In this action-packed adventure and coming-of-age story that finely
weaves fact and fiction, thirteen-year-old Ming lives in a small village
in Maoist China in the 1970s. His father is convinced that Emperor
Qin's tomb--and the life-size terra-cotta army created to serve and
protect the emperor in the afterlife--lies hidden in the hills around
them. But if Ming's father doesn't prove it soon, the town's Political
Officer will condemn him to the brutal labor camps. From the stories of a
terra-cotta soldier who has survived through the centuries, Ming learns
the history of Emperor Qin, known for building the Great Wall of China,
and how and why the terra-cotta soldiers came to be. As their unlikely
friendship develops, Ming experiences the mysterious tomb firsthand,
braving deadly traps and witnessing the terra-cotta army in action. Most
importantly, he comes to see how he can save both the terra-cotta
soldiers and his father from the corrupt Political Officer and his
Communist cronies.
The book is illustrated with photographs of
Communist Chinese village life in the 1970s, the Great Wall, and, of
course, the excavated tomb with its many terra-cotta soldiers. It also
features a special recipe from the story.
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