Supine 'acrobat' debuts in museum housing Terracotta Warriors
2 years, 6 months ago

Supine 'acrobat' debuts in museum housing Terracotta Warriors

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A restored "lying terracotta warriors" is unveiled at the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi'an, Shaanxi province on June 11. XI'AN－In contrast to the previously unearthed Terracotta Warriors that are either sitting or standing, a figure in a lying position made its public debut Saturday after being restored in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province. The relic was given the temporary name "supine figure", and was unveiled at a ceremony coinciding with China's Cultural and Natural Heritage Day 2022 on Saturday, at Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum. Different from terracotta soldiers and civil officials in other burial pits, figures in Pit 9901 might portray the acrobats who performed in the imperial palace, according to the museum.

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Ancient chariots unearthed at terracotta warriors site
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Ancient chariots unearthed at terracotta warriors site

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In Xi'an, Shaanxi province, archeologists recently unearthed remains of two chariots from the No 2 pit at the mausoleum belonging to Qinshihuang, China's first emperor who unified the country in 221 BC. Three terracotta warriors and three terracotta horses have been uncovered from the remains, according to the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum. Among the three warriors unearthed from the …

Immerse Yourself in the Lost World of Terracotta Warriors Through Virtual Reality
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Immerse Yourself in the Lost World of Terracotta Warriors Through Virtual Reality

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Visitors can experience the discovery, research, and restoration of the Terracotta Warriors through digital lens at an exhibition center in Beijing. Through VR and AR experiences, visitors can explore the historical process of creating these warriors and learn about their significance in Chinese culture.

Immerse Yourself in the Mysterious World of Terracotta Warriors Through Virtual Reality
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2 months ago

Immerse Yourself in the Mysterious World of Terracotta Warriors Through Virtual Reality

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Visitors can explore the Terracotta Warriors through digital lens at an exhibition center in Beijing. They can experience the processes of discovery, research, and restoration of the ancient warriors through VR and AR experiences. Visitors can also repair and string bamboo slips, try on ancient costumes, and view scenes of historical sites.

Immerse Yourself in the Terracotta Warriors: A Digital Journey Through Time
2 months ago

Immerse Yourself in the Terracotta Warriors: A Digital Journey Through Time

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Visitors can explore the Terracotta Warriors through digital lens at an exhibition center in Beijing. They can experience the processes of discovery, research, and restoration of the ancient warriors through VR and AR experiences. Visitors can also repair and string bamboo slips like ancient people did, try on ancient costumes, and view scenes of historical sites.

Immerse Yourself in the Terracotta Warriors' Journey: A Digital Exploration of Discovery, Research, and Restoration
2 months ago

Immerse Yourself in the Terracotta Warriors' Journey: A Digital Exploration of Discovery, Research, and Restoration

China Daily  

Visitors can explore the Terracotta Warriors through digital lens at an exhibition center in Beijing. They can experience the processes of discovery, research, and restoration of the ancient warriors through VR and AR experiences. Visitors can also participate in activities such as repairing a Terracotta Warrior, stringing bamboo slips, and trying on ancient costumes.

Immerse Yourself in the Terracotta Warriors' Journey: A Digital Exploration of Discovery, Research, and Restoration
2 months ago

Immerse Yourself in the Terracotta Warriors' Journey: A Digital Exploration of Discovery, Research, and Restoration

China Daily  

Visitors can explore the Terracotta Warriors through digital lens at an exhibition center in Beijing. They can experience the processes of discovery, research, and restoration of the warriors through VR and AR experiences. Visitors can also repair and string bamboo slips like ancient people did, try on ancient costumes, and view scenes of historical sites.

