CHINESE PLAGUE PANDEMIC - THE PLAGUE IN CHINA DOCUMENTARY

As the ongoing coronavirus chinese pandemic shakes the world, I present to you my new History of China documentary concerning the plague in China, caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis. I explain its origin in China, how the Chinese plague pandemic (third plague pandemic) began and spread, and discuss the 1911 Manchurian plague events and their consequences.
Hope you enjoy !

Shi Daonan's poem :

Dead rats in the east,
Dead rats in the west!
As if they were tigers,
Indeed are the people scared.
A few days following the deaths of the rats,
Men pass away like falling walls!
Deaths in one day are numberless,
The hazy sun is covered by sombre clouds.
While three men are walking together,
Two drop dead within ten steps!
People die in the night,
Nobody dares weep over the dead!
The coming of the demon of pestilence
Suddenly makes the lamp go dim,
Then it is blown out
Leaving man, ghost, and corpse in the dark room.
The crows caw incessantly,
The dogs howl bitterly!
Man and ghost are one,
While the spirit is taken for a human being!
The land is filled with human bones,
There in the fields are crops,
To be reaped by none;
And the officials collect no tax!
I hope to ride on a firey dragon
To see the God and Goddess in heaven,
Begging them to spread heavenly milk,
And make the dead come to life again.

东死鼠，西死鼠，人见死鼠如见虎！
鼠死不几日，人死如圻堵。
昼死人，莫问数，日色惨淡愁云护。
三人行未十步多，忽死两人横截路。
夜死人，不敢哭，疫鬼吐气灯摇绿。
须臾风起灯忽无，人鬼尸棺暗同屋。
乌啼不断，犬泣时闻。
人含鬼色，鬼夺人神。
白日逢人多是鬼，黄昏遇鬼反疑人！
人死满地人烟倒，人骨渐被风吹老。
田禾无人收，官租向谁考？
我欲骑天龙，上天府，呼天公，乞天母，洒天浆，散天乳，酥透九原千丈土。
地下人人都活归，黄泉化作回春雨！

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♫ MUSIC ♫
Lost In The Forest - Doug Maxwell
Wanderers of the Steppe - Total War Attila
Buddhist Music of the Ming Dynasty
Horror Ambience Music - ThrillShowX
He lies broken by your shame - CO.AG Music
Crystal Temple - Total War Shogun 2
End of an Era - Total War Three Kingdoms

🎬 VIDEO CREDITS 🎬
The Great Doctor: Xi Laile (2001) - Episode 21
浴火危城 (2012)

📜 MAIN SOURCES 📜
Bubonic Plague in Nineteenth-century China (1996), Carol Ann Benedict

🏷️ TAGS 🏷️
chinese plague pandemic
china plague outbreak
third plague pandemic
manchurian plague
plague china 2020
chinese