Terracotta warriors to be exhibited in The Netherlands

Fourteen life-sized terracotta figures, including 10 warriors, three servants and a horse, will be exhibited in The Netherlands for the first time. The exhibit, which is part of the Go China! Project will run from February 2 to August 31.

The terracotta figures will be accompanied by over 200 other figures made of gold, jade and bronze from the Qin and Western Han dynasties, Ellen ter Hofstede, communication officer of the Drents Museum told Xinhua.

The exhibition is part of a cooperation between the Drents Museum and the Shaanxi Cultural Heritage Promotion Center in Xi'an, Hofstede said.

The exhibit has generated a lot of media interest in The Netherlands and Hofstede said that about 150,000 to 200,000 visitors are expected to see the show.

Dutch Foreign Minister Maxine Verhagen will grace the exhibit's opening night and the Shaanxi Song and Dance Troupe will perform.

Go China! is jointly organized by the Drents Museum and the Groninger Museum. It will comprise of five exhibitions on Chinese archaeology, Chinese Realists, avant-garde art and Chinese contemporary art. The project has been designed to coincide with the Beijing Olympics.