China’s Terracotta Warriors: Image Gallery
See archival images and images of individuals featured in Secrets of the Dead: China's Terracotta Warriors

See archival images and images of individuals featured in Secrets of the Dead: China's Terracotta Warriors
(Premieres Wednesday, May 4) The extraordinary 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.
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