Ming Dynasty - Life in the Forbidden City

Determined that no foreigner (such as Genghis Khan) would ever rule China again, the Ming rulers fortified China’s territory. Willing to pay whatever price was needed to keep their dynasty in power, these emperors had a godlike existence, ruling from the Forbidden City in Beijing.

Explore some of their history in this video clip from Secrets of the Great Wall. (Note that clothing depicted in the video is not from the Ming era.)