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The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: The Great Unity - Civilisation of the Qin and Han Dynasties in Shaanxi Province

16.4.2025 – 7.7.2025

Moonchu Historical Images and Culture Gallery and 1/F Main Lobby, Hong Kong Museum of History

Free Admission

Jointly presented by
Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration

Jointly organised by
Hong Kong Museum of History
Shaanxi Cultural Heritage Promotion Center

Solely sponsored by
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust

In collaboration with
Chinese Culture Promotion Office

Supported by
Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum
Hanyangling Museum
Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology (Shaanxi Archaeology Museum)


Following centuries of political fragmentation and division during the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, rulers of the Qin and Han dynasties forged the first unified China in history. Emperor Qin Shihuang (the 'First Emperor') established a centralised political system, standardised the systems of measurements and writing. The Han dynasty innovated on Qin’s unified approach and laid down Confucianism as the ideology of the nation, cultivating a prosperous and flourishing empire which deeply influencing the politics and culture of China for the next two thousand years.

The exhibition features over 100 pieces (sets) of treasured exhibits, including the terracotta army of Emperor Qin Shihuang, the warrior and animal figurines of the Emperor Jing of Han, components of chariot, as well as architectural components, showcasing the development of politics, economy, culture, technology and cross-border transportation during the Qin and Han dynasties. The exhibition also introduces the historical development of Hong Kong of the periods.

The exhibition is the second programme of the General History of China Series, which is co-presented by the Hong Kong Museum of History and Chinese Culture Promotion Office. The series will introduce the significant periods of Chinese history in chronological order from the earliest Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties to modern times, giving the audiences a more concrete understanding of the development and continuity of Chinese history and culture as well as the course of historical development of China.


Exhibition Pamphlet

Virtual Tour


This exhibition is one of the events in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department has long been promoting Chinese history and culture through organising an array of programmes and activities to enable the public to learn more about the broad and profound Chinese culture. For more information, please visit https://www.ccpo.gov.hk/en.

Link to website：
Chinese Culture Promotion Office
https://www.ccpo.gov.hk/en

None of The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, The Hong Kong Jockey Club, their respective affiliates or any other person involved in or related to the compilation of the contents herein (collectively, "the HKJC Parties") makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of the contents or as to the results that may be obtained by the use thereof. In no event shall any HKJC Party have any liability of any kind to any person or entity arising from or related to any actions taken or not taken as a result of any of the contents herein.
 
 

Terracotta general
Qin dynasty

Unearthed from Pit No. 1 of the Terracotta Army, Mausoleum site of Emperor Qin Shihuang, Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province

Collection of Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum

 

Terracotta kneeling musician
Qin dynasty

Unearthed from the burial pit, Mausoleum site of Emperor Qin Shihuang, Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province

Collection of Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology (Shaanxi Archaeology Museum)

 

Painted cavalry figurines
Han dynasty

Unearthed from the tombs of Han Changling Mausoleum, Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province

Collection of Hanyangling Museum

 

Pottery cast mould
Han dynasty

Unearthed from Yangling Town, Gaoling District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province

Collection of Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology (Shaanxi Archaeology Museum)

 

Pottery animal figurines
Han dynasty

Unearthed from the eastern burial pits of Han Yangling Mausoleum, Shaanxi Province

Collection of Hanyangling Museum

 

Tile end engraved with ‘Qian Qiu Wan Sui’
Han dynasty

Unearthed from the site of Nanquemen (south watchtower) in Han Yangling Mausoleum, Shaanxi Province

Collection of Hanyangling Museum

 

Jade bi (disc) with rush-mat pattern
Warring States period

Unearthed from the northern suburbs of Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province

Collection of Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology (Shaanxi Archaeology Museum)

 

Bronze wild goose
Qin dynasty

Unearthed from the burial pit, Mausoleum site of Emperor Qin Shihuang, Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province

Collection of Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology (Shaanxi Archaeology Museum)

 

Bronze chariot No. 1 (replica)

Originally unearthed from the Bronze Chariots and Horses Pit, Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuang, Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province

Collection of Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum

 
 
 
 
 

 

    
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