Frank Gaydos on mon 4 aug 08
China's First Emperor: 9:00 PM Eastern time Monday Aug. 4th. =
History Channel
He would become an emperor more powerful than Napoleon, capture =
more territory than Alexander the Great and create the largest army the =
world has ever seen. In 240 B.C. Chin Shi Huang Di, ruler of the Qin =
Kingdom, rose to power, defeated six states and created an empire that =
would lay the groundwork for modern day China. Learn about the life and =
times of this unique leader and see what still remains of the Qin =
Dynasty today--from the Great Wall of China to the army of 8,000 =
life-sized terracotta warriors and horses that guard his empire in the =
afterlife.=20
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Frank Gaydos
http://home.comcast.net/~frankgaydos/
"Well, 'ART' is like jazz; you do this and then you improvise." ~ =
Romare Bearden
Kim Hohlmayer on mon 4 aug 08
Thank you, Frank!
Not only is that great from a potter's standpoint but also culturally for my son whom we adopted from China. We will be recording it! --Kim H.
--- On Mon, 8/4/08, Frank Gaydos wrote:
> From: Frank Gaydos
> Subject: TIVO/VCR alert..... terracotta warriors and horses
> To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> Date: Monday, August 4, 2008, 12:04 AM
> China's First Emperor: 9:00 PM Eastern time Monday Aug.
> 4th. History Channel
> He would become an emperor more powerful than
> Napoleon, capture more territory than Alexander the Great
> and create the largest army the world has ever seen. In 240
> B.C. Chin Shi Huang Di, ruler of the Qin Kingdom, rose to
> power, defeated six states and created an empire that would
> lay the groundwork for modern day China. Learn about the
> life and times of this unique leader and see what still
> remains of the Qin Dynasty today--from the Great Wall of
> China to the army of 8,000 life-sized terracotta warriors
> and horses that guard his empire in the afterlife.
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> Frank Gaydos
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> http://home.comcast.net/~frankgaydos/
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> "Well, 'ART' is like jazz; you do this and
> then you improvise." ~ Romare Bearden
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