Chinese Terracotta Army Arrives in Toronto
By: Max Jones
From: July 10, 2010
TORONTO - The Royal Ontario Museum recently acquired 11 new foreign guests. On display in the Museum are Chinese warriors, horses, jade, gold, bronze, the list goes on and on.
The most notable figures are China's Terracotta Warriors, only the three most important were brought to Canada. The names of these three, as listed on the Media Pamphlet, are the Armoured General, the Civil Official and the Kneeling Archer. Let's go a little more into detail about these ancient figures.
For those of you who do not know about these warriors, they were built some 2,200 years ago by Lower-Class Chinese and buried by a Chinese emperor for thousands of years. There is much more detail that I could go into about these figures, but it is not suitable for this article. You may view the video below this video for more information.
The Armoured General is from the Qin Dinasty (221-206 BC.). At the writing of this article only nine generals have been uncovered in the terracotta pits of Xian. This work of art, like all others has distinctive features to it's appearance, with flaring twin-peaked head gear.
The Civil Official is also of the Qin Dinasty (221-206 BC.). The Civil Official is among the most recent of discoveries by Chinese Archaeologists.
My personal favorite, the Kneeling Archer is a member of the Qin Dinasty, along with the other two warriors. This warrior is one of 332 archers of which have been found in Xian. This half-kneeling figure holds a crossbow, ready for the next round of shooting. This is one of a select few that have been found with bits original colour still in tact.
Through the two short-films shown as part of the exhibit, I gained more knowledge than I was told by my local tour guide on my trip to see the pit of uncovered warriors in Xian, China during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
The ROM set up this exhibit very well, as they do with most all of their other ones. Although the exhibit includes extensive reading, the rest is so astonishing that is makes up for the excess of words.
I can see this exhibit being wildly popular, as it was on my trip to see the warriors yesterday. This exhibit is well worth the nominal price of 31 CAD (adult).
You can see a complete price chart and buy tickets to skip the lines at www.rom.on.ca.
From: July 10, 2010
TORONTO - The Royal Ontario Museum recently acquired 11 new foreign guests. On display in the Museum are Chinese warriors, horses, jade, gold, bronze, the list goes on and on.
The most notable figures are China's Terracotta Warriors, only the three most important were brought to Canada. The names of these three, as listed on the Media Pamphlet, are the Armoured General, the Civil Official and the Kneeling Archer. Let's go a little more into detail about these ancient figures.
For those of you who do not know about these warriors, they were built some 2,200 years ago by Lower-Class Chinese and buried by a Chinese emperor for thousands of years. There is much more detail that I could go into about these figures, but it is not suitable for this article. You may view the video below this video for more information.
The Armoured General is from the Qin Dinasty (221-206 BC.). At the writing of this article only nine generals have been uncovered in the terracotta pits of Xian. This work of art, like all others has distinctive features to it's appearance, with flaring twin-peaked head gear.
The Civil Official is also of the Qin Dinasty (221-206 BC.). The Civil Official is among the most recent of discoveries by Chinese Archaeologists.
My personal favorite, the Kneeling Archer is a member of the Qin Dinasty, along with the other two warriors. This warrior is one of 332 archers of which have been found in Xian. This half-kneeling figure holds a crossbow, ready for the next round of shooting. This is one of a select few that have been found with bits original colour still in tact.
Through the two short-films shown as part of the exhibit, I gained more knowledge than I was told by my local tour guide on my trip to see the pit of uncovered warriors in Xian, China during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
The ROM set up this exhibit very well, as they do with most all of their other ones. Although the exhibit includes extensive reading, the rest is so astonishing that is makes up for the excess of words.
I can see this exhibit being wildly popular, as it was on my trip to see the warriors yesterday. This exhibit is well worth the nominal price of 31 CAD (adult).
You can see a complete price chart and buy tickets to skip the lines at www.rom.on.ca.
