The Qin bronze chariot (銅車馬) or (秦銅車馬) is a two-piece Qin dynasty bronze artifact.[1] The first piece "bronze chariot one" (一號銅車馬) consist of a driver with two seats in the chariot with a bronze umbrella. The second piece "bronze chariot two" (二號銅車馬) is a separate carriage. Both are about 50% the size of a real horse. The chariot was unearthed in 1980 at the Qin Shi Huang mausoleum. It is one of 64 designated historical artifacts that can never leave Chinese soil.[1]
When the artifact was first found, it was in broken pieces. It took five years to restore both the chariots together.[2] Today the chariot is stored at the "Museum of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang" (秦始皇兵馬俑博物館) in Shaanxi.[3][1] In 2010 the piece was showcased at the Shanghai Expo as an exhibit inside the China Pavilion building.[4]