Beijing Airport
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Browse Full-length Non-member TitlesThe largest airport terminal in the world in Beijing is an engineering marvel that nonetheless pays strict adherence to the principles of Chinese feng shui, and marks a new footnote in an age-old tradition of building big. To understand how far that tradition has progressed, architects explore the Todai-ji temple in Nara, designed and built by a Chinese monk, which today remains the world's largest wooden building.
Media Details
Runtime: 22 minutes 39 seconds
- Topic: Business, Geography, Social Science
- Subtopic: China, Construction, Globalism, Transportation
- Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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- Release Year: 2009
- Producer/Distributor: Cinefete
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