ShaanxiHistoryMuseum,whichlocatedinthenorthwestoftheDayanPagodaofancientcityXian,isthe
firsthugestatemuseumwithmodernfacilitiesinChina,andgiventhereputationofbrightpearlof
ancientcity,treasurehouseofChina.
ConformedtolastwishofformerPrimerMinisterZhouEnlai,ShaanxiHistoryMuseumwasbuiltfrom
1983,andwasfinishedonJune20th,1991andopentothepublic.Themuseumhasanareaof65,000
squaremeters,buildingplace55,600squaremeters,culturalrelicsstoreroomsof8,000squaremeters,
exhibitionhallsof11,000squaremeterswithacollectionof370000piecesofrelics.Themuseumisan
architectureofTangstyle,Hallincenter,storiedbuildingsincorners,elegantanddignified,
magnificentscale,combinationoftraditionalarchitectureandmodernscience,whichcompletely
embodiedfolktradition,localfeature,andepochspirit.
Shaanxiistheimperialcapitalsinceancienttimes,andmorethan13feudaldynastiesbuilttheircapitals
thereinhistoryincludingZhou,Qin,Han,Tang.Theprovinceisrichinculturalrelics.Withthe
completionofShaanxiHistoryMuseum,itcollectedover370,000preciousrelicswhichwereunearthedin
ShaanxiProvince,largequantities,fullcategories,highgrade.Thebronzewares,potteryfigures,and
muralpaintingsinTangtombsandsoon,areallwonderfulartistictreasures.Sincetheopenof
themuseum,itheldontherulesofcombinationofcollecting,conservation,propagandizing,education,
andscientificresearch,exertedtheadvantageofmanyhistoricalrelics,andconductedrelicsdisplaysof
variousstyles.Thoseallpostedtherichmeaningofrelicsfromdifferentdegrees,anddisplayedtherich