Scenic spot introduction:
Shaanxi History Museum is China's first large-scale national museum with modern facilities. It is known as the "Treasure House of China" and the "Magnificent Palace of Chinese Civilization".Attractions distribution:
The Shaanxi History Museum is located in Yanta District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province. It was planned to be built in 1983 and completed and opened in 1991. With its rich collection of cultural relics, it has become a palace to display the history and culture of Shaanxi and ancient Chinese civilization.The Shaanxi History Museum covers an area of 65,000 square meters and houses more than 370,000 cultural relics, ranging from simple stone tools used in the initial stages of ancient mankind to various artifacts in social life before 1840, covering a long time span. With a history of more than one million years, the cultural relics are large in number, variety, high grade and valuable, including exquisite Shang and Zhou bronzes, various pottery figurines from past dynasties, Han and Tang gold and silverware, and Tang tomb murals, which can be called Shaanxi's long history and A symbol of culture.
Scenic spot qualifications:
National 4A-level scenic spotScenic spot features:
Cultural tours, museumsTravel Notes of Travellers:
- Travel Guide: Xi’an Free Travel Guide for Three Days 2018
- Chuntian FaFa: Recalling Chang'an, strolling leisurely around the ancient capital.
travelling guideline:
1. Xi'an Ancient Culture and Art Festival every September, traditional cultural exhibitions and singing and dancing, folk customs, folk gong and drum performances, etc.;
2. The Xi'an City Wall International Marathon Friendly Race is held at the Ancient City Wall of Xi'an on the first Sunday of November every year , men's and women's 5 kilometers, 10 kilometers, half marathon;
Best time to visit:
The best time to travel is from March to May when spring flowers are blooming and from September to November when autumn is crisp.
Shopping recommendations:
Xi'an thick wine, stone rubbings, painted clay sculptures, straw weaving, Demaogong crystal cakes, holly wood branded chopsticks, imitation Qin terracotta warriors and horses, imitation Qin bronze chariots and horses, imitation Tang tricolor, Xifeng wine, embroidery, shadow puppets, Qin pepper, Shaanxi Codonopsis root, Shaanxi Green tea, gastrodia elata, Xi'an Lantian jade, etc.
Scenic spot location:
China > Shaanxi Province > Xi'an > Yanta District
How to get there:
You can reach the Shaanxi History Museum in Xi'an by taking Route 5, Route 19, Route 24, Route 26, Route 27, Route 30, Route 34, Route 401, Route 521, Route 527, Route 610, Route 701, and Route 710.
Scenic area map:
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Museum ticket prices:
The museum is free.
The guided tour fee is 60 yuan.
Scenic area opening hours:
It is open all day from Tuesday to Sunday and closed for renovations all day on Monday (except national statutory holidays).
Winter: 9:00—17:30 (stop invoicing at 16:00);
Summer: 8:30—18:00 (stop invoicing at 16:30).
