Agency:.Co-produced by the NFB and China Xi'an Film Studio with the collaboration of China Film Coproduction Corporation and the Canadian Museum of Civilization. Study guide available.

Director, Tony Ianzelo, Liu Hao Xue ; producer, Barrie Howells, Pan Han Ci ; associate producer, Margaret Wong, Wong Guo Ren ; executive producer, Colin Neale, Ma Ji Long, Barrie Howells, Pan Han Ci ; script, Wong Ji Cheng, Liu Yun Hui ; screenplay, Robert Duncan ; camera, Ernest McNabb, Savas Kalogeras, Susan Trow ; sound, Claude Beauchemin ; editing, Roger Hart ; sound editing, André Galbrand, Danuta Klis ; music, Eldon Rathburn, Zhao Ji Ping.

Narrator, Christopher Plummer ; cast, Bo Guan Jin, Wang Guang Hui, Wang Guo Ren, Ma Kun, Cui Luo Wen, Wen Qian, Sun Wei, Yang Ya Zhou, Yang Zhi Ping.

Recorded 1989.

The story of Qin Shihuang, who conquered six powerful warring states to unify the vast territory of China. In 221 B.C., Qin declared himself emperor of all China. During his reign, he introduced sweeping reforms, built a vast network of roads and connected the Great Wall of China which to this day stretches over 2400 kilometers. Although Qin's empire survived his own death in 210 B.C. by only thirty-six months, his legacy did not perish. From the grandiose inner sanctum of Emperor Qin's royal palace, to fierce battles with feudal kings, this historical drama re-creates the glory and the terror of the Qin Dynasty. The film includes the first documentary footage of Qin's life-sized terra cotta army, constructed almost 2,200 years ago for his tomb. The imperial system he created has endured for thousand of years, proving to be the world's most durable political structure.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).