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  • 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 ...
    Posted to Write On METRO (Weblog) by Mary Sit on August 31, 2009
  • METRO's Warrior Trains

      Step on a train, and you may meet an ancient Chinese warrior. Three of our trains now sport a huge decal wrapped on the front, showcasing one of the terra cotta warriors now on display at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. The trains were wrapped over the weekend, and it's part of METRO's partnership with the museum, helping ...
    Posted to Write On METRO (Weblog) by Mary Sit on July 23, 2009
  • Next Stop: Terra Cotta Warriors

      Ride the rail to visit one of the nation's top five "must see" museum exhibits, as rated by Time magazine. It's the Houston Museum of Natural Science exhibit, Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China's First Emperor. Often considered one of the eight wonders of the world, these life-sized terra cotta replicas were ...
    Posted to Write On METRO (Weblog) by Mary Sit on June 30, 2009