China's first emperor [videorecording]
written, produced and directed by Andreas Gutzeit ; produced by Story House Productions, Inc. for The History Channel.
- [New York] : A&E Television Networks, c2008.
- 2 videodiscs (ca. 250 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Bonus disc entitled "China's Wall of Doom," produced by Filmroos, Inc., for A&E, Network, c1996.
Credited with both unifying China and tormenting its citizenry, Qin Shi Huangdi, the "first emperor of China," is one of the most controversial leaders in the nation's history. His reign brought advances such as standardized currencies, weights, and measures, unified written and spoken language and transportation systems. In battle, too, he was centuries ahead of his time--creating assembly lines to mass-produce precision-crafted swords, arrows and other weapons. This documentary examines this ruler's complex legacy, from the brilliant military strategies that created an empire to his plans for the original Great Wall. Bonus disc, China's Wall of Doom, features the discovery of the emperor's 7,000 life-size army of terra-cotta statues and the Great Wall of China.
1422926397 9781422926390
733961140255
AAAE140250 AAAE142950 AAAE143110
Qin shi huang, 259-210 B.C.
Terra-cotta sculpture, Chinese--Qin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D.
China--Kings and rulers
China--History--Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C.
Shaanxi Sheng (China)--Antiquities.
923.104 Chi 35
Bonus disc entitled "China's Wall of Doom," produced by Filmroos, Inc., for A&E, Network, c1996.
Credited with both unifying China and tormenting its citizenry, Qin Shi Huangdi, the "first emperor of China," is one of the most controversial leaders in the nation's history. His reign brought advances such as standardized currencies, weights, and measures, unified written and spoken language and transportation systems. In battle, too, he was centuries ahead of his time--creating assembly lines to mass-produce precision-crafted swords, arrows and other weapons. This documentary examines this ruler's complex legacy, from the brilliant military strategies that created an empire to his plans for the original Great Wall. Bonus disc, China's Wall of Doom, features the discovery of the emperor's 7,000 life-size army of terra-cotta statues and the Great Wall of China.
1422926397 9781422926390
733961140255
AAAE140250 AAAE142950 AAAE143110
Qin shi huang, 259-210 B.C.
Terra-cotta sculpture, Chinese--Qin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D.
China--Kings and rulers
China--History--Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C.
Shaanxi Sheng (China)--Antiquities.
923.104 Chi 35