| Description | Doors open: 6:40 p.m.
Cost: $5 general, free for Pacific Science Center members
Location: PACCAR IMAX Theater
Join Haicheng Wang, the Mary and Cheney Cowles Endowed Associate Professor of Chinese Art at University of Washington, as he discusses the design, preparation, and construction of the mausoleum complex of the first emperor of Qin. This lecture is the perfect pairing to our new Terracotta Warriors of the First Emperor exhibit, which opens on April 8.Explore Qin Shuhuang’s mausoleum complex with Professor Wang. Delve deeper into the design, preparation, and construction of the mausoleum complex and discover what the First Emperor’s legacy tells us about building techniques, military tactics, weapons, and metallurgy. Learn about the distinctive style of Qin art and examine whether the terracotta soldiers provide evidence for western contact in early China. About the speaker:
Haicheng Wang's research interest focuses on the art and archaeology of early China, especially comparative studies between Bronze Age China and other early civilizations. Recent publications include Writing and the Ancient State (Cambridge, 2014), a chapter on the earliest empire in China (2014), a chapter on urbanization and writing in The Cambridge World History (2015), and “Administrative Reach and Documentary Coverage in Ancient State” (Archeo-Nil 26, 2016). He is also interested in the art and archaeology of the Silk Road. The archaeological fieldwork he did included both excavation and survey and was divided between Neolithic and historical sites on the Silk Road. He has lectured widely in the United States, Hong Kong, and mainland China. |
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