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CHINESE EMPEROR CONQUERS BRITAIN
Terracotta Warrior Exhibit at the British Museum

Until April 6, 2008, China’s first Emperor Qin Shihuangdi is the subject of one of the hottest museum exhibits in London. China’s first emperor from 221 BC began one of the longest ruling dynasties the world has known and when he died created one of the great archealogical curiosity discoveries of the 20th Century. To keep himself company and for his protection or do battle in the afterlife, the old boy had an army of 1,000 very human-like life-size warriors of terracota sculpture buried with him. The discovery of his tomb created a sensation which carries over to the temproary exhibit at England’s famed British Museum. The exhibition features several of the now world-famous terracotta Xi'an,warriors, and many of the more recent discoveries from the site, along with exhibits discussing how his empire managed to survice and develop over 2,000 years into the modern changing China of today.

Admission to the British Museum itself is free but the Terracota Warrior Exhibition tickets are £12.00 for adults and £10.00 for children 16-18, under 16 kids are free when accompanied by an adult. This exhibit is extremely popular. The museum offers 500 tickets available starting at 9:15 for the day of, with a stamped entry time. Get there early or reserve ahead. Only four tickets can be purchased per son, though group tickets can be arranged. You can book tickets ahead of time online at the British Museum site.

The British Museum began with the collection of physician, naturalist and collector, Sir Hans Sloane with 71,000 items in his collection bequeathed to King George II and establish by Parliament in 1754. The Montagu House in Bloomsbury, originally built for the Duke of Montagu in 1676 was aquired to house the collection which has grown and expanded over the centuries into one of the grandest museum settings of historic to latest post modern styles in London with over 5 million visitors a year. The British Museum is located on Great Russel Street between Russel Square and Tottenham Court Road tube stations.

One of the other great archeological discoveries connected to the British Museum, the discovery of King Tutankamun’s Egyptian tomb is the subject of an exhibition also running in London at the O2 Exhibition Center (see KING TUTANKAMUN COMES TO O2). © Bargain Travel Europe

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