China's Forbidden City

Name: China's Forbidden City
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2011-10-21

0.0First aired 2011-10-21Last aired 2011-10-21Status: Ended

Documentary

Seasons: 1
Episodes: 1
Networks: Smithsonian Channel

Overview

In the heart of Beijing lies the largest palace in the world, The Forbidden City. For five hundred years, it served as the home of the almighty Emperors of China along with their wives, concubines, and entourages of tens of thousands of eunuchs and civil servants. But the Forbidden City is more than an imperial residence; it is the center of the universe, a unique complex of structures revealing a hierarchy of power both imperial and divine.