China's Lost Pyramids (2010)
• September 24th, 2010 • 0h 50min
Documentary
Overview
In China, there exists an astonishing place. A burial ground to rival Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, where pyramid tombs of stupendous size are full of astonishing riches. In 221 BC, China's first Emperor united warring kingdoms into a nation that still exists today. To memorialise this achievement, he bankrupted the national treasury and oppressed thousands of workers to build one of the world’s biggest mortuary complexes. China's second dynasty, the Han, inherited the daunting challenge of building larger tombs to command respect and establish their right to rule without running the nation into the ground. Although no Han emperor's tomb has been opened, the tombs of lesser Han aristocrats have revealed astonishing things: complete underground palaces (including kitchens and toilets) and at least one corpse so amazingly well-preserved some believe Han tomb-builders knew how to "engineer immortality".
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Forbidden City: The Great Within
Released on: 1995-10-02
Documentary
Amidst the grand walls of the Forbidden City, the film takes us on a deep journey through the ceremo...
Diana: In Her Own Words
Released on: 2017-08-06
Documentary
Using home videos recorded by her voice coach, Diana takes us through the story of her life.
Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons
Released on: 2010-08-10
Documentary, History
In this hour-long documentary, Oxford academic Janina Ramirez tours the country in search of Anglo-S...
Velorama
Released on: 2014-07-06
Documentary
Documentary looking at a century of cycling. Commissioned to mark the arrival of the 2014 Tour de Fr...
Atari: Game Over
Released on: 2014-11-19
Documentary
The Xbox Originals documentary that chronicles the fall of the Atari Corporation through the lens of...
Albert Fish: In Sin He Found Salvation
Released on: 2007-08-13
Crime, Documentary
Albert Fish, the horrific true story of elderly cannibal, sadomasochist, and serial killer, who lure...
Rebellion
Released on: 2019-09-10
Documentary
As the 'one country two systems' policy in Hong Kong has slowly eroded, resentment among the territo...
Heil Hitler! Confessions of a Hitler Youth
Released on: 1991-06-03
War, History, Documentary
This short-form documentary focuses on the true story of Alfons Heck, who as an impressionable 10-y...
Railroad of Hope
Released on: 2002-12-09
Documentary
Railroad of Hope consists of interviews and footage collected over three days by Ning Ying of migran...
LGBTs no regime militar
Released on: 2018-06-29
Documentary, History
In 1980, the first march of gays, lesbians and transvestites took place in Brazil in protest against...
How the Monuments Came Down
Released on: 2021-06-10
Documentary
How the Monuments Came Down is a timely and searing look at the history of white supremacy and Black...
Carlos: Terrorist Without Borders
Released on: 1997-01-01
Documentary
Documentary about Ilyich Ramírez Sánchez, aka "Carlos the Jackal", international terrorist.
Hello My Dear
Released on: 2021-05-01
Documentary
The documentary is titled after Arkadaş Z. Özger’s poem “Hello My Dear” which had caused much contro...
Cincinnati's Rock 'N Roll Legends
Released on: 1995-01-01
Documentary, Music
An excellent comprehensive look at all the music that came out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati "Roc...
The Pity of War
Released on: 2014-02-28
Documentary, History, War
Professor Niall Ferguson argues that Britain's decision to enter the First World War was a catastrop...