Shaanxi History Museum (Chinese: 陝西歷史博物館) is located in the ancient city Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi (陝西) province of China, Opened in 1991, the museum is one of the first huge state museums with modern facilities in China.
The museum houses over 370,000 items including murals, paintings, pottery, coins, as well as bronze, gold, and silver objects.
Shaanxi was the ancient imperial capital of China, having been the seat of more than 13 feudal dynasties, including the Zhou (周), Qin (秦), Han (漢), and Tang (唐) dynasties.
Xian used to be the pivot of ancient Silk Road, beside Han Chinese (漢族), many ethnic people from Middle East used to live here.
Sogdia or Sogdiana was an ancient Iranian civilization, this stone bed excavated from a Sogdian tomb depicts the ritual of Zoroastrianism.
Tang Dynasty is the golden age of ancient China, so there are large numbers of pottery Tang dynasty tomb figures from the tombs of the imperial family around the city.
These pottery figures depict the belles of the Tang Dynasty, at that time, people liked fat women.
Shaanxi History Museum is very popular, if you want to visit, you would better buy the tickets in advance.
