Age of Empires: Chinese Art of Qin & Han Dynasties (221 B.C.-A.D. 220) at The MET

I excitedly anticipated The Metropolitan Museum of ART exhibition of ancient art of China from 221 B.C. - A.D. 220.  Actual antiquities that have been sustained for thousands of years is incredible and deserving of admiration.  Nonetheless, this presentation of rare & precious relics from the Qin & Han Dynasties was a disappointing travesty of deliberate manipulation to make the viewer believe that everything on display were real and not merely replicas.  The entrance to the exhibit was a bit of a tip-off with two 1/2 life size representations of horse drawn chariots and "replica" of a cross-bow.  The exhibition is not without its imperious wonders.  It's remarkable to see their accounting systems for standarized weights & developed and adopted.  There were authentic stone tablets with carved figures depicted daily life, terra-cotta warriors and female figures representing dancers & musicians were that elegant.  I was amazed at the collection of bells in gradating sizes seemingly in perfect condition behind glass displays.  We're informed that the thousands of warrior figures were entombed with the rulers of the dynasties and the tomb served to perseve these rare & precious relics.  I was puzzled by the intact bodysuit perfectly intact, stitched together with wire.  Was this the actual, ancient burial garment or a representation.  There were ancient columns and statues that were unprotected and "models' of structures kept under glass.  Would the actual items excavated be exposed to the elements (including human contact) while manmade replicas encased?  I'm not sure what items were on loan from dozens of Chinese museums and what were recently made representations.  The problem for me was that I felt the mislead by representations of the actual items v. items actually excavated in China from 1970-2000 from 221 B.C. - A.D. 220.)  Why would I want to come to the MET to see replicas?  Of course, I don't understand why so many visitors are bent on taking photos rather than experiencing the artworks directly?  And, if these rare, ancient objects are fragile, why is flash photography permitted?  Confuscious say:  You can fool some of the people some of the time and most don't really care.  (Okay, I said that - but I'm coming to the MET expecting the real thing.)  Ain't nothing like the real thing baby.  (Marving Gaye said that and I agree)