Troopship Tragedy: The Sinking Of The SS Mendi
HISTORY 1 x 60'
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.
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.