Barbarians at the Gate. Beijing, Biography of an Imperial Capital. Episode 2
Description
Beijing is where China and the outside world met, mediated, and collided. For centuries, it straddled the boundary between Chinese civilization and the nomadic tribes of Central Asia. In Beijing too, Jesuit missionaries first introduced Western science to the Chinese emperors who later fled the city in the face of advancing Western armies.
Runtime
50 min 31 sec
Series
Contributor
Geography
Database
Films on Demand