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| Terracotta Warriors to be exhibited in Liverpool museum | Terracotta Warriors to be exhibited in Liverpool museum |
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| China's famous Terracotta Warriors are to be exhibited in Liverpool in 2018, the culture secretary has said. | China's famous Terracotta Warriors are to be exhibited in Liverpool in 2018, the culture secretary has said. |
| Karen Bradley MP made the announcement while visiting the tomb of China's First Emperor, Qin Shi Huang. | Karen Bradley MP made the announcement while visiting the tomb of China's First Emperor, Qin Shi Huang. |
| She said she was "delighted" that a "selection of warriors" would be coming to Liverpool, home to the UK's oldest Chinese community. | She said she was "delighted" that a "selection of warriors" would be coming to Liverpool, home to the UK's oldest Chinese community. |
| It is the first time the warriors have been exhibited in the UK outside of London since the 1980s. | It is the first time the warriors have been exhibited in the UK outside of London since the 1980s. |
| The warriors were last displayed at the British Museum in 2007 and at Edinburgh in 1985. | The warriors were last displayed at the British Museum in 2007 and at Edinburgh in 1985. |
| Ms Bradley was touring the burial site and tomb complex as part of the UK-China People to People Dialogue (P2P), which celebrates the links between Britain and China. | Ms Bradley was touring the burial site and tomb complex as part of the UK-China People to People Dialogue (P2P), which celebrates the links between Britain and China. |
| "I am sure that the exhibition will be very warmly received by the people of Merseyside and beyond as Britain welcomes back the Terracotta Warriors," she said. | "I am sure that the exhibition will be very warmly received by the people of Merseyside and beyond as Britain welcomes back the Terracotta Warriors," she said. |
| The Terracotta Army | The Terracotta Army |
| Source: Liverpool World Museum | Source: Liverpool World Museum |
| The exhibition will run from February to October 2018 at the World Museum in the city centre giving a glimpse into the story of Qin Shi Huang, who ruled from 221 to 206 BC. | |
| The story of the tomb's Terracotta Warriors will be displayed alongside important artefacts and research relating to the formative years of the Chinese nation, from the pre-unification Qin Kings (307 to 221 BC) to the First Emperor's legacy in the Han Dynasty (206 BC to AD 220). | The story of the tomb's Terracotta Warriors will be displayed alongside important artefacts and research relating to the formative years of the Chinese nation, from the pre-unification Qin Kings (307 to 221 BC) to the First Emperor's legacy in the Han Dynasty (206 BC to AD 220). |
| David Fleming, Director of National Museums Liverpool, said staff were hugely excited at the "unmissable opportunity to see artefacts of great historical importance in the flesh". | David Fleming, Director of National Museums Liverpool, said staff were hugely excited at the "unmissable opportunity to see artefacts of great historical importance in the flesh". |
| The exhibition will span three periods of more than 500 years and will include a number of objects that have never been displayed in the UK. | The exhibition will span three periods of more than 500 years and will include a number of objects that have never been displayed in the UK. |
| Liverpool has Europe's oldest Chinese community. | Liverpool has Europe's oldest Chinese community. |