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China's Forbidden City

Season 1

2011 · 1 episode

  1. 1. The Centre of the World

    2011-10-21

    Part 1 of a two-part examination of the Forbidden City in Beijing, the ancient Chinese imperial palace. Included: its construction during the Ming Dynasty; its flaws; a fire that foreshadowed the fate of the city and the Ming Dynasty.

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