Rick O'Connell, Alex e Evelyn, estão de volta, desta feita para combater a múmia ressuscitada do Imperador Han, num épico combate da China até aos Himalaias para impedir o cruel imperador chinês de lançar uma maldição sobre o mundo e colocá-lo, de modo impiedoso, à sua mercê.
Uma cidade dourada se esconde sob as areias da China, mas ela só poderá ser descoberta após a tempestade. E o dia de sua revelação chegou. Um homem deseja possuí-la, e outro, protegê-la.
In 221 BC, Qin Shihuangdi conquered the rest of China. Qin's great accomplishments and also his serious faults are showed in this film. Qin adopted autocratic dictatorship and led a luxurious life: abolition of feudalism and the centralization of power in the form of a now-hereditary bureaucracy loyal to himself; burning books and burying scholars; the construction of a sumptuous palace for his concubines and also the Great Wall.
The story of the Opium War between China, in the waning days of the Qing Dynasty, and the British Empire, in the 1830s, and the subsequent takeover of Hong Kong by Britain; through the eyes of the key figures, fiercely nationalistic Lin Zexu, and opportunistic British naval diplomat Charles Elliot.
A highly fictionalized account of the first Serbian foreign-lottery winner - Jovanče Micić, a merchant from Jagodina who went on to travel the whole world in the company of his Hungarian mistress and Montenegrin friend with a wooden leg.
China, século XVIII. O último Imperador da dinastia T’ang faz o luto pela morte da mulher. A família Yang quer arranjar-lhe uma nova consorte, assim consolidando a influência na corte. O general Na Lushan encontra uma parente afastada a trabalhar na cozinha, a quem é proposto ser apresentada ao Imperador, recriando a imagem da primeira mulher dele. O Imperador apaixona-se por ela, entretanto instruída e ornamentada para ser sua concubina, e ela torna-se a Princesa Yang Kwei-Fei.
The tragic story of a Tang Dynasty imperial consort who was the favorite of the Emperor Xuanzong.
A Chinese emperor is gladdened by the song of the nightingale and is moved to play his own song. One day the Japanese send a music box with a mechanical bird; the nightingale feels rejected and leaves. Soon the clockwork breaks down, and the emperor dispatches his crow to go look for the songbird. The emperor, meanwhile, grows sicker with the passing months.
O Imperador Qianlong não é o legítimo sucessor do trono, pois desde o nascimento ele foi trocado com a filha recém-nascida do Imperador Yongzheng. Ele aprende a verdade quando dois membros mais antigos da Sociedade da Flor Vermelha, uma organização secreta anti-governo subversiva, contatam-no anos depois, esperando que o imperador os ajude a afastar os manchus.
Documentary, Historical Documentaries, Biographical Documentaries - This thought-provoking biographical program illuminates the fascinating life of Qin Shi Huangdi, "The First Magnificent Emperor of Qin," a man considered both influential and controversial in Chinese history. The ancient emperor's long list of accomplishments includes planning the construction of China's first Great Wall, building the world's largest burial site guarded by the famous Terracotta Army and amassing the most expansive empire of his time.
Após se tornar alvo de seu irmão mais velho, o herdeiro de um trono decide procurar a ajuda de sua irmã e de um cavaleiro desacreditado, Jacob (Nicolas Cage), que precisa enfrentar vários problemas pessoais. Juntos, eles buscam o apoio de Gallain (Hayden Christensen), um lendário cavaleiro conhecido como Fantasma Branco.
A kind-hearted fisherman, content with simple life, is reluctantly drawn into helping a noble emperor regain his throne from his evil brother.
Apesar das intrigas orquestradas nos bastidores do reino, Wu (Carina Lau) está prestes a se tornar a primeira imperatriz chinesa. Entretanto, quando quatro pessoas ligadas à construção de um Buda gigante morrem de forma misteriosa, seus opositores logo vêem no fato uma chance de impedir a coroação. Para resolver o caso ela chama o detetive D (Andy Lau), que tem que resolvê-lo até o dia da posse. Para tanto ele conta com a ajuda da empregada da futura imperatriz (Li Bingbing) e do investigador Pei Donglai (Chao Deng).
A kitchen maid and a nightingale help save an emperor with the power of song and friendship.
China is the only civilization that continues to hold sway throughout its entire territory as defined by its ancient borders. This three-part series retraces almost 2,000 years of Chinese ancient history – a period that holds vital clues to understanding how this powerful nation was built. Many people forget that during the heyday of the Christian era, China was already a highly developed country. In this fascinating program we will focus on the heart of one of the most mysterious countries in the world. Witness the evolution of civilization and visit the places where the dignitaries are buried, also visit the mausoleum of China's first emperor Qin Shi Huang Di.
Docu-drama profiling Ying Sheng, the first Emperor of China. Charting the life of the man who unified China, this documentary begins with the future Emperor's rise to power after the death of his father, becoming King of Qin at the age of thirteen. Mostly told through the use of re-enactments, the story continues to the present day and the discovery of the Emperor's tomb and terracotta army in 1974.
An emperor becomes bored with palace life and enters the outside world to discover social injustice, suffering, and sex.
