De to europæiske lykkeriddere William Garin og Tovar er rejst til Kina i deres søgen efter et magisk sort pulver, der kan forsage store ødelæggelser. Da de pludselig kommer under angreb af nogle monstrøse skikkelser, søger de tilflugt bag Den Kinesiske Mur, hvor de tages til fange af Den Navnløse Orden. Det viser sig, at ordenen er en hemmelig hær med en stor mission: at forsvare menneskeheden mod den mystiske ondskab, der én gang hvert 60. år rører på sig i Jadebjergene. Nu må Garin og Tovar beslutte, om de vil stikke halen mellem benene eller slutte sig til de modige krigere i en sag, der er større end dem selv.
Legenden om den tapre og modige pige Mulan, begynder da de frygtede hunner truer med at angribe Kina. Den kinesiske kejser indkalder alle mænd til hæren – også Mulans gamle og syge far. For at skåne ham, klæder Mulan sig ud som mand og tager hans plads som soldat, vel vidende, at det kan koste hende livet, hvis hun bliver opdaget. I hæren træner hun med en festlig gruppe ledet af kaptajn Shang. Med sig har hun den komiske og beskyttende drage Mushu, og den lille lykkebringende fårekylling Krikee. Men Mulan får brug for mere end Mushus skarpe tunge og skøre påfund, for at bekæmpe hunnernes skånselsløse leder Shan-Yu.
Selvom den onde kinesiske Dragekonge har sovet i 2000 år, er han stadig temmelig opsat på at overtage verdensherredømmet, da han vågner. Heldigvis beslutter familien O'Connell at stille sig i vejen for Dragekongens skumle planer, og så er det jo heldigt at familien af hårdtslående arkæologer efterhånden har en del erfaring med den slags.
Mesterforbryderen Lex Luthor er besat af tanken om at få ram på Superman. Derfor skaber han Nuclear Man 2 som en værdig modstander for manden af stål. De to udkæmper drabelige slag rundt omkring på kloden for at mødes til det endelige opgør i rummet. Imen pønser Lex som sædvanlig på at overtage verdensherredømmet.
Skattejægeren Lara Croft kommer på en livsfarlig opgave, da hun skal opspore Pandoras æske. Legender siger, at alt liv stammer fra denne æske, men at æsken også kan lægge hele jorden øde igen. Under sin jagt på æsken rejser hun til det ene smukke og eksotiske sted efter det andet. Her møder hun adskillige skurke, som også ønsker at få fingre i æsken, bl.a. en skruppelløs terrorist og den kinesiske mafia. Heldigvis er Croft fænomenal på motorcykel, hest og jetski - og samtidig er hun toptrænet, god til kampsport og yderst hurtig på aftrækkeren!
When a fellow scientist asks for Jack's help in locating the mausoleum of China's first emperor, the past collides violently with the present as Jack discovers his amazing visions are based in fact.
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.
It's the most extraordinary feat of engineering in history, and one of the most iconic man-made structures on the planet - the Great Wall of China, stretching thousands of miles across barren deserts and treacherous mountains before finally plunging into the sea. But why did the Chinese go to such staggering lengths to build it, and what are the secrets that have enabled it to survive for over 2,000 years? Now, ground breaking science is re-writing its complex history and de-coding its mysteries to reveal that there is much more to the Great Wall than just bricks and mortar. Cutting edge chemistry reveals that the secret to the Great Wall's remarkable strength is a simple ingredient found in every kitchen, and a new survey also determines that its length is truly amazing, as we finally solve the enigma at the heart of the world's greatest mega-structure.
A new film compiled from the BFI National Archive's unparalleled holdings of early films of China, features films from 1900-48 filmed across China. The cinematic journey of Around China with a Movie Camera contains many films which may never have been seen in China, or at the very least not for over 70 years. These travelogues, newsreels and home movies were made by a diverse group of British and French filmmakers, some professionals, but mainly enthusiastic amateurs, including intrepid tourists, colonial-era expatriates and Christian missionaries.
British sad sack Gary is a failed entrepreneur who has just arrived in Beijing's stylish Sanlitun district, allegedly to start a business. There are other reasons why he has uprooted himself — he's followed his ex-wife and young son, for one — but he soon finds out that China isn't the easiest place to succeed. Blissfully untouched by self-awareness, and only fitfully in tune with reality, Gary sallies forth to make money, armed with faith in himself and little to no knowledge of Chinese culture. He soon hooks up with Frank, a trust-fund kid from Australia who offers to mentor Gary in Eastern ways, although Frank's pedagogical method is restricted to yelling at Gary for being a Westerner and not being as "Chinese" as him.
They say it's over 2000 years old, and more than 4,000 miles long. But even today nobody really knows for sure. The Great Wall of China is one of the world's famous buildings but it is still the least known. British writer and historian William Lindesay has lived in China for twenty years. Exploring the Great Wall has become his lifetime obsession.
In the twilight years of the Cultural Revolution, a Chinese filmmaker slowly becoming blind tours the country screening her last film to peasants. In it, the woman imagines two "alien" lovers walking from end-to-end along the Great Wall to join each other in the middle, one last time. This documentary is an adaptation of Ulay and Marina Abramovic's final collaborative project, the 1988 performance "The Lovers: The Great Wall Walk."
‘The Great Wall has been completed at its most southerly point.’ So begins Kafka’s short story ‘At the Building of the Great Wall of China’, and so, at Europe’s heavily militarised south-eastern frontier, begins this film. In the shadow of its own narratives of freedom, Europe has been quietly building its own great wall. Like its famous Chinese precursor, this wall has been piecemeal in construction, diverse in form and dubious in utility. Gradually cohering across the continent, this system of enclosure and exclusion is urged upon a populace seemingly willing to accept its necessity and to contribute to its building.
Channel 4 docudrama following the history of the Great Wall of China, from the earliest building of simple mud walls to the construction of the series of stone fortresses built during the 16th Century in response to continued Mongol invasion.
Filmed with high-definition photography, this fascinating documentary sheds light on the history of the famed Great Wall of China, a man-made wall of stone stretching some 4,000 miles. Segments dissect the technological feats surrounding the wall's remarkable construction and also examine the various myths and legends about one of the world's greatest wonders.
A spectacular aerial journey following the world’s longest monument, the Great Wall. In slow-TV style, fly 2,500 kilometres along the wall, from the Yellow Sea to the Gobi Desert.
The Great Wall of China stretches for thousands of miles, an iconic monument that can be seen even from outer space. Yet, despite being so visible, it's steeped in secrets, which are finally revealed in this extraordinary documentary produced by the Discovery Channel (with the help of NASA and various Chinese organizations). Learn about the history of the wall's construction, including the impetus for building it and lives lost in its creation.