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A filmmaker honors his father’s legacy of art, activism, and resilience across generations.
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Secrets of the Dead
China's Bronze Kingdom
The chance discovery of a jade artifact unearths an ancient Chinese city.
Secrets of the Dead
What This Bronze Figure Reveals About Ancient China
A towering 3-meter bronze figure offers rare clues to a lost civilization uncovered in Sanxingdui.
Secrets of the Dead
Inside the Ancient Capital of the Shu Kingdom
Dating back 3,000 years, the site raises key questions about the city’s sudden disappearance.
Secrets of the Dead
Rebuilding a 2,000-Year-Old Bronze Dragon with 3D Technology
Using 3D scanning and modeling, archaeologists have spent decades reconstructing the "Divine Tree."