The Forbidden City

Author: Zhang Hongwei
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: At the end of October 2005, CCTV Channel One launched a 12-episode (highlight) of the large-scale documentary "The Forbidden City" during prime time, narrating the civilization journey of a palace through a lens that spans thousands of years. This book is the authentic textual (reproduction) of this nationally popular and profoundly significant documentary. The Forbidden City is both a royal palace and a museum. It embodies nearly 600 years of court changes and vicissitudes of human life, accumulating thousands of years of cultural narratives and life wisdom. With its profound connotations, it has become a milestone in the culture, art, society, and history of the Chinese nation. The book comprehensively showcases the unparalleled magnificent architecture, functional uses, collection of artifacts, and historical evolution from imperial palace to museum of the Forbidden City. It details the extraordinary and rich cultural heritage, the condensed civilization spirit and thought of the entire nation, as well as the glory and suffering carried by our nation. It meticulously tells the untold, vivid destinies of ordinary people, historical events, and court life. This work will transform the history of the Forbidden City into a beautiful and moving artistic perception, a soul-stirring movement between history and reality, and a vibrant and colorful scroll of the nation's annals.