Hexi corridor 1

Hexi Corridor is superior to all other historical documentaries in terms of pictures, costumes, performances, music and any angle.

2. Daming Palace

Everyone in China has a dream of flourishing the Tang Dynasty, and Daming Palace is by far the most perfect documentary about the Tang Dynasty. Different from Zi Tong Zhi Jian or The Book of New and Old Tang Dynasty, this film takes architecture as the starting point, and Li Shimin, Li Longji, Wu Zetian and other famous figures have all become passers-by in Daming Palace.

3. Xuanwu Gate

If Daming Palace started with architecture and unfolded a picture of the whole Tang Dynasty, then Thunder Xuanwumen cut into the hearts of historical figures and carefully analyzed the archives of this coup with a magnifying glass.

4. Forbidden City

The collapse of the Beijing City Wall is a pain in the hearts of all old Beijingers, and the survival of the Forbidden City can make all China people laugh in their dreams. The Forbidden City is similar to Daming Palace, which cuts into the great history from the architectural point of view, but it doesn't need to do a lot of CG restoration like Daming Palace, because the Forbidden City is still there, just shoot it on the spot.

5. Yuanmingyuan

If the wall of Beijing is the pain of all old Beijing, then Yuanmingyuan is the pain of all China people. Even without the war, Daming Palace could not have been preserved today, but the destruction of Yuanmingyuan was a man-made disaster and the most painful fall of the Chinese empire on the way from prosperity to decline.