New Zealand children create colorful Chinese dragons and Terracotta Warriors
2019-01-29
A New Zealand child poses for a photo with a picture of a Chinese dragon she colored at the Te Papa museum in Wellington on Jan 23, 2019. She was among those participating in a family day activity,
Coloring Chinese Dragons and Terracotta Warriors, during the museum's exhibition,
Terracotta Warriors: Guardians of Immortality. Nearly 100 children were invited to use their imaginations to color in sketches of Chinese dragons and warriors, and make them into simple crafts. Lan Yongsen, a Chinese artist from the China Cultural Center in New Zealand, was invited to teach them about the culture and stories behind the drawings. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]
A boy from New Zealand poses for a photo with a Chinese dragon he colored at a Chinese culture-themed event at the Te Papa museum in Wellington on Jan 23, 2019. The museum is hosting the exhibition,
Terracotta Warriors: Guardians of Immortality, through April 22, offering a rare opportunity for locals to have an intimate and immersive encounter with some of the ancient terracotta warriors made during the Qin Dynasty (221 - 206 BC). For more than 2,000 years, the warriors have guarded the tomb of Qin Shihuang, China's first emperor. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]
A New Zealand child colors a terracotta warrior at the Te Papa museum in Wellington on Jan 23, 2019. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]
New Zealand children pose for photos with the dragon crafts they made at the Te Papa museum in Wellington on Jan 23, 2019. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]
A student listens to stories about the Chinese terracotta warriors at the Te Papa museum in Wellington, New Zealand on Jan 23, 2019. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]
Chinese artist Lan Yongsen talks with a local child as she colors at the Te Papa museum in Wellington, New Zealand on Jan 23, 2019. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]
A child makes a dragon craft at the Te Papa museum in Wellington on Jan 23, 2019. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]
Students pose for a group picture with terracotta warriors on display and cutouts of the dragons they colored at the Te Papa museum in Wellington, New Zealand on Jan 23, 2019. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]
