Shaanxi History Museum is located in Xi'an, the provincial capital of Shaanxi, renowned asof 13 dynasties in Chinese history with rich cultural relics.

In 1983, Shaanxi History Museum was planned to be constructed to the last wish of former Premiere Zhou Enlai and completed and opened toin June 20, 1991. It is the first large and modern museum in China.

This museum was designed by Ms. Zhang Jinqiu, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, out of inspiration of the romantic charm of palaces in Tang Dynasty. It has a floor space of 56,000 sq m.

Covering a total area of 11,000 sq m, it comprises 3for regular exhibits, exhibits of special subject, and temporary exhibits. Among them the regular one is of greatest importance, which, representing a historic period from 1,150,000 years ago (the period of Lantian Man) up to 1840, showcases more than 3,000 pieces of treasured relics.

Of the 375,000 pieces of objects, four most distinctive categories are bronze wares in Shang & Zhou Dynasty, pottery figures of all historic periods, gold & silver wares in Tang Dynasty, and mural paintings in imperial tombs of, among which 18 pieces (units) are identified as national treasures.

There are altogether more than 2,500 bronze wares unearthed in Shaanxi with inscriptions as long as 41,000 Chinese characters, this province is honorably entitled as “An Underground History Book”.