Meet the Terra Cotta Warrior who Escaped

The Houston Museum of Natural Science's extraordinary exhibit of China's terra cotta warriors has been attracting thousands of visitors who have viewed these historical finds - exhibited for the first time outside of China.

Fourteen life-size warriors - along with more than 100 objects - were buried in the tomb complex of China's First Emperor, Quin Shi Huang, and were designed to protect him throughout eternity.

Last week, one of those warriors escaped and rode METRORail. Well, he wasn't exactly from another century, but he looked like he could have time-traveled from that era.

Chi Chang Zheng (know as "Jarry" here) , an actor from Taiwan, was sent by the Chinese government to accompany this exhibit. Last week, METRO shot and produced a video to help promote riding the rail to the museum. METRO is a partner with members of the Houston Museum District to encourage people to ride the rail.

The METRO crew spent about three hours with Jarry, starting at the museum and ending at the shops at Houston Pavilions, where Jarry enjoyed being a tourist.

"It was extremely fun," said Rob Fritsche, who wrote, produced and directed the spot. "People were following Jarry like a rock star. He had an entourage."

While the ancient warriors were made of clay, the flesh-and-bones real one, made himself look like one with a costume of industrial plastic, which he designed and constructed himself.  

The exhibit runs until Oct. 18. Don't miss Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China's First Emperor. You can find a coupon for $10 off admission in our buses and trains - which makes an adult ticket cheaper than a discounted childor senior ticket.  

Meet the dramatic soldiers....and click the link below to meet the one who escaped.

http://www.ridemetro.org/AboutUs/MTTV/MTTV.aspx