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The Summer Palace : the secret gardens of the last emperors of China /

The Summer Palace, located approximately six miles from Beijing, covers over 700 acres. Within this vast area, a wide variety of palaces, gardens, pagodas, temples and other remarkable buildings can be found, representing a miniature model of the Middle Empire, a genuine living museum of Chinese art...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Zhong yang dian shi tai (Beijing, China), Solferino Images (Firm), Quartier Latin Media, Film Ideas (Firm)
Other Authors: Noll, Michel, Zhao, Wei, Sai, Na, Zhou, Bin, Drinkwater, Carol, Ma, Rusheng
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Wheeling, IL : Film Ideas, 2013.
Subjects:
Yihe Yuan (Beijing, China) > History.
Yihe Yuan (Beijing, China) > Social life and customs.
Yihe Yuan (Beijing, China) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Royal gardens > China > Beijing.
Gardens > China > Beijing.
Palaces > China > Beijing.
World Heritage areas > China.
Qianlong, > Emperor of China, > 1711-1799.
Cixi, > Empress dowager of China, > 1835-1908.
China > Court and courtiers.
Documentary television programs.
Historical television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
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Summary:The Summer Palace, located approximately six miles from Beijing, covers over 700 acres. Within this vast area, a wide variety of palaces, gardens, pagodas, temples and other remarkable buildings can be found, representing a miniature model of the Middle Empire, a genuine living museum of Chinese art. The images captured in these documentaries enable the viewer to experience the daily life of the imperial court of China, a private and secret world as it has existed in so many dynasties, and thereby better understand the spirit of this civilization, the essence of this culture and what the Chinese traditional lifestyle represents.
Item Description:Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; all regions; Dolby digital 2.0.
Production Credits:Camera, Lizhi Ma, Fengjun Zhu ; editor, Cécile Beaulande-Kemmeche ; music, Olivier Lafuma, Yuan Liu.