Tonight we went to the Field Museum for the Annual Fund Opening Reception of "China's First Emperor and his Terracotta Warriors" exhibit that opens Friday. Allison and I picked up Andy and Cousin M from work and headed over to the museum where the night started with a talk from two anthropologists who told us about the excavation site and the exhibit. Literature from the museum says, "Explore the life of the leader who unified his country, built the first Great Wall, built roads throughout his vast territory, and standardized China's script, currency, weights, and measures. They said it was the first time since 1980 the artifacts have been to Chicago. They were discovered in China in 1974 when a farmer started digging a well.
The talk was followed by a buffet dinner of Chinese food, of course (Beef and Broccoli, Marinated Chicken Breast, Egg Rolls, Soba Noodle Salad, Fried Rice and some sort of lettuce salad).
Overview of the exhibit.
Replicas showing how the statues were originally brightly painted.
Half-size replicas of chariots that were found at the excavation site.
The terracotta emperor from the site.
Allison and M posing in the gift shop in front of a life-size emperor statue you could buy for $2,500.
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