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1) Step into the- Chinese Empire

Author

Steele, Philip, 1948-

Publication Date

1998

Physical Desc

64 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 31 cm.

2) National Geographic investigates ancient China: archaeology unlocks the secrets of China's past

Author

Ball, Jacqueline

Series

National Geographic investigates

Publication Date

2007

Physical Desc

64 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

3) The emperor's silent army: terracotta warriors of Ancient China

Author

O'Connor, Jane

Publication Date

2001

Physical Desc

48 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

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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.

4) Dragon bones: a novel

Author

See, Lisa

Series

Red princess mysteries volume 3

Description

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When the body of an American archaeologist is found floating in the Yangzi River, Ministry of Public Security agent Liu Hulan and her husband, American attorney David Stark, are dispatched to Site 518 to investigate. As Hulan scrutinizes his death, David, on behalf of the National Relics Bureau, tries to discover who has stolen from the site an artifact that may prove to the world China's claim that it is the oldest uninterrupted civilization on earth. "See's...

5) Emperor's ghost army

Publication Date

[2014]

Physical Desc

1 videodisc (54 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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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.