NOVA · SEASON 27
Secrets of Lost Empires: China Bridge (5)
Episode 18 · 2000-02-29

- Documentary
Episode overview
The film, which is a part of the NOVA series Secrets of Lost Empires, documents a 1999 effort by a NOVA-assembled crew of scholars and timber framers to design and build a Chinese bridge known only from an ancient painting.
55 minutes
Season 27 episodes
1. Fall of the Leaning Tower1999-10-05
2. Time Travel1999-10-12
3. The Killer's Trail1999-10-19
4. Island of the Spirits1999-11-02
5. Decoding Nazi Secrets1999-11-09
6. Voyage of Doom1999-11-23
7. Electric Heart1999-12-21
8. Tales from the Hive2000-01-04
9. Lost on Everest2000-01-18
10. Secrets of Lost Empires: Medieval Siege (1)2000-02-01
11. Diamond Deception2000-02-01
12. Secrets of Lost Empires: Pharaoh's Obelisk (2)2000-02-08
13. Trillion Dollar Bet2000-02-08
14. Secrets of Lost Empires: Easter Island (3)2000-02-15
15. Mystery of the First Americans2000-02-15
16. Secrets of Lost Empires: Roman Bath (4)2000-02-22
17. Lost Tribes of Israel2000-02-22
18. Secrets of Lost Empires: China Bridge (5)2000-02-29
19. What's Up with the Weather?2000-04-18
20. Stationed in the Stars2000-04-25
21. The Vikings2000-05-09