Snapshots
Museum to showcase Han Dynasty figurines
June 23, 2009
A colored figurine from the Han Dynasty Yangling Mausoleum is shown June 22 at an unboxing ceremony in Taipei. A total of 210 miniature terracotta figures unearthed at the mausoleum in northwest China's Shaanxi Province will be showcased at the National Museum of History in Taipei from June 27 for three months. The mausoleum was built for Han Jindi Liuqi, the fourth emperor of the Han Dynasty, and his empress. (CNA)