| Description |
1 videodisc (51 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Performer |
Narrator: Rod Steiger. |
| Note |
Originally produced in 1995. |
| Credits |
Executive directors, Tim Cowling, Anthony Geffen, Greg Moyer ; writer-researcher, May Holdsworth ; cinematographer, Zhao Fei ; editor, Terry Bennell ; music, Richard Harvey. |
| Note |
Date on container: c2005. |
| Summary |
This program explores the history of imperial China through its symbolic heart: Beijing, the "Forbidden City." The program presents a visually stunning tour of the hub of the world's oldest bureaucracy and center for all Chinese government, a city containing schools, temples, theaters, exquisite gardens, and 240 acres of palaces. Period paintings, etchings, archival material and readings from 1,000 years of Imperial diaries complement this unprecedented access to a capital long closed to the outside world. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Forbidden City (Beijing, China)
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Palaces -- China -- Beijing.
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Temples -- China -- Beijing.
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Architecture -- China -- Beijing.
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Gardens -- China -- Beijing.
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Beijing (China) -- Civilization.
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Beijing (China) -- History.
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China -- Kings and rulers -- History.
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China -- Court and courtiers -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Subject |
Forbidden City (Beijing, China) (OCoLC)fst00630807
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Architecture. (OCoLC)fst00813346
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Civilization. (OCoLC)fst00862898
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Courts and courtiers. (OCoLC)fst00881829
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Gardens. (OCoLC)fst00937895
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Kings and rulers. (OCoLC)fst00987694
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Palaces. (OCoLC)fst01051243
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Temples. (OCoLC)fst01147397
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China. (OCoLC)fst01206073
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China -- Beijing.
(OCoLC)fst01205740
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| Added Author |
Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002.
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Holdsworth, May.
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Maroon Productions.
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Discovery Channel (Firm)
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Films for the Humanities (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Great within |
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