Largest terracotta exhibition to be held in US

时间：2007-05-09 05:52:36

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Chinanews, Los Angeles, May. 9 – Thanks to great efforts devoted1 by the Bowers2 Museum of Cultural Art in the United States, a large terracotta exhibition will extend its tour in the US.

 

The exhibition will be held first in the Bowers Museum of Cultural Art from May 18 to October 12, then moved to the High Museum of Arts in Georgia from November 2008 to April 2009, and arrive at its final stop in the Houston Museum of Natural Science for a display that will last from May 18 to September 25, 2009.

 

The exhibition was promoted jointly3 by the Houston Museum of Natural Science in the United States and the Shaanxi Provincial4 Cultural Exchange Center.

 

Among all the 120 items displayed, 51 pieces were classified as first-class, state-level terracotta treasures made in the Qin Dynasty (221B.C.-206B.C.). This is the first time that China allows more than 20 pieces of state-level terracotta treasures to be displayed overseas, which makes the event an unprecedented5 one.

 

The most outstanding exhibits are some 20 terracotta pieces made in the Qin Dynasty, including warriors7, archers8, foot soldiers, military officers, and civilian9 officials. Other artworks that will also be displayed include the burial objects unearthed10 from the mausoleum of Qinshihuang (First Emperor of Qin, 259 B.C.-210 B.C.), weapons, musical instruments and animals made of bronze, bronze war chariots, and bronze instruments of torture made in the Spring and Autumn Period (770B.C.-476B.C.).

 

Qinshihuang was an important figure in Chinese history. In 221 B.C., he unified11 China and later built the Great Wall that extended for 3,000 kilometers long and measured 30 feet high. Before he died, he managed to build a huge underground world, which copied all the things when he was alive, including the Sleeping Chamber12, the Palace Hall for the emperor to rest or feast, a copper13 graveyard14, and the “ceiling of his graveyard” made by 500 tons of mercury representing rivers in “his heaven” and lots of treasure stones standing6 for the sky of the heaven. All the terracotta warriors are regarded as the guards of his mausoleum, which has never been robbed so far.

 

“This is going to be one of the most exciting days of the entire year at The Bowers,” says Peter Keller, curator of the museum

 

The 51 pieces on display are classified as state-level treasures in China, which is the first time that China allows more than 20 first-class terracotta treasures to be displayed overseas, he added.

 

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1 devoted xu9zka     
adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的
参考例句：
  • He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
  • We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
2 bowers e5eed26a407da376085f423a33e9a85e     
n.（女子的）卧室( bower的名词复数 )；船首锚；阴凉处；鞠躬的人
参考例句：
  • If Mr Bowers is right, low government-bond yields could lose their appeal and equities could rebound. 如果鲍尔斯先生的预计是对的，那么低收益的国债将会失去吸引力同时股价将会反弹。 来自互联网
3 jointly jp9zvS     
ad.联合地，共同地
参考例句：
  • Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
  • She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。
4 provincial Nt8ye     
adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人
参考例句：
  • City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
  • Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。
5 unprecedented 7gSyJ     
adj.无前例的，新奇的
参考例句：
  • The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
  • A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。
6 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
7 warriors 3116036b00d464eee673b3a18dfe1155     
武士，勇士，战士( warrior的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • I like reading the stories ofancient warriors. 我喜欢读有关古代武士的故事。
  • The warriors speared the man to death. 武士们把那个男子戳死了。
8 archers 79516825059e33df150af52884504ced     
n.弓箭手，射箭运动员( archer的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The next evening old Mr. Sillerton Jackson came to dine with the Archers. 第二天晚上，西勒顿？杰克逊老先生来和阿切尔家人一起吃饭。 来自辞典例句
  • Week of Archer: Double growth for Archers and Marksmen. 射手周：弓箭手与弩手（人类）产量加倍。 来自互联网
9 civilian uqbzl     
adj.平民的，民用的，民众的
参考例句：
  • There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
  • He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
10 unearthed e4d49b43cc52eefcadbac6d2e94bb832     
出土的（考古）
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  • Many unearthed cultural relics are set forth in the exhibition hall. 展览馆里陈列着许多出土文物。
  • Some utensils were in a state of decay when they were unearthed. 有些器皿在出土时已经残破。
11 unified 40b03ccf3c2da88cc503272d1de3441c     
(unify 的过去式和过去分词)； 统一的； 统一标准的； 一元化的
参考例句：
  • The teacher unified the answer of her pupil with hers. 老师核对了学生的答案。
  • The First Emperor of Qin unified China in 221 B.C. 秦始皇于公元前221年统一中国。
12 chamber wnky9     
n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所
参考例句：
  • For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
  • The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。
13 copper HZXyU     
n.铜；铜币；铜器；adj.铜(制)的；(紫)铜色的
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  • The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。
  • Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。
14 graveyard 9rFztV     
n.坟场
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  • All the town was drifting toward the graveyard.全镇的人都象流水似地向那坟场涌过去。
  • Living next to a graveyard would give me the creeps.居住在墓地旁边会使我毛骨悚然。

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