Shaanxi History Museum

The Shaanxi History Museum is a museum located in Xi'an, China, housing over 300,000 items (murals, paintings, pottery, coins; bronze, gold, and silver objects). The modern museum was built between 1983 and 2001 and its appearance recalls the architectural style of the Tang dynasty.

Highlights of the museum are:

• Fossils of the Lantian Man (preceded Peking Man),
• The Deer Pattern Eaves Tile from the Qin Dynasty,
• The Kneeling Archer, a 120cm tall figure unearthed in 1977 from Emperor Qin Shi Huang's tomb
• The Four Footed Li, a Shang Dynasty bronze cooking utensil,
• Playing Polo, a Tang Dynasty mural of people playing polo in China,
• The Empress's Seal, a jade seal from the Western Han Dynasty, excavated near the tomb of Emperor Gao Zu, the first emperor of the Han Dynasty - one of the most important imperial seals ever found in China.

Address: No.91, East XiaoZhai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, CHINA. Tel: +86 (0)29 85254727, +86 (0)29 85255624, +86 (0)29 85219422

Mount Hua

Banpo

Stele Forest

Small Wild Goose Pagoda

Giant Wild Goose Pagoda

Terracotta Army

Great Mosque of Xi'an

City wall of Xi'an