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The Qin bronze chariot (銅車馬 or 秦銅車馬) refers to a set of two
Chinese cultural heritage protection official web list
" ''何尊 .'' Retrieved on 2010-05-01. When the models were found they were in many broken pieces, and it took five years to restore them both. Both models are about half life-size. The first piece, "bronze chariot number one" (一號銅車馬), consists of an open chariot drawn by four bronze horses, with a single standing driver and a bronze umbrella on a stand placed next to him. The second piece, "bronze chariot number two" (二號銅車馬), is a closed carriage with two seats and an umbrella-like roof, which is also drawn by four bronze horses.
The chariots are stored at the Museum of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇兵馬俑博物館) in
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" ''「秦陵一號銅車馬」進駐世博中國館 成鎮館之寶.'' Retrieved on 2010-07-12. The chariots are one of sixty-four designated historical artifacts that are prohibited from being exhibited outside China.
The Qin bronze chariot (銅車馬 or 秦銅車馬) refers to a set of two Qin dynasty
The Qin dynasty ( ; zh, c=秦朝, p=Qín cháo, w=), or Ch'in dynasty in Wade–Giles romanization ( zh, c=, p=, w=Ch'in ch'ao), was the first dynasty of Imperial China. Named for its heartland in Qin state (modern Gansu and Shaanxi), ...
bronze model chariots that were unearthed in 1980 at the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, Qin Shi Huang
Qin Shi Huang (, ; 259–210 BC) was the founder of the Qin dynasty and the first emperor of a unified China. Rather than maintain the title of " king" ( ''wáng'') borne by the previous Shang and Zhou rulers, he ruled as the First Empero ...
(reigned 247–220 BCE).Wenbao.net.Chinese cultural heritage protection official web list
" ''何尊 .'' Retrieved on 2010-05-01. When the models were found they were in many broken pieces, and it took five years to restore them both. Both models are about half life-size. The first piece, "bronze chariot number one" (一號銅車馬), consists of an open chariot drawn by four bronze horses, with a single standing driver and a bronze umbrella on a stand placed next to him. The second piece, "bronze chariot number two" (二號銅車馬), is a closed carriage with two seats and an umbrella-like roof, which is also drawn by four bronze horses.
The chariots are 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
Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see § Name) is a landlocked province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), N ...
. In 2010 the piece was showcased at the Shanghai Expo
Expo 2010, officially the Expo 2010 Shanghai China, was held on both banks of the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, from 1 May to 31 October 2010. It was a major World Expo registered by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), in the tr ...
as an exhibit inside the China Pavilion
The China pavilion at Expo 2010 () in Pudong, Shanghai, colloquially known as the Oriental Crown (), was the largest national pavilion at the Shanghai Expo and the largest display in the history of the World Expo. It was also the most expensi ...
building.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. The chariots are one of sixty-four designated historical artifacts that are prohibited from being exhibited outside China.
See also
*Chariot (Ancient China)
The ancient Chinese chariot () was used as an attack and pursuit vehicle on the open fields and plains of ancient China from around 1200 BCE. Chariots also allowed military commanders a mobile platform from which to control troops while providing ...
* South-pointing chariot
The south-pointing chariot (or carriage) was an ancient Chinese two-wheeled vehicle that carried a movable pointer to indicate the south, no matter how the chariot turned. Usually, the pointer took the form of a doll or figure with an outstretch ...
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