Secrets of the Fallen Pagoda
Wang, Eugene Y / Sen, Tansen / Shen, Chong Wang / Cheong, Conan / Shuyi, Kan / Chan, Libby Lai-Pik / Carvalho, Pedro Moura
The capital of Tang China (618 - 907), Chang'an (present day Xi'an), was a hub for economic and cultural exchange. Nearby lies the Famen Temple, one of the most revered Buddhist sites in China. A finger bone relic of the Buddha and magnificent Tang dynasty objects of gold, silver, ceramics, and glass were sealed within an underground crypt there. For more than 1000 years, these treasures were forgotten until their chance discovery in 1987. Tog...