A number of precious cultural relics belonging to Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, will be exhibited in Japan later this year, sources with the Shaanxi Bureau of Cultural Heritage said Tuesday.  

The exhibition is co-sponsored by the Shaanxi Bureau of Cultural Heritage, Xi'an Bureau of Gardens and Cultural Heritage and the Japanese city Niigata, 300 km northwest to Tokyo.

The display, to be held at the historical museum and art gallery of Niigata, will last 40 days from September to October, according to an agreement between the two sides.

All the 80 exhibits are cultural relics unearthed in recent years, including two pieces of the famous terra-cotta warriors of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC), bronze cooking vessels of the Western Zhou Dynasty (1100-771 BC) and trio-colored glazed pottery and figurines of the Tang Dynasty (618-907).

(Xinhua News Agency February 11, 2004)