Unveiling the Treasures of a Forgotten Dynasty: Exploring the Legacy of China's First Emperor's Underground Realm
2 months, 1 week ago

Unveiling the Treasures of a Forgotten Dynasty: Exploring the Legacy of China's First Emperor's Underground Realm

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The article explores the legacy of China's first emperor, Emperor Qinshihuang, by unveiling his underground realm discovered in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. The exhibition showcases 230 artifacts, including the most significant cultural relics, revealing the emperor's material culture and spiritual beliefs. The exhibition marks the 50th anniversary of the Terracotta Warriors discovery and offers a deeper understanding of the Qin Dynasty's …

Terracotta Warriors: A Journey Through Five Decades of Archaeological Discovery
2 months, 1 week ago

Terracotta Warriors: A Journey Through Five Decades of Archaeological Discovery

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Archaeological work on Emperor Qinshihuang's mausoleum in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, has yielded numerous important findings over the past 50 years. The discovery of the Terracotta Warriors pits has provided various research topics of the Qin Dynasty, including the types of troops, equipment, organization, formation of the army, manufacturing techniques of Terracotta Warriors, and the production techniques of the weapons.

Unveiling the Treasures of a Forgotten Dynasty: Exploring the Legacy of China's First Emperor's Underground Realm
2 months, 1 week ago

Unveiling the Treasures of a Forgotten Dynasty: Exploring the Legacy of China's First Emperor's Underground Realm

China Daily  

The article explores the legacy of China's first emperor, Emperor Qinshihuang, by unveiling his underground realm discovered in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. The exhibition showcases 230 artifacts, including the most significant cultural relics, revealing the emperor's opulent lifestyle and spiritual beliefs. The exhibition marks the occasion of the emperor's 2,000-year-old resting place, offering a glimpse into the ancient culture and power …

First emperor still fascinates with his treasures
2 months, 1 week ago

First emperor still fascinates with his treasures

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The exhibition Buried History and Mystery of China's First Emperor. Knowing death was an inevitable issue that he had to face one day, Emperor Qinshihuang, who ended the long-term fighting and chaos among vassal states during the Warring States Period and established the Qin Dynasty, the first central united dynasty, paid close attention to two important considerations during his lifetime: …

First emperor still fascinates with his treasures
2 months, 1 week ago

First emperor still fascinates with his treasures

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Visitors attentively listen to a tour guide as she introduces a selection of pottery figurines being exhibited. These special figurines were unearthed from an 800-square-meter satellite pit between the inner and outer walls in the southeastern part of the mausoleum with 37 other figurines. Apart from the exhibition, an international conference was also held in September to mark the occasion, …

Terracotta Warriors celebrate 50 years of discovery
5 months, 1 week ago

Terracotta Warriors celebrate 50 years of discovery

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Activities ranging from an immersive digital experience to the release of new documentaries are being planned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking archaeological work that led to the discovery of the Terracotta Warriors. The Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum announced at a news conference on Monday that it will host a variety of activities to showcase recent progress …

Giving Terracotta Warriors a fighting chance
1 year, 2 months ago

Giving Terracotta Warriors a fighting chance

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Cultural relic conservators restore Han Dynasty pottery figurines in a lab at the Chongqing Cultural Heritage Protection Center in 2020. The exhibition, Crafts First: Technology and Equipment for Cultural Relics Preservation, kicked off on Sept 27 and showcases technologies and equipment used in the prevention of damage, protection, research and management, as well as the use of cultural relics. In …

Must-see landmarks for your Xi'an tour
1 year, 7 months ago

Must-see landmarks for your Xi'an tour

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Due to its status as the longest-running capital in ancient China and for giving birth to most dynasties, Xi'an, with a history of over 3,000 years, has had a deep impact on the life and culture of the country. Home to the Terracotta Warriors, Xi'an enjoys a reputation as a "Living History Museum" due to its rich, diverse collection of …

Terracotta Warriors exhibition opens in Spain
1 year, 8 months ago

Terracotta Warriors exhibition opens in Spain

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The exhibition, titled "The Legend of China's Qin and Han Dynasties"， is part of a series of activities for the China-Spain Year of Culture and Tourism. Apart from the 10 life-size Terracotta Warriors and horses, it also features gold and silver, bronze, pottery, and jade cultural relics. The Archaeological Museum of Alicante opened on Tuesday a unique exhibition of China's …

