Professor William Watson, Professor of Chinese Art and Archaeology at the University of London, and Magnus Magnusson continue their journey across modern China, visiting one of the world’s great Buddhist shrines; the caves at Lyang; Sian, the ancient capital; and the tomb of a T’ang princess who died in 701 AD In the Forbidden City of Kubblah Khan in Peking, a remarkable clock is discovered - a present to the Emperor from Britain’s first trade mission in the 18th century.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
324440
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Beijing (China)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → China - Description and travel
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Caves
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - China
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
History → Archaeology
History → China - Civilization
History → China - Civilization, 1949-
History → History
Places → Beijing (China)
Short films
Short films → Short films - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)