Musuems

The History Musuem of Shaanxi
Located in the vicinity of the Greater Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an, it is a modern, state-class museum with an area about 70,000 square meters and a floor space of 56,000 square meters. The imposing, elegant museum in the style of the Tang Dynasty architecture is a combination of the classical and modern architectural arts. It has in its collection 1 13,000 unearthed historical relics, of which 3,000 are now on display. Most of the exhibited items are rare treasures. There are 40 tomb murals, each with an exquisite composition and bright colors.

The Xi'an Museum of Stone Tablets
It is a garden-like museum in the style of classical architecture inside the Confucian Temple in Fuxue Lane, Xi'an. On display over the museum's more than 4,000 square meters of floor are 80,000 historical relics, which are divided into three sections: the Exhibition of History, Stone Tablets, and the Art of Stone Sculptures.

The Banpo Museum of Xi'an
The museum is built on the Banpo Ruins in Banpo Village on the eastern outskirts of Xian. As China's first museum of historical ruins, it shows a typical settlement of the matrilineal commune in the Huanghe River Valley 6,000 year ago. The remains that belong to the Yangshao Culture are valuable data for the study of the primitive society in China.

Shaanxi Travel and Tours Guide

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