Xian Yang Museum

Addreess: 53#, Zhong Shan Jie,Xian Yang

Xianyang Museum, which was originally a Confucian Temple, was altered, reconstructed and opened to the public in 1962.
Xianyang City is 28 kilometers away from Xi??an. It was the capital of the famous Qin Dynasty, gained power in xianyang and finally established the first centralized feudal united multi-national state. After the unification of the six kingdoms, the new country was ordered by Qin Shihuang to build ??racing road??. These were wide roads used for the galloping horses and carts. There were three major roads which radiated from Xianyang. One goes eastward to Hebei, Liaoning and Shandong. Another goes south to Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi and Anhui, and the third to Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region. The roads played an important role in the flow of products, army movement and the consolidation of the country??s unification. In order to strengthen the power of the central government, Qin Shihuang gave orders to set up palaces with distinctive features from the former six kingdoms were put under house arrest. At the same time, Qin Shihuang had the feudal noble and rich men of almost 20,000 families move to Xianyang. Xianyang was already a prosperous metropolis with about one million people at that time.

Xianyang was a vital communication line to northwest part of China during the Han Dynasty. It was also the imperial resort area the Western Han period. Of the eleven emperors of this period nine were buried here. Near the imperial mausoleums, there are also tombs of many imperial kingmen, civil and military officials. Therefore, Xianyang is known for its wealth of cultural and historial relics from both the Qin and the Han dynasties, from above and below the ground. Xianyang Museum focused its exhibition on the historial relics of the Qin and Han dynasties.

Located on Zhongshan Street, in Xianyang City, the Xianyang Museum is a famous local history museum in China. Originally a Confucian Temple, it was opened to the public in 1962 after reconstruction and expansion.

About 28 kilometers (some 17 miles) away from Xian City, Xianyang City was the capital of the Qin Dynasty (221BC - 206BC) and also the central location of the Han Dynasty (206BC-220) 's Mausoleums. Accordingly, the cultural relics in the Xianyang Museum focus on the Qin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty. The museum features nine exhibition halls and a stele corridor. Among the rich cultural relics, the 3,000 Painted Terra - Cotta Warriors and Horses of the Western Han Dynasty (206BC - 24AD) are the most famous.

The nine exhibition halls are divided into four parts as follows:

  The stone carving in the Xianyan Museum.

Exhibition halls one, two and three mainly show the historical cultural relics of the Qin Dynasty. This includes all of the records indicating that Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, was responsible for the unification of China. These halls also display various fine potteries, jade articles and the famous Qin bricks. With a hard texture, these precious bricks were carved with many elaborate flower patterns.

The fourth exhibition hall displays the paintings and calligraphies of contemporary famous persons.

The fifth and sixth exhibition halls show the world famous Painted Terra - Cotta Warriors and Horses of the Western Han Dynasty. The 3,000 figures comprised the great image of the royal guards of the Western Han Dynasty. This troop, full of power and grandeur, exemplifies the strength of the military power of the Western Han Dynasty. Displayed in Western Europe, North America, Japan and Singapore, this troop contributed much to carry forward the civilization of ancient China and promote the intercommunion between home and abroad.

The seventh, eighth and ninth contain the biggest sitting bronze Buddha of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in China as well as religion cultural relics.

Admission Fee:

CNY 20

Other Surrounding Scenic Spots:

•  Mao Tomb
• Yangguifei Tomb
• Qin Shi Huang
• Yan'an - Yan'an Pagoda Hill
• Famen Temple

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