Qin bronze chariot

Front of Bronze Chariot one

The Qin bronze chariot (銅車馬 or 秦銅車馬) is a two-piece Qin dynasty bronze artifact.[1] The first piece "bronze chariot one" (一號銅車馬) consists of a driver with two seats in the chariot with a bronze umbrella. The second piece "bronze chariot two" (二號銅車馬) is a separate carriage. Both are about 50% the size of a real horse. The chariot was unearthed in 1980 at the Qin Shi Huang mausoleum. It is one of 64 designated historical artifacts that can never leave Chinese soil.[1]

When the artifact was first found it was in broken pieces. It took five years to restore both the chariots together.[2] Today the chariot is stored at the Museum of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇兵馬俑博物館) in Shaanxi.[3][1] In 2010 the piece was showcased at the Shanghai Expo as an exhibit inside the China Pavilion building.[4]

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  1. 1 2 3 Wenbao.net. "Chinese cultural heritage protection official web list." 何尊 . Retrieved on 2010-05-01.
  2. ↑ News.sohu.com. "News.sohu.com." 秦皇御車修復記. Retrieved on 2010-07-12.
  3. ↑ Bmy.com.cn. "Bmy.com.cn." Museum link. Retrieved on 2010-07-12.
  4. ↑ News.cnwest.com. "News.cnwest.com." 「秦陵一號銅車馬」進駐世博中國館 成鎮館之寶. Retrieved on 2010-07-12.
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