Hanyang Tomb

The Hanyang Tomb is situated in the near north suburb of Xinxiang City in the southern part of Phoenix Mountain with deep springs nearby. Some people call the tomb lying in such a position as head on Phoenix Mountain, feet on Old Dragon Pool with Golden Lamp Temple in the right hand and Shi’er Mountain in the left hand. Therefore the scenery nearby is really beautiful and attractive. This tomb is the best preserved king tomb among the Qing tombs with the largest area within the country. The front part of the tomb area is a stone gateway in which there is a relievo: two dragons playing a pearl. Four big characters are carved in the horizontal plate: Lu Fan Jia Cheng (Nice Town of Lu Kingdom). Beside the gateway extends a stone road about 200 meters long. On the two sides of the road there are 16 pairs of sculptures and stone animals like lions, camels, horses, sheep and some other kind of animals which existed only in fairy tales. At the end of the road crosses a bridge named Royal Bridge made of Hanbai strip stone. Then comes the grand stone gate of “Nice Town of Lu Kingdom” The town occupies an area as large as 80 mu with walls protected on the outskirts. Four big yards were built in the town and all the houses were made of stone. Thus it has got a nickname of A Stone Town in Middle China. After you enter the gate and walk straight northward you will see the Door of Ling’en, Ling’en Hall, Ming Palace, Treasure Town and Underground Palace where King Lujian was buried. On the west and east sides there are balancing halls to go with the main halls. Great stone walls are mysterious and stately. Most of the buildings are delicately decorated carved with pictures of flying dragons and dancing lions. The grandeur of the royal family is explicitly shown here.

 

 

 

 

Hanyang Tomb

Banpo Neolithic Village

Xi’an Banpo Museum is located in the east suburb of Xian. It is the first museum of prehistoric site in China. The site was first discovered in the year of 1953. It shows the typical life of a maternal community in Yangshao period in Neolithic Age 6000 years ago, including their social organization, production and life, economic pattern, marital status, customs and habits, culture and art etc. The museum consists of two parts, which are the exhibition hall of historical relics of Banpo Site and Banpo Historic Site.

Banpo Neolithic Village

Shaanxi History Museum

Shaanxi History Museum, known as “ancient capital pearl, Chinese treasure house”, is an artistic hall which displays Shaanxi history, culture and Chinese ancient civilization.

The museum covers and area of 65000 square meters. It was opened to the public in 1991. It was the first large modern museum in China. There are over 370 thousand antiques in the museum. The history of the antiques ranges from over one million years ago to the year of 1840. There are several exhibition halls in the museum. There are exhibition halls of Qin Dynasty, Han Dynasty and Tang Dynasty. They represent the most glorious history of Xi’an.

Basic Exhibition Hall

This hall focuses on the pre-history times of Shaanxi and cultural relics and remains from the dynasties of the Zhou, the Qin, the Han and the Tang. The hall includes the Preface Hall, the Shaanxi local history exhibition hall, and the central hall. The exhibition is divided into seven parts of the stone age, the dynasties of the Zhou, the Qin, the Han, the Wei, the Jin, the South and North Dynasty, the Sui, the Tang, the Song, the Yuan, the Ming and the Qing.

East Exhibition Hall

This hall mainly holds temporary exhibitions from home and abroad. The hall has held several exhibitions including ‘The Zhaoling Mausoleum’s Fine Cultural Relics Exhibition’, ‘The Tang Dynasty’s Tomb Real Murals Exhibition’, ‘Grand Exhibition of Gold and Silver Vessels from the Tang Dynasty’, ‘Exhibition of Costumes of Women in the Tang Dynasty’, ‘Exhibition of Cultural Relics of Empress Wu Zetian and Women in the Tang dynasty’ etc.

Theme Exhibition Hall

This hall is 2,500 square meters in size and it is mainly for holding various types of theme exhibitions with a focus on Shaanxi local cultural characteristics. Many exhibitions such as ‘Shaanxi Fine Bronze Objects Exhibition’ and ‘Many Dynasties’ Fine Terra-cotta Figures Exhibition’ etc. have been held here.

A science and technology center has been built for the preservation of relics. Language is not a barrier, because the computer-controlled, international symposium hall provides spontaneous interpretation into six different languages.

Opening hours

9:00-17:00 Every Tuesday to Sunday ( The museum is closed every Monday)

 

Shaanxi History Museum