Terracotta Warriors exhibition opens in Spain
1 year, 8 months ago

Terracotta Warriors exhibition opens in Spain

China Daily  

The exhibition, titled "The Legend of China's Qin and Han Dynasties"， is part of a series of activities for the China-Spain Year of Culture and Tourism. Apart from the 10 life-size Terracotta Warriors and horses, it also features gold and silver, bronze, pottery, and jade cultural relics. The Archaeological Museum of Alicante opened on Tuesday a unique exhibition of China's …

Supine 'acrobat' debuts in museum housing Terracotta Warriors
2 years, 6 months ago

Supine 'acrobat' debuts in museum housing Terracotta Warriors

China Daily  

A restored "lying terracotta warriors" is unveiled at the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi'an, Shaanxi province on June 11. XI'AN－In contrast to the previously unearthed Terracotta Warriors that are either sitting or standing, a figure in a lying position made its public debut Saturday after being restored in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province. The relic was given the …

Supine 'acrobat' debuts in museum housing Terracotta Warriors
2 years, 6 months ago

Supine 'acrobat' debuts in museum housing Terracotta Warriors

China Daily  

A restored "lying terracotta warriors" is unveiled at the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi'an, Shaanxi province on June 11. XI'AN－In contrast to the previously unearthed Terracotta Warriors that are either sitting or standing, a figure in a lying position made its public debut Saturday after being restored in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province. The relic was given the …

China's Terracotta Warriors exhibited in Japan
2 years, 8 months ago

China's Terracotta Warriors exhibited in Japan

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People view the exhibition Terracotta Warriors and Ancient China - Heritage from the Qin and Han Dynasty at Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art in Kyoto, Japan, on March 25, 2022. The exhibition Terracotta Warriors and Ancient China - Heritage from the Qin and Han Dynasty opened on Friday at Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art in Japan, marking the …

China's Terracotta Warriors exhibited in Japan
2 years, 8 months ago

China's Terracotta Warriors exhibited in Japan

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People view the exhibition Terracotta Warriors and Ancient China - Heritage from the Qin and Han Dynasty at Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art in Kyoto, Japan, on March 25, 2022. The exhibition Terracotta Warriors and Ancient China - Heritage from the Qin and Han Dynasty opened on Friday at Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art in Japan, marking the …

Panoramic Terracotta Warriors
3 years, 6 months ago

Panoramic Terracotta Warriors

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In Xi’an, capital city of Shaanxi province in Northwest China, lies the mausoleum of China’s first feudal emperor -- Qinshihuang. The burial pits of terracotta warriors and their horses on the east side of this mausoleum are the world's largest underground military museum. The online tour of the exhibition at the Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum is in five parts, …

Restorers piece together terracotta warriors
4 years, 2 months ago

Restorers piece together terracotta warriors

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The Terracotta Army No 1 pit at Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. The 52-year-old conservator-restorer is part of a specialist team piecing together and repairing the Terracotta Army, which was discovered at the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, in March 1974. Pointing to life-size Terracotta Warriors wearing suits of armor and …

Restorers piece together terracotta warriors
4 years, 2 months ago

Restorers piece together terracotta warriors

China Daily  

The Terracotta Army No 1 pit at Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. The 52-year-old conservator-restorer is part of a specialist team piecing together and repairing the Terracotta Army, which was discovered at the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, in March 1974. Pointing to life-size Terracotta Warriors wearing suits of armor and …

Terracotta Warriors see more visitors during summer vacation
4 years, 4 months ago

Terracotta Warriors see more visitors during summer vacation

China Daily  

Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum, known for its famous army of terracotta warriors, has received nearly 20,000 tourists per day during the peak season of the summer vacation and the waning COVID-19 epidemic. Recently, the museum adjusted its capacity of daily visits to 20,000 people, around 30 percent of its approved maximum capacity, to prevent cross-infection amid improvements in the …

Terracotta Warriors see more visitors during summer vacation
4 years, 4 months ago

Terracotta Warriors see more visitors during summer vacation

China Daily  

Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum, known for its famous army of terracotta warriors, has received nearly 20,000 tourists per day during the peak season of the summer vacation and the waning COVID-19 epidemic. Recently, the museum adjusted its capacity of daily visits to 20,000 people, around 30 percent of its approved maximum capacity, to prevent cross-infection amid improvements in the …

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