers of the DVD have also been granted unprecedented access to the film archives of No 74 Squadron at Wattisham for operational film materials, while ex-squadron members provide fascinating first hand accounts of what the Lightning was like to fly. Other highlights include a full technical walk around and exclusive interviews with ‘Bea’ Beaumont, Air Vice Marshal John Howe and chief test pilot Eric Brown, who compares the Lightning with other jets of the era - including rival Soviet interceptors - which he tested.


军事类纪录片,Others 频道 2005 年出品。


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  • 中文片名 :TSR2攻击机: 不为人知的故事

  • 中文系列名:

  • 英文片名 :TSR2: The Untold Story

  • 英文系列名:

  • 电视台 :Others

  • 地区 :

  • 语言 :英语

  • 版本 :dvd

  • 发行时间 :2005

The TSR2 was a technological triumph for Britain; a world beating tactical, strike and reconnaissance aircraft years ahead of its time. It carried four on-board digital computers to process radar information. It could deliver its weapons load to a target 1000 nautical miles away from a runway just 600 yards long. Flying at ultra low level at the speed of sound it would have been able to pass under Soviet radar/air defence screen undetected. It would have been the most powerful weapon in the NATO arsenal. And yet it was destined never to see service. Why?

The fascinating story behind the cancellation of the TSR2 project is one of international intrigue and high stake politics. It ended in 1965 when a 200,000,000 pound aircraft project was reduced to just 50,000 pound worth of scrap metal and the future of Britain as a world leader in aviation was put in jeopardy.

When the order came for the TSR2’s cancellation, the prototype, construction jigs, design papers and film records were all ordered to be destroyed. Despite this, unique film material did escape destruction and has remained hidden in vaults - until now.

The makers of this unique DVD have been given exclusive access to a substantial amount of original film archive material whish has never been made available before. Much of this is in pristine condition and includes stunning air to air sequences of the TSR2 in flight, take offs and the first flight. Also featured are exclusive interviews with leading politicians of the time, senior RAF officers who were closely involved with the TSR2 programme and the chief test pilot.

The American F-111 Fighter bomber program began around the same time as the TSR2. As the F-111 was billed as being a cheaper alternative to the TSR2 and able to be developed more quickly, the British Government decided to cancel TSR2. In the end the F-111 proved to be both very expensive and was much delayed in getting into production.

Extra’s included are Mini Documentary: The legacy of TSR2 (6mins) Documentary: The F-111 Ardvaark profile (25mins)


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Classic British Jets 系列



社会科学类纪录片,Others 频道 2007 年出品。


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  • 中文片名 :飞行英雄

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  • 英文片名 :Heroes of Aviation

  • 英文系列名:

  • 电视台 :Others

  • 地区 :英国

  • 语言 :英语

  • 时间 :

  • 版本 :DVD

  • 发行时间 :2007

Heroes of Aviation is an exciting 10-part documentary that will take you on an amazing journey of military aviation from its beginnings at the turn of the 20th Century to the amazing aerial feats we are witness to today.

The thrilling action, the extraordinary stories of daring and eye-opening all paint a vibrant picture of the significant events that helped shaped history, and of the men and women who marked these events with their bravery.

The series covers the Great War, World War II including the Battle of Britain and Pearl Harbor, the Ploesti Oil Fields, the Vietnam war and the Gulf War as well as many other theaters of war and the development of aircraft from the Wright Brothers to modern aircraft.

This special series is captivation and compelling, with superb narrative scripts featuring first class footage of real aerial combat and air-air filming that enables the viewer to follow each crew’s heroic performance as they penetrate deep behind enemy lines. Witness the human endeavors that supported the war in the air; the crews. the ground staff, the nurses and pioneering plastic surgeon doctors all take you on an unforgettable ride high above the skies with Heroes of Aviation.


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This documentary film tells the fascinating story and heroic reconstruction over two decades of the world’s only airworthy Bristol Blenheim bomber restored back to its glory by ex-RAF pilot Graham Warner and his dedicated team. This DVD takes you back to the plane’s beginning, its role during World War II and the long lasting effect it had on its crews. Re-live this enthralling and nostalgic story of this mechanical hero; long forgotten and unsung. Brought back to life by the Aircraft Restoration Company based at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, Cambridgeshire.

Let Raymond Baxter take you through the Blenheim’s extraordinary history, in this amazing story that will stir the heart and captivate you.


