简介：MysteriesofAsiaisadocumentarytelevisionseries,originallyproducedforTheLearningChannel,whichexploreshistoricalfactandtheorysurroundingsomeoftheoldeststructuresinAsia.Newly-shotfootageoftheareasunderexaminationiscomplementedbyfilmclips(newsreelandfictional)andanimatedmaps,narratedbyMichaelBell. JewelsintheJungle JewelsintheJungleconcernstheancientKhmertemplesofCambodia,muchofwhosehistoryisundocumented.ThisprogramexaminestheunusualmixofHinduandBuddhistreligiousfiguresamongthetemplesandgatesbuiltbytheKhmer,andexaminesthewalledcityofAngkorinsomedetail.Cambodia'sbloodyrecenthistoryunderPolPotisalsodiscussed,andtheprogramcelebratesthesurvivaloftheancientdancesofAngkor,theonlyremainingculturallinktothedistantpast. SecretsoftheGreatWall SecretsoftheGreatWalltracesthehistoryoftheGreatWallofChinaandthenumerouswallsthatprecededtheonethatstandstoday.ItalsodiscussesEmperorChina'sfamousterra-cottaarmyandvisitssomeremnantsofearlierwalls,urgingpreservationoftoday'sGreatWall.ThisprogramincorporatesanumberoffictionalfilmclipstoillustratepointsabouttheEmperor,theForbiddenCityandtheMongolhordes;theclipslivenuptheproceedingsabit,butareabitjarringonfirstappearance. TheLostTemplesofIndia LosttemplesofIndiahistoriansandothersexaminetemplesbuiltinIndiamorethan1,000yearsago.Theyremainquiteintriguing,thoughtoday'stouristsrarelyvisitthem.Recordsrevealthattrainedelephantshadtodragmillionsofstoneblockstohelperectthesestructures.Theprogramnotesthatduetothetemples'size,theU.S.Senate,Versailles,theHousesofParliament,andSt.Paul'sBasilicainRomecouldallfitwithinasingleoneofthem.MichaelBellnarratesasfootage…