Cao Wei (curator)

Cao Wei (Chinese: 曹玮) is a Chinese professor of archaeology. He is currently serving as the chief curator of the Terracotta Army museum in Xi'an, China. In 2010, he and his archaeological team received the Prince of Asturias Awards in social sciences.

Career

In 2012, he welcomed Myanmar's president Thein Sein to the Terracotta Army museum. In 2013, he accompanied South Korea's president Park Geun-hye and her delegation to visit the Terracotta Army.

In 2014, he led US First Lady Michelle Obama through the archeological site.

Awards

In 2010, Cao Wei and his team received the Prince of Asturias Awards in Social Sciences for their archaeological discoveries.

Books

• Cao, Wei (2002). The Inscribed Oracle Bones at Zhouyuan (First ed.). Beijing: China Publishing Group. ISBN 978-7506256650. (in Chinese)

References

1. List of Chinese contemporary artists
2. Cai Yan
3. List of Chinese women artists
4. The Foliage (film)
5. Fuck Off (art exhibition)
6. RMB City
7. UCCA Center for Contemporary Art
8. Chinese magic mirror
9. The Equation of Love and Death
10. Heqin
11. Xiongnu
12. Hebei
13. Jung Ying Tsao
14. Wang (surname)
15. Inside/Out: New Chinese Art
16. Xu (surname 許)
17. Yuan (surname)
18. MUDAM
19. Osteogenesis imperfecta
20. Sino-Roman relations