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This documentary film describes the remarkable story of the RAF Tornado and USAF F-15 Eagle and recounts the partnership between the RAF and USAF built up since World War II. Edward Woodward guides you through technical developments and the two planes’ historic encounters in the Falklands and the Gulf War. It chronicles which systems allow the Tornado and F-15 to penetrate deep behind enemy lines, evading radar detection; flying at the height of the camel’s eye during combat. Thrilling aerial action and unique footage that takes you into the cockpit and lets you see through the pilot’s eye, realistic enemy threat environments, plus aircrew performing combat missions against an enemy force.

Exclusive interviews with John Peters (RAF) and Andy Marson (RAF), also featuring Major John Burns (USAF)


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This documentary film recounts the nostalgic and moving history of fighting in the skies during World War II from every fighting Air Force on both sides of the Atlantic, and the stories of the men and machines that made those forces great. This very enjoyable video follows the development of military aircraft – the RAF and the USAF – from Fighters to the Big Bombers that ruled our skies during World War II from the Battle of Britain to the Atom Bomb. “The RAF were losing men and machine at an alarming rate over the channel and France, resources and moral were at an all time low. Britain desperately needed allies if it was to hold off an invasion. The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour in 1941. America joined the war and Britain found its closest ally.”

Shane Rimmer presents this unique, descriptive overview clearly illustrating the significant events during the course of World War II.


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This documentary film tells the amazing story of America’s B-17 the Flying Fortress and Britain’s Lancaster Bomber, the most renowned bombers of World War II. The B-17’s of the ‘Mighty Eighth’ with its robust unique design took the flight across Europe in broad daylight, at the expense of horrendous losses of men and aircraft. Star of the B-17 section was the Memphis Belle, the first UK-based B-17 to successfully complete 25 missions and return to the USA a true hero. The latter half of this moving and descriptive documentary traces the development of its British counterpart, the Lancaster, which is associated in our minds with the legendary raid on the Ruhr Dams by 617 squadron; otherwise know as the Dam Busters.

Narrated by Edward Woodward


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This unique documentary film tells the amazing story of the two most famous fighters in World War II. The Spitfire became a symbol of British strength, hope and defiance during WWII and came to symbolise British victory. Let this remarkable film tell the Spitfire story, a tale of human endeavour and ingenuity; becoming the much-loved aircraft of the British nation and RAF. It was considered to be the most effective fighter during the Battle of Britain. The Mustang was unquestionably the finest of all the USAF fighters. This wonderful aircraft has been used in various theatres of war, always trusted as an escort or fighter by its devoted pilots and crew. The Mustangs maneuverability, speed and range enabled it to penetrate deep into enemy territory therefore earning the title as probably the best all round single piston engine fighter to be deployed by any of the combatants in WWII.

Robert Powell narrates this remarkable often-courageous tale of the two greatest fighters of World War II. An action quality film capturing these war birds in all their splendour.


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A new breed of machine, a new breed of pilot… This was the dawning of the jet age… man was about to travel faster and further than ever before. The RAF and USAF after the Second World War needed a new generation of advanced aeroplanes to replace aircraft that served so well in WWII. America was going to put that new jet technology to the ultimate test within new theatres of war. This documentary film describes to you the development of the jet engine right up to the sophisticated post jet fighters. Never before has there been a documentary giving so much information on so many military aircraft showing you the technical aspects, payloads and their various specifications. Also featured are the Gloster and Messerschmitt the first of the jet powered planes, plus In-depth footage and comprehensive information on the other jets of the last 50 years as well as the Tornado, the F-117A Stealth Fighter, the Lockheed Blackstar to the doomed Valkyrie and the part they play in the many conflicts of the modern world. We must remember that despite today’s technology, the essential nature and spirit of the men who fly these Super Jet planes differs very little from the past generation of aviation heroes.

Presented by Shane Rimmer.


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A stunning look at the development of this vital war machine. From its conception in 1910, then a mere converted Merchant ship to the purpose built carriers of that era. This documentary details the designs, adaptations and systems used throughout these indispensable Carriers, a major component in Sea to Air / Ground warfare. Follow the joint developments of the aircraft and the carrier as technology progressed through to the Second World War. Arguably without them, the Allied forces may have never succeeded in winning the Pacific War. This action packed documentary film captures all the destruction and devastation caused by Air and Sea Warfare, watch as Kamikaze pilots fulfill their suicide missions; ultimately the Pacific Fleet’s deadliest foe.

This film illustrates the bravery, heroism and skill of the crews; both on board and in the air.


