Eight life-size Terracotta Warriors² from China are among the works shown in the National Gallery of Victoria, in a rare exhibition launched in Melbourne.

 

墨尔本维多利亚国家美术馆内，八座来自中国的真人大小的兵马俑正在展出。

 

The exhibition, "Terracotta Warriors: Guardians³ of Immortality⁴ | Cai Guo-Qiang: The Transient Landscape", runs from May 24 to October 13.

 

It offers a new perspective on Chinese traditional culture with more than 160 works, among which the Qin Emperor's Terracotta Warriors, discovered in 1974 in China's northwestern Shaanxi province, was widely described as the eighth wonder of the world.

 

The exhibition features eight warrior¹ figures and two life-size horses from the Imperial Army, as well as two half-size replica⁵ bronze chariots, each drawn⁶ by four horses.

 

Presented in parallel, the artworks by contemporary artist Cai Guoqiang give visitors a glimpse of Chinese art nowadays. Created especially for this exhibition, highlight works include the monumental installation of 10,000 suspended porcelain⁷ birds.

 

Spiraling over visitors' heads, the birds create a three-dimensional impression of a calligraphic drawing of the sacred Mount Li, the site of the ancient tomb of China's first emperor, Qin Shihuang, and his warriors.

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