Emperors Watch Their Downfall

Emperors from China's dynasties gather as a celestial screen reveals the fates of eight fallen monarchs: Chongzhen, Huhai, Yang Guang, Emperor Ling of Han, Sima Ye, Li Yu, Emperor Ai of Tang, and Puyi. Their rises and falls, glories and disgraces, are exposed. Their endings serve as a warning, using history as a mirror to reflect the rise and fall of dynasties and human triumphs and failures.