The terracotta warriors - The Secret Codes of the Emperor's Army

Door: Maurice Cotterell

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• ISBN: 9780747271338
• Boekreferentie: China
• Uitgever: Headline Book Publishing
• Taal: ------------------
• Categorie: Kennis en wetenschap
• Details: Paperback, Goed
• Extra informatie: Legend has it that in 206BC the first emperor of unified China, Shi Huang-te, decreed that after his death his body should be clothed in jade, cast adrift in a lake of mercury within a pyramid, and protected by an everlasting army. In 1974, archaeologists discovered the first of more than 7000 lifesize terracotta warriors buried near the pyramid tomb of Shi Huang-te, confirming that the legend was more than a myth. But why were the massive soldiers, each weighing more than half a tonne, buried t
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