City Gates

City Gates

2026｜china,France,Italy｜100min｜4x52min｜4K

The city gate stands as a symbol of a city, playing a significant role not only in urban transportation but also in shaping the city's layout. In the spatial organization of ancient Chinese capitals, city gates were always aligned with imperial and palace gates, forming an axial layout that highlighted the grandeur of the capital. As an important reference point, city gates help us study the spatial arrangement and architectural aesthetics of ancient cities.

City gates are also portals to memories buried deep in time, cultural gateways to exploring human activities within specific historical and spatial contexts. Only by passing through these gates can we travel through the tunnel of time and encounter history.

For the documentary City Gates, these structures provide an ideal lens to trace and examine the history, culture, architectural aesthetics, and philosophy of life in both Eastern and Western cities, old and new. They offer a means to explore the intrinsic relationship between people and cities, as well as the insights that ancient urban civilizations can offer to people today.

Head Writer: Xin Guoqiang

Head Director: Li Degang

Producer: Fan Weidong