Secrets of the Forbidden City

Documentary
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The Forbidden City is the world’s biggest and most extravagant palace complex ever built. For five centuries, it was the power center of imperial China and survived wars, revolution, fires, and earthquakes. How did the Ming Emperor’s workforce construct its sprawling array of nearly 1,000 buildings and dozens of temples in a little over a decade?

Cast

Peter Guinness
Narrator

Crew

Ian Bremner
Director, Producer
Roger Guertin
Editor
Katie King
Production Coordinator
Wang Yuanyuan
Executive Producer
Bill Locke
Executive Producer
Zhou Junwen
Associate Producer
Xu Wanlee
Camera Operator
Tony Mewse
Camera Operator
David Tong
Camera Operator
Li Shuo
Sound
Qiao Xin
Sound
Brian Davis
Sound
Shahana Meer
Production Director
Emma Falkus
Production Manager
Amy Kemp
Production Manager
Han Zhang
Production Office Assistant

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