The forgotten city of the Ming dynasty

Thursday 4 September - 13h55
Director: Stéphane Bégoin
Year: 2024
Screening: French
Production: Dominique Barneaud, Bellota Films, Liu Yan, Beijing Hands in Hands Culture & Media
Scientific advisory board: Luca Gabbiani
Running time: 90 minutes
Country: France
Broadcast: Arte
In east-central China, archaeologists are hard at work. The ancient imperial city of Fengyang, rediscovered by chance over 50 years ago, has never been excavated. Initial excavations reveal a gigantic city, even more imposing than Beijing's famous Imperial City. What did it look like? When and how was it built, and why was it destroyed? Researchers delve into the heart of these mysteries to unlock the secrets of this forgotten city, witness to a lost imperial past.