THE QIN STATE, QIN DYNASTY, AND EARLY HAN PERIOD A Symposium Montgomery Ward Hall The Field Museum 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605 Saturday, September 24, 2016; 9:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Join leading Chinese scholars for a series of lectures on new research related to the Qin state, the development of the Qin Dynasty, and the early Han period. In celebration of the Museum’s exhibition, China’s First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors, this free, public symposium will include presentations by experts from the Baoji Bronze Ware Museum, the Xi’an Municipal Institute of Archaeology and Cultural Relics Preservation, Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum, the Xianyang Municipal Cultural Relics and Archaeology Bureau, and Beijing University. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. Lectures* begin at 9:00 a.m. Program concludes at 2:30 p.m. Free admission to exhibition for attendees who pre-register *Lectures will be presented in Chinese with English translation Speakers and their topics include: Prof. ZHAO Huacheng, opening remarks Mr. CHEN Liang, 2,000 Years Ago: On the Road to Empire at Baoji District Mr. WANG Zili, Archaeological Discovery and Research on the Ruins of Epang Palace of the Qin Dynasty Mr. SHEN Maosheng, Important Discoveries of the Third Excavation of Pit No. 1 of the Terracotta Warriors of Emperor Qin Shihuang’s Mausoleum Mr. YUE Qi, Research on Mausoleums of Emperors of the Western Han Dynasty Prof. CAO Wei, closing remarks With an introduction from Gary Feinman, MacArthur Curator of Mesoamerican, Central American, and East Asian Anthropology, The Field Museum. To register for this free, public event, visit fieldmuseum.org/qinsymposium Attendees should enter through the Museum’s West Entrance. Paid parking is available in the Soldier Field North Garage. For directions and parking information, please visit fieldmuseum.org/parking Questions should be directed to Deborah Bekken at [email protected]. To learn more about China’s First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors, visit fieldmuseum.org/discover/on-exhibit/warriors/ This symposium and China’s First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors was organized by The Field Museum in partnership with the Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau, Shaanxi Cultural Heritage Promotion Center, and Emperor Qin Shihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum of the People’s Republic of China..