Terracotta warriors from Emperor Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum in Xi'an, Shaanxi are preparing to tour the United States.
The exhibition of 120 sets of objects will include 20 complete life-sized terra cotta figures and will feature new discoveries of court officials, acrobats and generals. Equally exciting and probably most dramatic are the inclusion of two recently discovered, half-sized bronze chariots and life-sized bronze animals that were found in what would have been gardens within the tomb complex belonging to Qin Shi Huang (259 - 210 BC).
The U.S. tour premieres at the Bowers Museum in Orange County, California on May 18, 2008 where it can be seen through October 12, 2008. The Houston Museum of Natural Science will host it from May 18 through September 25, 2009. Atlanta's High Museum will present the collection from November 2008 to April 2009. The tour's final leg concludes with a display at the National Geographic Society Museum in Washington from November 19, 2009, through March 31, 2010.
I wish they were coming to our town! We didn't get to see them in China and I think they are so cool!
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PRODUCTION OF TERRACOTTA WARRIOR REPLICAS ON THE INCREASE
CLAY ARMY SET TO INVADE EUROPE, US.
Xi'an, China. Jan. 20, 2009 – Sino – NZ Tourism Group Ltd today announced its intentions to dramatically increase production of Life Size Terracotta Warrior Replicas in the New Year. The company has been selling the cultural icons from its Xi’an base for two years and seen a trickle in demand increase to a raging torrent.
“Both the Olympics and the successful exhibition of the originals at the British Museum substantially raised awareness of the mysterious clay army of Qin. We are constantly urging our supplier for more and more products” said Sino- NZ Tourism Group Marketing Director Todd Subritsky. “In addition, with 3 more exhibitions of the original Warriors in the US this year, and various smaller displays around the world, we expect that trend to continue”.
The Terracotta Warriors, dating from 210 BC, sprung to fame when discovered in 1974 by several local farmers near Xi'an, Shanxi province, China near the Mausouleum of the First Qin Emperor. They have since captured the imagination of millions of people around the globe. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terracotta_Army
“The increased popularity of Chinese culture creates an opportunity, and we are perfectly positioned to seize it” said Subritsky who continued tongue in cheek “like Bill Gates we have a vision, we would like to see one of these in every household across the globe. The figures may not come with software but they will add to your fung shui immensely”.
The Terracotta Warrior replica statues are made using the same clay and the same ancient kiln firing techniques as the originals. They are all hand made creating museum quality detail.
“Because we deal with the factory directly in the same area where the real Warriors are located in Xian, we are able to offer Life Size Replica Statues at an incredibly low price, while the superb quality is guaranteed. We ship to most cities in the world, though our biggest markets are the UK and the US.”
“The statues we sell are for personal consumption only as souvenirs and in no way are intended to replace or be thought of as original. The most popular models are the 1.85m General and the Kneeling Archer which are highly sought after. A full catalog is available from our website www.xiantravel.moonfruit.com ” said Mr. Subritsky.
“We hope the Chinese Clay army will invade Europe and America so we can achieve our target of moving 10,000 units for year of the Ox”.
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