Inside the Forbidden City [DVD] : 500 years of wonder, history and power

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Inside the Forbidden City 500 years of wonder, history and power

(2010, original release: 2009)

Nonfiction

DVD

Call Numbers:

DVD/951.156/INSIDE

Availability

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Nonfiction DVDs	DVD/951.156/INSIDE	Available

Details

PUBLISHED

[Los Angeles] : Cinevision International, [2010]

DESCRIPTION

3 videodiscs (approximately 540 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in

ISBN/ISSN

6313470354 CIN-DV-978193, 9781936200009, 1936200007, 753182806808

LANGUAGE

English

NOTES

Release date: Apr. 20, 2010

Disc 1. Birth of the Forbidden City ; Age of prosperity ; Governing the country ; State affairs -- Disc 2. State and family relations ; Porcelain masterpieces ; Paintings and calligraphy ; Jade objects -- Disc 3. Western fever ; Palace transformation ; Treasures lost ; The Forbidden City endures

Photographed completely in high definition, this epic series captures the complete history of the Forbidden City, surrounding the spectacular Chinese Imperial Palace. For five centuries it served as the home of 24 Emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. This documentary explores the emperors, their politics, conflicts, its people and the vast majesty of the surviving buildings

Licensed for public performance

Music, Su Cong, Tang Jianping, Zhang Guangtian ; director of photography, Zhao Xiaoding, Hu Zheng, Chi Pingmian

Narrator, Zhou Zhiquiang

DVD, widescreen (1:78:1) 16 x 9; mastered in high definition; Dolby digital 2.0; region 1