The Terracotta Warriors: Exploring the Most Intriguing Puzzle in Chinese History - Hardcover

Burman, Edward

 
9781681777962: The Terracotta Warriors: Exploring the Most Intriguing Puzzle in Chinese History
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1681777967 ISBN 13: 9781681777962
Verlag: Pegasus Books, 2018

Inhaltsangabe

The Terracotta WarriorsThe book begins with the discovery of the terracotta warriors and then tells the history of the Qin Dynasty and as much as is known about the construction of the 3rd century bce mausoleum, based on the work of the historian Sima Qian (145 90 bce). He wrote that the First Emperor was buried with palaces, towers, officials, valuable artifacts, and wondrous objects. According to this account, one hundred flowing rivers were simulated using mercury; the ceiling was decorated with heavenly bodies, high above the features of the land. The new findings and the description of the mausoleum based on the quoted historical accounts suggest that the next discoveries may surpass the size and conception of the original discovery of the terracotta warriors.In the second part, Edward Burman asks: Who built it and how? He also questions the role of the terracotta warriors, who may be servants and not warriors, and what their function may have been in the afterlife. Finally, he anticipates the ongoing discoveries and describes the new methods of excavation and preservation.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Edward Burman holds a degree in Philosophy and Fine Art from the University of Leeds. He has published eighteen books, most recently Xi&;an Through European Eyes: A Cultural History in the Year of the Horse. Since 2014, Edward has been a Trustee of the Xi&;an City Wall Heritage Foundation; he is the only foreign trustee. He lives in England.

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Verlag
Pegasus Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2018
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1681777967
ISBN 13 
9781681777962
Einband
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Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
273
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