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Emperor's Eternal Armies, The
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(DVD - Code 2)
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Seen as the eights wonder of the world, the terracotta armies of the first and fifth emperors of China are helping to unravel 2000 years of Chinese history. These tombs are helping us understand what China is today and where its origins Iie. 25 years ago, then thousand life-sized figurines were found next to the tomb of the first emperor of China, Qin (Chin) Shihuang Di, whom the country of China was named after. This vast terracotta army was aIso accompanied by the sIaughtered bodies of his favourite concubines and best horses. Now another terracotta rmy was also accompanied by the slaughtered bodies of his favourite concubines and best horses. Now another terracotta army has been unerthed, belonging to the Emperor Jing Di, who ruIed 60 years after the first emperor. There are noticeable differences: he had femaIe warriors on horseback, dancing girls, musicians and rows upon rows of animaIs. Some of the sculpted soIdiers were clearIy from different ethnic minorities showing a change in society over a very short period...
What was the purpose of these extraordinary tombs, and what do they telI us about Chinese society 2000 years ago? With a cast of 35 a crew of 40, stunning computer graphics and archive footage, this epic production weaves a fascinating taIe of the secretive Chinese cuIture, both then and now. To the Chinese, the afterIife is just an extension of Iife on earth - so an emperor required slaves, concubines, animaIs, food, weapons, and chariots. With the establishment of a bureaucracy, Qin even had a replica of his civiI service buried with him, the terracotta modeIs symboIicalIy representing reaI peopIe. Such beIiefs survive today - even though they are frowned upon by the communist authoritiesI. With strong liks to the past, we see unique footage of a modern Chinese funeraI, where paper copies of a person's possessions are still made, and then burnt: paper TVs, cars and money aII accompany people to the grave. We once thought the terracotta armies of the emperors' Qin and Jing inexplicable mysteries. But through the discoveries on the sites, we are beginning to unravel the secrets of Chinese history. |
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