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Friday, April 21, 2006
Xi'an – Imperial Power in the Afterlife
Kunst - und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland: 21 April - 23 July 2006
This exhibition presents recent archaeological discoveries from the vast necropolis surrounding the city of Xi'an in today’s Shaanxi province, the very cradle of Chinese culture and capital of China through thirteen dynasties.
Taking the unification of the empire under China's first emperor Qin Shihuangdi as its starting point, the exhibition focuses on the Qin, Han and Tang dynasties (221 BC – 907 AD) and showcases around 200 magnificent objects from the sumptuous funerary complexes and rich temple furnishings of the emperor and the aristocracy.
An impressive computer-aided display allows a glimpse into the as yet unopened burial chambers of two imperial tombs. ...