Mysteries of China captures one of the great archaeological events of the modern age, telling the story of Ancient China, the First Emperor, and the literal foundation of the China we know today. Through the lens of this groundbreaking discovery, viewers explore an ancient time when a fierce warrior brought together a warring nation and how an accidental discovery changed everything we know about China's past.
The discovery of the Terracotta Warriors and the Tomb of the First Emperor offers a unique time capsule into the past, revealing many things about this great country, which tells a larger story about the growth of China into a true superpower. From modern China to ancient China and back again, Mysteries of China is a visual adventure, using beautiful aerial photography and cutting-edge time lapse techniques to reveal great majesty, tragedy, splendor, and growth in a nation that continues to excel quickly into the future.
讲述了一群性格迥异的角色围绕一件罕见的美洲原住民文物展开激烈争夺的故事，在这件文物流入黑市后，一位怀揣梦想的腼腆女服务员（西德尼·斯维尼 Sydney Sweeney 饰）与一位渴望爱情的退伍军人（保罗·沃尔特·豪泽 Paul Walter Hauser 饰）联手，试图将其据为己有，却因此成为冷酷罪犯（埃里克·迪恩 Eric Dane 饰）的目标，而他正为一名西部古董商人（西蒙·雷克斯 Simon Rex 饰）效力。随着更多人卷入这场争斗，血雨腥风接踵而至。
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