Secrets of the Tang Dynasty: The Princess’s Tomb and the Silk Road Empire

close to the City of Shi in northwestern China lies a vast and ancient morselum, the burial ground of the mighty Tang [music] dynasty . The Tong dynasty must have been one of the most powerful empires in the world. The Tong dynasty last for more than 300 years [music] and when Chinese look back they consider this period is one of the most powerful [music] dynasty in their history . It was here in 1960 that a team of Chinese archaeologists made an extraordinary discovery . As soon as you discover a tomb or some other remains that are able to corroborate [music] texts, that makes archaeologists , epigraphers, and researchers in China incredibly excited . They opened one of the smaller tombs . It belonged to a young princess who had lived more than ,200 years before. What they found inside astonished them . Is one of the largest Tong Dynasty tomb discover so far . They're very important archeological discoveries vital to our understanding of both the life and afterlife in Tong Dynasty . It was a treasure trove, but not one of silver or gold . The treasure was on the walls . The first section of the mural painting depicts the official guardian [music] the tomb. And the second part of the tomb is about her personal life . And the last section of the mural painting that is where the coffee was found . It has a creation of an afterlife by giving her the spaces that would be appropriate for her. An amazing find . In those chambers of death, they found life . The Terracotta Army, one of the wonders of ancient [music] China . Thousands of warriors, forces, acrobats, and musicians, all buried in the earth to accompany the first emperor of China . It was discovered by accident in 1974 . The Terra Cotta Army has since become a UNESCO World Heritage site [music] and one of the most popular tourist destinations in modern China. But just 60 mi away lies another burial ground of China's imperial past and another wonder