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Situated at the periphery of ancient China, Beijing could have been an insignificant border town but for the ideas of a few visionary men.
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Episode 1
Mon, Feb 23, 202652 mins
Beijing was an unlikely capital. Designed to replicate the Chinese vision of the cosmos, Imperial Beijing was laid out according to the principles of feng shui - the perfect balance between yin and yang, it was believed, would ensure peace and prosperity in the empire.