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This video tells the compelling story of Naval Aviation since World War II. The introduction of the Jet age; the helicopters and jets of the Fleet Air Arms of the Royal and US Navies, both of which have united the might of the world’s greatest Aircraft Carriers. Follow this documentary film as it explores the varied theatres of warthat have occurred in the modern age, including the Korean War, the Malayan Crisis , Suez Crisis, Vietnam War, Falklands Conflict and the Gulf War. Unique footage and superb narration combine to bring you a highly visual and informative history of Aircraft Carriers since the Second World War.

Peter Woods narrates an in-depth background introduction to each crisis as well as the crews, carriers and aircraft that took part in each of these crucial modern conflicts.


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War with Germany was imminent and it was foreseen that the fighting in the skies with petrol laden aircraft was bound to result in massive burn injuries to the pilots and crew. Sir Archibald McIndoe founded the ‘Guinea Pig Club’, probably most exclusive club in the world; and one that no one would want to join given the chance. This brilliant surgeon directed operations, re- constructed men and inspired his patients to rebuild their own lives and go on to achieve further successes in society. The spirit of the Guinea Pigs has lived on for sixty years; this is the remarkable story of those heroic men and the vital battles they fought, both in the air and on the ground. Over six hundred brave young men who were not ever defeated, who rose again to victory and represented the amazing spirit so dear to the nation. In just a few years time this very special club will cease to exist. This is truly a story worth telling of how these elite aircrew survived against all odds. This unique documentary details this story from beginning to end giving you actual accounts, insights to the pilots’ lives and experiences. Sir Archibald McIndoe once said “One day someone will tell the story of the Guinea Pigs the way it should be told”.

The documentary film makers believe that they have fulfilled Sir Archibald McIndoe’s wish.


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World War II was fought across many countries and knew no frontiers… Possibly the most crucial war in history; one of the bloodiest conflicts and truly the most global of all time. This film gives you a unique insight into the many turning points encountered throughout the war. For example the fascinating story of Admiral Yamamoto, the mastermind behind the Pearl Harbour attack and Japan’s greatest military mind who was shot down. His loss ultimately led to the defeat of the Japanese fleet. Contains stunning footage and many real life action shots allowing you to recapture the spectacle of the moment.

Retrace the most monumental battles fought on land and air including the Battle of Britain, Pearl Harbour, the day light raids on Germany, the Ploesti Oil Fields and the infamous Atom Bombs that led the Japanese Nation to it’s ultimate surrender.


军事类纪录片,HBO 频道 2001 年出品。


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  • 中文片名 :我们卓然而立: E连的弟兄们

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  • 英文片名 :We Stand Alone Together: The Men Of Easy Company

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  • 电视台 :HBO

  • 地区 :美国

  • 语言 :英语

  • 版本 :DVD

  • 发行时间 :2001

Companion documentary of HBO’s World War II miniseries “Band of Brothers.” Tells the story of Easy Company through recent interviews with some of the actual veterans. Combines the words and memories of the former soldiers with archival footage and photos, from the boot camp origins of Easy Company in 1942 to their D-Day surge and later offensives in Germany and Belgium. Features recent interviews with the real-life company members whose deeds are dramatized in “Band of Brothers.”


宗教类纪录片,CCTV 2010 年出品。

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  • 中文片名 :千年菩提路: 中国名寺高僧

  • 中文系列名:

  • 英文片名 :Road of Millenia Bodhi: Famous Temples and Eminent Monks of China

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  • 电视台 :CCTV

  • 地区 :中国

  • 语言 :普通话

  • 时长 :约 ?? 分钟/集

  • 版本 :TV

  • 发行时间 :2010

该片将首次以纪录片的方式为观众生动展现这一世界两大文明相交相融的伟大历程,让观众视听盛宴中一览那些历史上最经典的佛教圣地、那些深刻影响着中国文化的高僧大德、那些穿越千年至今依然震撼心灵的精彩瞬间。

