The Glass Mountain – The Secret of Zhao Ling

The Zhao Ling: a mountain in the valley of the river Wei, the Chinese 'Valley of the Kings'. In the year 649, Emperor Taizong, the ruler who led China into a Golden Age, found his last resting place here – in a sumptuous palace deep inside the Zhao Ling. Today, his mausoleum is one of the greatest puzzles of archaeology: No one knows where the entrance to Taizong's subterranean palace is located.

The film tells about one of the last mysteries of archaeology, and about the scientists who set out to unravel the secret.

1 x 30’ / 1 x 45' / 1 x 52'
ZDF, ZDF-E, ARTE, in cooperation with CCTV und CITVC