Already somewhere before the summer started I saw a promotion for the exposition of the terracotta army in Assen. I read more about the army on the internet on Wikipedia and really wanted to see this exposition myself in real life. Because we also wanted to have a short holiday, we decided to go for a long weekend to Assen and combine this with visiting the Drents Museum. The exposition contains all kinds of remnants like jewelry, coins and one of the only 17 swords found – which is still sharp, not rusty and in extreme good condition – all the items exposed are about 2000+ years old. The most fascinating to see was part of the real army. Nine life-sized Chinese men – out of the 8000 from the original army – and a horse built from terracotta. Every face has a different expression and probably all the faces are copies of the original men living at that time. Fascinating that we now in Assen could take a look at this terracotta army, while it has such a faraway origin. Curious? Visit the exposition (till August 31st 2008) or take a look at the photos I made.