当时间带着战争的硝烟,以及无数帝王将相、名流高士渐渐远去以后,在中国洛阳,在古老的邙山脚下,一个圣者的顽强足音,已经在洛河北岸绵延流淌了2000年。

集中了中国有佛教以来许许多多个“第一”的白马寺,传说其名字源于“永平求法”,源于“白马驮经”的故事。

今天,我们蓦然回首,却发现当年求来的竟是一种更加开阔的思维,而白马驮来的是我们祖先所未曾关注过的个人类彼岸的世界,是中华民族赖以繁衍传续的文化基石之一。

白马寺的故事告诉我们,中国佛教绝不仅仅是佛像、佛经、僧尼和寺庙,佛教其实就在每一个信仰者的一言一笑中,佛教就在你和我同样流淌的血液里。

晨钟幕鼓,时光流转,古寺在这一份挥洒不去的悠远与沧桑中,伴随花开花谢1400余年。

“国清讲寺”, 一个“讲”字恰好道出了国清寺在中国佛教历史中的渊源和地位。

这是一代帝师的修行道场。

这是中国佛教第一个宗派的祖庭。 这里至今仍然传承着智者大师所创立的天台一脉的博大圆融的佛家精神。

一座闻名天下的古刹。

“天下功夫出少林”。

世界上迷恋中国武术的人们将这里奉为圣地,喧嚣之中人们似乎忘记了,这里还是达摩“面壁九年图破壁”的地方,这里是中国禅宗的祖庭。

禅宗之静,武术之动,如何合而为一?那些名扬四海的少林僧兵,难道不受杀戒的约束吗?少林功夫,是传自达摩祖师吗?

穿越现实与历史的迷雾,我们寻找达摩,寻找真正的少林……

我们驱车奔向这座古城,去寻找唐朝,寻找长安,寻找玄奘……

历史的痕迹已经模糊不堪了。好在我们身上流着和他同样的血,使我们能够透过现代物质文明的滚滚洪流,依稀窥见他踽踽独行的身影。

玄奘,中国佛教思想的集大成者,中国佛教文化最高潮的推动者,中国最具世界影响力的知识分子。

1981年8月24日,一道闪电,击倒了陕西扶风县法门寺的宝塔,也开启了一个埋藏千年的秘密。

在倒塌的古塔下面,人们发现了一座隐秘的地下宫殿。在2000多件唐代稀世珍宝的簇拥下,世界独一无二的佛祖释迦牟尼的指骨舍利面世了。

一同出土的,还有一块石碑,记录的是一段惊心动魄的历史,出自1000多年前一位唐代高僧之手。

这些沉睡了1113年的文字,透露了大唐帝国盛极而衰的秘密,从中,我们更读到了人们在追寻真谛的道路上,曾经有过的热忱与迷失……

佛因山而兴盛,山因佛扬名。正是佛教传入后,重新赋予了深厚的宗教文化,才使这座传说中的仙岛成为名闻遐迩的天下名山。

什么是大慈大悲?什么是观世音?

如果你能暂时抛却浮躁,远离都市的喧嚣,来到这一片海天佛国,听梵音讽诵、看海天一色,或许会有机缘重新认识你的人生。

走进大大小小依山而建的寺院,让人备感庄严的不仅仅是它川南风格的建筑和它精美的塑像,在这些出家人清澈的目光里,我们看见了光明。

峨眉山还有另外一个名字——光明山。它是与佛陀的智慧紧紧联系在一起的。没有光,大千世界只能沉于漫漫黑夜之中;没有光,我们黑色的眼睛只能看见黑色;没有光,我们的心灵就无法得到智慧的滋润。

峨眉山作为普贤菩萨的应身道场已有两千年的历史。如果说佛教是行为的、实践的,最集中彰显这种实践精神的就是普贤菩萨,他的十大行愿是佛门修行的重要法门。

在普贤的行愿中,我们又能感受到什么?让我们走进峨眉山,去了解它的历史,它的传奇。

一段中国历史的传奇,从起始到终结,背后往往映衬着一个政权的由盛及衰。

一座源于表彰忠烈的寺庙,屡毁屡建,先后更换了好几个名字。每个名字既代表着一种迥异的性格,更浓缩了整整一个朝代的悲欢命运。

法源寺,在1000多年的世事变幻中,早已不是最初的模样,但这里所弘扬的“法海真源”的佛教精神,却一直传承了下来,至今生生不息。

在全世界的佛教信徒心中,大昭寺是独一无二、不可替代的圣地,因为这里供奉着佛祖释迦牟尼的十二岁等身像。它见证了汉藏之间长久以来所形成的亲情血缘关系,见证了宗喀巴大师辉煌的成就,见证了第一世达赖喇嘛及第一世班禅的诞生。

