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  • China's amazing Forbidden City.

  • "The largest palace complex built at any time in history."

  • An engineering wonder...

  • "How did they build?"

  • ...made almost entirely of wood.

  • "It's a very sophisticated piece of woodworking."

  • And in one of the most earthquake-prone places in the world...

  • "Look at how solid it is."

  • ...how has it survived for more than 600 years?

  • NOVA reveals the Secrets of the Forbidden City.

China's amazing Forbidden City.

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