Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, northwest China - April 18, 2024 (Xi'an Broadcasting Corporation - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Protected excavation site
2. Various of relics being moved in boxes, transported
3. Visitors at exhibition
4. Various of bronze chariot, horses on display
5. Guide introducing exhibits to visitors

Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, northwest China - April 18, 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of crowds; bronze chariot, horses
7. Various of visitor taking pictures
8. Bronze chariot, horses
9. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Liu Jiangwei, staff, Cultural Relics Protection Department, Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum (ending with shot 10):
"The paint on it will naturally age and have related problems over time, and we need to reinforce and touch up areas where it's showing signs of wear, like flaking or powdering."

FILE: Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, northwest China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Various of restoration in progress

Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, northwest China - April 18, 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
11. Various of bronze chariot, horses on display
12. Light showing moving chariot
13. Aerial shots of museum

The complete set of Qin Dynasty (221 B.C.-207 B.C.) bronze chariots and horses were put on display to the public together on Thursday in Xi'an City of northwest China's Shaanxi Province.

The first piece of the set, the No. 1 bronze chariot and horse, initially housed at Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum, underwent three years of meticulous maintenance before being relocated to the Bronze Chariot and Horse Museum, where the second piece of the set was kept.

The No.1 bronze chariot consists of an open chariot drawn by four bronze horses, with a single standing driver and a bronze umbrella on a stand placed next to him.

The second piece, No.2 bronze chariot, is a closed carriage with two seats and an umbrella-like roof, which is also drawn by four bronze horses.

The two Qin dynasty bronze model chariots, crafted over 2,200 years ago by skilled artisans to replicate the original appearance of the imperial carriage used by Emperor Qinshihuang, were discovered in 1978 at the mausoleum site. 

Both models were restored and exhibited at the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum in the 1980s.

In 2021, the Bronze Chariot and Horse Museum opened just 200 meters away from the official excavation site.

The No. 2 bronze chariot and horse were moved to the museum and made available for public viewing, while the No. 1 bronze chariot and horse underwent protection and restoration at the original exhibition hall at the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum.

"The paint on it will naturally age and have related problems over time, and we need to reinforce and touch up areas where it's showing signs of wear, like flaking or powdering," said Liu Jiangwei, staff of the Cultural Relics Protection Department of the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum.

Thursday marked the completion of maintenance for the No. 1 bronze chariot and horse, which was then officially showcased in the Bronze Chariot and Horse Museum. 

The two bronze chariots and horses were put on public display together for the first time at their original site since their excavation.