CHINESE EMPEROR CONQUERS BRITAIN
Terracotta Warrior Exhibit at the British Museum
Archived - The Warriors Have
Moved On to Conquer other Lands
In
2008, China’s first Emperor Qin Shihuangdi was the
subject of one of the hottest museum exhibits in London. China’s
first emperor from 221 BC began one of the longest ruling dynasties
the world
has known and when he died created one of the great archealogical
curiosity discoveries of the 20th Century. To keep himself company
and for his
protection or do battle in the afterlife, the old boy had an army
of 1,000 very human-like life-size warriors of terracota sculpture
buried
with him. The discovery of his tomb created a sensation which carries
over to the temproary exhibit at England’s famed British Museum. The
exhibition features several of the now world-famous terracotta Xi'an,warriors,
and many of the more recent
discoveries from
the site, along with exhibits
discussing how his empire managed to survice and develop over 2,000
years into the modern changing China of today.
Admission to the British Museum itself is free but the Terracota
Warrior Exhibition tickets are £12.00 for adults and £10.00
for children 16-18, under 16 kids are free when accompanied
by an adult. This exhibit
is extremely popular. The museum offers 500 tickets available starting
at 9:15 for the day of, with a stamped entry time. Get there early
or reserve ahead.
The
British Museum began with the collection of physician, naturalist and
collector, Sir
Hans Sloane with 71,000 items in his collection
bequeathed to King George II and establish by Parliament in 1754.
The Montagu House
in Bloomsbury, originally built for the Duke of Montagu in 1676
was aquired to house the collection which has grown and expanded over
the centuries
into one of the grandest museum settings of historic to latest
post modern styles in London with over 5 million
visitors a year. The British Museum is located on Great Russel
Street between Russel Square and Tottenham Court Road tube stations. © Bargain
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