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The Confucius Institute at Texas A&M cosponsored the media preview night for the Terra Cotta Warriors Exhibit at the Houston Museum of Natural Science in late May.

The media preview is an opportunity for local and national media outlets to preview the exhibit before it is formally opened to the general public. The event was designed to be a festival of Chinese culture, and included a Beijing Opera performance, Kung Fu demonstration, Dragon dance, and traditional Erhu solo.   

Randy Kluver, director of the Confucius Institute, said representatives from the Confucius Institute also provided an informational display on Chinese language and culture programs to media present at the event.

“This is a fantastic opportunity for us to let people across the state of Texas know about the Confucius Institute,” Kluver said.  “We hope that this event will allow the citizens of Texas gain a much greater understanding of China’s rich heritage.”

The travelling exhibit features Terracotta warriors from the tomb complex of China's First Emperor, Qin Shi Huang. Intended to protect him throughout eternity, the warriors stood guard over a vast necropolis commissioned by the Emperor when he was only 13 years old. Visitors can marvel at more than 100 amazing objects, the largest display of terra cotta figures and tomb artifacts to travel to the U.S, since their discovery in 1974.

The exhibit is featured daily at the Houston Museum of Natural Science from May 22nd, 2009 until October 18th, 2009, from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm.

For more information about the exhibit please visit the museum’s website at: http://tcwarriors.hmns.org/.

More information on the Confucius Institute at Texas A&M University can be obtained at: http://confucius.tamu.edu.