The First Emperor: The Man Who Made China
This film follows the first emperor of China’s legendary rise, reign and fall, employing cutting-edge science to unlock the secrets of his tomb.
The emperor, Chin Shi Huang Di, is compared to Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar for commanding millions, uniting China and building the Great Wall. Filmed on location in China, the western crew were granted unprecedented access to Emperor Chin’s legendary seven square mile underground burial complex. Filled with more than 8,000 figures, including the terracotta army of soldiers, the Emperor designed it to celebrate his political and military power, and to achieve continued glory in the afterlife. Two thousand years after his death, ground-penetrating radar combined with CGI illustrate for the first time on-screen, the shape, layout and design of the largest unopened tomb in the world.
- Broadcaster:
Channel 4, Discovery
- TX Date:
January 2006
- Credits:
- Exec Producer/s: Richard Bradley, Bill Locke