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

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Full Title:: The Summer Palace : the secret gardens of the last emperors of China / Ma Rusheng & Michel Noll present ; a film written and directed by Michel Noll ; adaptation ... Carol Drinkwater ; producers, Wei Zhao, Na Sai, Bin Zhou ; an international coproduction, CCTV, Solferino Images, Quartier Latin Media

Related/Included Titles:: Emperor Qianlong and the splendors of the Middle Kingdom --
Empress Cixi and the decline of the Qing dynasty.

Additional Author/Creators:: Noll, Michel
Zhao, Wei
Sai, Na.
Zhou, Bin
Drinkwater, Carol
Ma, Rusheng
Zhong yang dian shi tai (Beijing, China)
Solferino Images (Firm)
Quartier Latin Media
Film Ideas (Firm)

Genre:: Documentary television programs
Historical television programs
Nonfiction television programs
Subjects:: Qianlong,Emperor of China,1711-1799
Cixi,Empress dowager of China,1835-1908
Royal gardens--China--Beijing
Gardens--China--Beijing
Palaces--China--Beijing
World Heritage areas--China
Yihe Yuan (Beijing, China)--History
Yihe Yuan (Beijing, China)--Social life and customs
Yihe Yuan (Beijing, China)--Buildings, structures, etc
China--Court and courtiers

Table of Contents:: Disc 1. Emperor Qianlong and the splendors of the Middle Kingdom -- Disc 2. Empress Cixi and the decline of the Qing dynasty.
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.
Language:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 2 videodiscs (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Technical Note:: DVD; NTSC; all regions; Dolby digital 2.0.
Participant/Performer Note:: Narration, Carol Drinkwater.
Creation/Production Credits Note:: Camera, Lizhi Ma, Fengjun Zhu ; editor, Cécile Beaulande-Kemmeche ; music, Olivier Lafuma, Yuan Liu.