The President of the Provincial Council, Carlos Mazónvisited this morning the giant sculpture of a Xi'an warrior which, from today and for the next few months, will preside over the emblematic promenade of La Explanada de España in Alicante for promoting the international exhibition which is exhibited in the MARQ.
"This figure is a welcome to all Alicante residents and visitors and will reinforce the success of the Xi'an warriors exhibition at MARQ, which in less than three months has registered more than 55,000 visitors", said Mazón, who pointed out that there is an average of 55,000 visitors to the exhibition. one thousand visitors per day.
Accompanied by the Mayor of Alicante, Luis BarcalaThe president said he was very happy because "the whole world of culture is looking to Alicante and the prospects are extraordinary. The name of the city and the whole province is travelling around the world thanks to this exhibition, thanks to the efforts of the Provincial Council and the city itself".
"The destination of the province and the destination of the city are united around culture. These are the initiatives that we must continue to promote, because Alicante has the capacity and will work to have a greater capacity to attract, welcome and promote cultural tourism, beyond the sun and beach to be a reference and to play in the big leagues, with ambition", said Mazón, who has assured that this exhibition is set to be one of the most important of all those hosted by the museum and the most visited in the history of the city, "a challenge that we are achieving day by day".
The piece, by eleven metres high and a base of 10,000 kilos of sandwill remain on display until the end of the exhibition, in January 2024, but will be removed punctually during the San Juan festivities to facilitate the installation of the Hoguera Explanada. The warrior has been built by a five-person team with a iron structure modelled on expanded polystyrene and coated with an elastomer to cope with inclement weather.
In just a few hours, the work, which recreates one of the authentic terracotta warriors, has become a major tourist attraction to encourage visitors touring the city to enjoy the exhibition. "The Legacy of the Qin and Han Dynasties, China. The Warriors of Xi'an"..
For his part, Barcala said that today "we are inaugurating what is perhaps the most important claim that can be made of an exhibition with this sculpture at the entrance to the city", while he pointed out that this proposal allows "to value the city and all its heritage, increasing it, enhancing it and working together with the Provincial Council in order to intensify these actions that are essential for the development of Alicante, the province and the Comunitat".
The exhibition was inaugurated at the end of March and has already registered close to 55,000 visitsThe number of visitors from the UK and the Nordic countries increased significantly. A selection of 120 original pieces from nine museums and institutions Chinese, including nine statues and a horsemake up the cultural proposal.
The exhibition offers an original and elaborate exhibition design with didactic and accessible materials for all audiencesas well as sensory resources that have made it possible to create an immersive environment through the use of different smells. Room one smells of cherry and ricethe room two, a incenseand room three, a lotus flower and tea. Likewise, the musical pieces created especially by the composer from Alicante Luis Ivars accompany and envelop the visitor throughout the tour.
The Xi'an Warriors as a whole are UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987 and its stay in the Alicante museum is the result of years of negotiations and work with the Chinese authorities.