而供奉着佛祖八岁等身像的小昭寺,随着时代的变迁,如今已成为藏地僧侣们修习藏传佛教密宗密法的最高学府。

让我们在大小昭寺建筑历史和人物故事的介绍中,探寻藏传大乘佛教生命力的源头,发现汉藏同胞一致的精神信仰追求之所在。

它屹立于雪域高原的红山之巅。

它曾是吐蕃王朝的皇宫,而后又成为历代达赖喇嘛的冬宫。

它有着辉煌的建筑艺术成就,浓缩着藏民族文明发展的历史,被视为西藏文化的集大成者。

布达拉宫,今天虽然隐去了权力的光环,却依然在世人面前彰显着它独特的魅力。

过去,它以传播藏传佛教用来保全“大清基业万年盘石之安”。现在,人们在这里许下愿望,播种希望,祈求吉祥。

它是北京三千寺庙中最与众不同的一座,从雍亲王府到雍和宫,它是一代圣王的诞生地,又是藏传佛教转世灵童的掣签地。

它是一座既联系着政治和宗教,同时又融合了蒙、藏、汉民族血肉与文化的桥梁。

作为曾经的皇家寺庙,雍和宫25米高的未来佛预示着56亿7千万年以后的故事——众生法。

在宝岛台湾高雄市外50公里处的大树乡有一座宏大的庙宇群佛光山。40多年前,这是块不被任何人看好的荒山,而开启这块土地弘基伟业的,是60年前跟随国民党军队的“僧侣救护队”涉海来台的星云大师,当年,他只有23岁。

从第一个落脚之处中坜圆光寺,到苗栗法元寺、宜兰雷音寺,星云法师一路弘法,而他超前的弘法理念也深深感染了民众,激发了青年人信仰的热情。

佛光山中现代化的大雄宝殿,是最引人注目的焦点。信众来到佛光山,得到的不仅是信仰仪式所带来的庄严感,也获得了一心良善的实现感。而作为台湾僧信教育代表性的样本,佛光山佛学院除了将佛学专业化,对佛学生进行系统的义理教育以外,还特别重视实践教育。


史地类纪录片,History Channel 频道 2011 年出品。


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http://www.history.com/shows/how-the-states-got-their-shapes

  • 中文片名 :美国版图是如何来的

  • 中文系列名:

  • 英文片名 :How the States Got Their Shapes

  • 英文系列名:

  • 电视台 :History Channel

  • 地区 :美国

  • 语言 :英語

  • 时长 :约 ?? 分钟

  • 版本 :DVD

  • 发行时间 :2011

我们都很熟悉美国地图,但是是否了解美国的版图为什么是现在这个样子的呢?地图上的每个形状都告诉我们一个伟大的历史故事。

How has water has literally shaped the States? There’s surprising history hidden in the blue, squiggly lines on the map. Did the founding fathers make a mistake along the Georgia Tennessee border? Can that boundary actually change because of water? Why does Maine have so much water? Why was Nevada was left high and dry? – All these answers can be found in the unique shapes of these states.

The history of transportation is hidden in the lines of the map. From canals to trains and cars, how did getting around help draw the American map? Could Chicago have been in Wisconsin? Why are states out West or so big and boxy? And why did we almost had a state called Forgottonia?

How have massive geological events helped create the American map? Long before the Founding Fathers drew the map, mother nature shaped some states. How did an asteroid create the border for three states and change history? How did glaciers plow the great plains and how did natural disasters continue to alter the map?

How did the most rebellious states took shape? How did they earn their outsized features and outspoken reputations. For instance, why does Montana looks like it took a bite out of Idaho? Why wasn’t Texas broken up into five states? And why exactly do we have not one but two Carolinas?

What secrets are hiding in our map? What’s behind the “blank spots” like Area 51? What possessed the citizens of Key West to throw down their margaritas and secede from Florida? And even in the heartland, there are those living on the edge – in Kansas, old missile bunkers are now five bedroom dream homes. And what about the county in Georgia that was left off the state’s quarter?

If you thought our borders were set in stone, you’d be wrong. Who stole a corner of Washington, DC? Is Ohio actually a state? And why isn’t St. Louis our nation’s capital? One thing’s for sure – our map could look very different. How did we create order out of so much chaos? With the vote.

Ever since the Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower, what we believe and how we believe has shaped the American map. Could Utah have been bigger than Texas? How did religion shatter New England into such odd little shapes? And did the Civil War actually begin… in Kansas?

Did money make our map? Through boom and through bust, the sweet smell of profit has drawn and redrawn our states. How did Green Bay help carve our border with Canada? What does football have to do with fur? Is North Carolina the real “Golden State”? And why should we all move to North Dakota?

Will rivalries within our states break them into pieces? Cultures compete against each other all over the map. In extreme cases, they can divide states in two. How did World War II preserve the shape of California? Will part of Maine break off and become Northern Massachusetts? And as new cultures move into Florida, will the state’s cowboy tradition get pushed off the map?

We all live in the same country, so why do we sound do different? It’s a matter of where you are on the map. Why didn’t the southern accent exist until after the Civil War? How did California athletes end up coining so many new words? Why do we have so many different words for the same things – like pop versus soda? Will one particularly strong accent cause New York to break up and create a 51st state?


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