The Emperor's Secret Garden
Description
In 2001, the Palace Museum and the World Monuments Fund partnered to conserve the magnificent 18th-century Qianlong Garden in the Forbidden City, choosing first to restore Juanqinzhai (the Studio of Exhaustion from Diligent Service), a unique building with some of the palace's finest surviving architectural interiors and decor. This film highlights the search for and use of disappearing traditional craftsmanship during the conservation.
Runtime
66 minutes
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Database
Alexander Street
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