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Archaeology China China Antiquities China History Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C Emperor of China Qin shi huang 259 B.C.-210 B.C Drama Emperor of China Qin shi huang 259-210 B.C Jing, Ke -227 B.C Drama Shaanxi Sheng (China) Antiquities Juvenile literature Terra-cotta sculpture, Chinese Terra-cotta sculpture, Chinese Qin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D Juvenile literatureFilter By Subjects
Archaeology China China Antiquities China History Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C Emperor of China Qin shi huang 259 B.C.-210 B.C Drama Emperor of China Qin shi huang 259-210 B.C Jing, Ke -227 B.C Drama Shaanxi Sheng (China) Antiquities Juvenile literature Terra-cotta sculpture, Chinese Terra-cotta sculpture, Chinese Qin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D Juvenile literatureSummary: "Ying Zheng, the King of Qin, has one driving ambition: to unify China's seven kingdoms into one magnificent empire. Impressed by her lover's convictions, Lady Zhao helps Ying Zheng concoct an assassination plot that would justify the conquest of Qin's most powerful enemy"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Video 2000
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN EMPLewis, Mark Edward
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Publisher / Publication Date: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2007
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Summary: The terra cotta army is one of the greatest, and most famous, archaeological discoveries ever made. Over eight thousand life-size figures of warriors and horses were interred in the mausoleum of the first emperor of China--and each figure is individually carved, perhaps representing real members of the emperor's army. Weaving together history and a first-hand account of his experience in China,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951 MANSu, Tong
Summary: "In Peach village, crying is forbidden. But as a child, Binu never learned to hide her tears. Shunned by the villagers, she faced a bleak future until she met Qiliang, an orphan who offered her his hand in marriage. Then, one day, Qiliang disappears. Binu learns that he has been transported hundreds of miles and forced to labor on a project of terrifying ambition and scale - the building of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Canongate 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SUSummary: The story of China's 8,000 terracotta warriors begins two centuries before the birth of Christ. The First Emperor of China was preparing an extravagant tomb for his journey into the afterlife, and decreed that he be protected forever by a monumental army. Since then no one has seen these ancient warriors in their original splendor, brightly painted and fully armed, ready to protect their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CHIO'Connor, Jane.
Summary: Describes the archaeological discovery of thousands of life-sized terracotta warrior statues in northern China in 1974, and discusses the emperor who had them created and placed near his tomb.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2002