English, 10.11.2019 20:31 daphnewibranowsky

In 1974, chinese peasants stumbled upon what many consider the eighth wonder of the world: the terra cotta warriors. the archeological find consists of an entire army of ceramic warriors and horses, more than 2,000 years old. the museum of the terra cotta army was constructed around the discovery site. it opened in 1979, but you don’t have to wait until you can travel to xi’an, china before you can experience this amazing work of collective art. the largest collection of the terra cotta warriors to leave china is currently touring the united states. having started in atlanta, the exhibition is currently in houston and will next move on to washington, d. c. the exhibition at the houston museum of natural science is entitled terra cotta warriors: guardians of china’s first emperor. on display are over 100 artifacts, including nine of the 8,000 terra cotta warriors themselves, from the tomb of qin shi huangdi, the first emperor of china. in addition to the warriors, exhibition visitors will see one terra cotta horse and two 10-foot-long bronze chariots drawn by bronze horses. time magazine named the exhibition one of its top five “must see” exhibitions of the year. the museum believes that such an exhibition is about more than seeing a few statues. in addition to the statuary, exhibition visitors have the opportunity for a host of related experiences to add to their understanding of chinese culture. there is a demonstration of kung fu, an ancient chinese martial art that people still engage in today. there will also be a discussion of how the terra cotta army was constructed and how long it took, which will take place at a museum craft festival. finally, there will be a lecture by albert e. dien, ph. d, a professor at stanford university and an expert in the early medieval period in chinese history. the exhibition is an exciting opportunity that should not be missed!
what is the article mostly about?
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the discovery in china of the terra cotta warriors, an important archaeological find
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the ways the houston museum of natural science teaches people about the terra cotta warriors
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the reason qin shi huangdi, the first emperor of china, had the terra cotta warriors created
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the terra cotta warriors on display at the houston museum of natural science

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