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Emperor's ghost army / a Nova production by Lion Television, All 3 Media, Medialab for WGBH/Boston in association with Channel 4 and Arte France ; produced and directed by Ian Bremner. , United States Great Britain France - 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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Broadcast in the US Nov. 12, 2014.

In central China, a vast underground mausoleum conceals a life-size terracotta army built to serve China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang Di, in the afterlife. With exclusive access to pioneering research, it reveals how the Emperor directed the manufacture of the tens of thousands of bronze weapons carried by the clay soldiers including lethal crossbows engineered with astonishing precision.

Rating: TVPG.


DVD, widescreen; stereo, Region 1, NTSC.


English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Subjects--Personal Names:
Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 259 B.C.-210 B.C. --Tomb.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Terra-cotta sculpture, Chinese--Qin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D.
Excavations (Archaeology)--China--Shaanxi Sheng.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Shaanxi Sheng (China)--Antiquities.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.