Season 1 • Episode 6
LatestDa Ming Palace is the biggest ever royal palace in the history of human archaeology, with a building area 3.5 times that of the Forbidden City. This film tells the stories of the rise and fall of Da Ming Palace in glorious Tang dynasty through fantastic visionary effect, and tries to find out the pride and honorable days and the true value of the great Tang dynasty.
Visual Effects
Rebuilding a lost palace that no one alive has seen.
Costume
Tang dynasty drip that puts your period dramas to shame.
Direction
Jin Tiemu balancing spectacle with scholarly obsession.
Creator
Jin Tiemu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Daming Palace was excavated starting in 1957, with most remains buried under modern Xi'an's urban sprawl.
This 2009 production coincided with China's push to reclaim historical narratives through massive documentary budgets — state-funded nostalgia as soft power.
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