Perth’s Terracotta Warriors are about to march onto the streets in the form of life-sized lanterns, expanding the already successful museum showcase.

All of 80 brightly-coloured lanterns will descend on Forrest Place from Friday night, in the same shape and size as the terracotta warriors already placed in the museum.

The lanterns made their first public appearance at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and will adorn Forrest Place until November 9 before moving to Elizabeth Quay until late November.

They will then move to WA Museum Boola Bardip in time for the Christmas Lights season until the end of February.

The lanterns are on loan from Beijing Chaoyang International Cultural Exchange Association and build off the warriors themselves, which are also on loan from China.

Roger Cook said the

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