Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China’s First Emperor
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The famed kneeling archer, who curator
Albert Dien chose as his favorite piece
in the exhibit, citing its movement
and realism, both of which were
unprecedented in Chinese sculpture
of the period.
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Terracotta soldiers' head from China's
Qin dynasty, circa 200 B.C.
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The cake was made in the shape of a Qin
dynasty warrior by Baltimore's Charm City
Cake
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On Tuesday, the National Geographic Museum held an opening reception and preview of the groundbreaking new exhibit "Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China’s First Emperor," which features treasures from the tomb of Qin Shihuangdi, who died in 206 B.C.
First unearthed in 1974, the emperor's subterranean tomb covers 19 square miles and is filled with what archaeologists believe are more than 10,000 life-sized terra cotta figures designed to accompany him into the afterlife. The exhibit is the largest collection of significant artifacts from China ever to travel to the United States.
The reception was held at the National Geographic Society's headquarters on 17th Street, N.W.; guests dined on cuisine from Mie N Yu, Ten Penh, Asia Nini, PF Chang's, and Hong Kong Palace, as well as a cake from Baltimore's Charm City cakes.
— Report and photographs by Christina Wilkie
Patrick Truby and Lisa Chinn
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Tamara Ashford and Robert Wells
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American Airlines' Debbie Behnke, Viking River Cruises' Robin Bear, The Gardner Mills Group's Renee Gardner,
Mary Ann Mills and Debra Willis
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Cathy Tyson, Guest Curator Dr. Albert E. Dien
and Elena Guarinello
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Documentary filmmaker Rohini Shalimar Talalla, in a coat
passed down through generations of her family, with
Kevin Chaffee
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Traditional Chinese dancer
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Exhibits Development Group founder
Amy Seitz and National Geographic Museum
director Susan Norton
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'Ace of Cakes' star Duff Gordon
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A terracotta seated musician from the tomb of the first Qin
Dynasty ruler Shihuangdi
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Terracotta soldiers' head from China's Qin dynasty,
circa 200 B.C.
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Bronze Carriage
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