China's Forbidden City

Name: The Centre of the World
Released: 2011-10-21

Season 1 • Episode 1: The Centre of the World • Watch with subtitles

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Episode 1: The Centre of the World

October 21, 2011

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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