Shaanxi History Museum - Definition and Overview

The 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).

Among these are:

• 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

External links

• Shaanxi History Museum Website (http://www.sxhm.com/)