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- Status: Ended
- First Aired: October 21, 2011
- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 1
- Networks: Smithsonian Channel
- Genres: Documentary
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China's Forbidden City(2011)
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.
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1 episodes • 2011
Season 1
1 episodes • 2011
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Centre of the World | Oct 21, 2011 | 0.0 |
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