HISTORY

mysterious hanging coffins of china

This archaeological thriller follows the scientific race to unravel the mysterious coffins, and the challenge to preserve what remains from half a millennium ago.

programme information

Duration

1 x 60'

Production Company

Bang Productions/NHK

YOP

2003

Definitions

SD HD

Episode Information

Since 1999, China’s leading explorer, How Man Wong, and his organization, CERS (The China Exploration and Research Society) have been trying to save the last vestiges of a lost tribe of China. They were a civilisation who buried their dead in wooden coffins hanging precariously off the side of cliffs in the Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces. Their efforts are a race against time as the coffins are now more endangered then ever: pollution and encroaching urbanization compete with modern day grave robbers to destroy these precious artefacts. This archaeological thriller follows the scientific race to unravel the mysterious coffins, and a challenge for How Man and CERS as they continue to preserve what remains of the enigmatic civilization from half a millennium ago.

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