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Shaanxi · China
Xi 'an Museum is located in the south gate of Xi 'an City. It is a collection of museums, historical sites, urban gardens. The Small Wild Goose Pagoda is located in this Museum area.
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7 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Xi'an Museum
Welcome to the Xi'an Museum, a place where the dense layers of China's past are peeled back to reveal the very foundations of its civilization. As you stand here at the southern entrance of this expansive complex, you are not…
Listen in the app2The Main Hall — A Palimpsest of Dynastic Power
As you enter the main exhibition hall, you are stepping into a curated journey through time. The museum’s layout is meticulously organized to reflect the chronologically overlapping eras of Xi'an's dominance. …
Listen in the app3The Tang Dynasty Gallery — The Cosmopolitan Capital
We now enter the highlight of the museum's collection: the Tang Dynasty gallery. During the Tang era, Changan was the largest and most cosmopolitan city in the world, a vibrant cultural district that uniquely blended history,…
Listen in the app4Small Wild Goose Pagoda — Resilient Architecture
Leaving the modern galleries, we emerge into the sunlight to face the Small Wild Goose Pagoda, an architectural marvel that has stood for over 1,300 years. Built during the Tang Dynasty in the year 707, it was designed to house…
Listen in the app5Jianfu Temple — The Sacred Enclosure
Surrounding the pagoda is the Jianfu Temple complex, a site originally established in 684 AD to honor the Tang Emperor Gaozong. While much of what you see today dates from the Ming and Qing dynasties, the site retains its…
Listen in the app6The Museum Gardens — A Living Landscape
The gardens of the Xi'an Museum are not merely decorative; they are an integral part of the visitor experience, designed to blend the 'natural and the man-made' into a harmonious whole. As you stroll through the winding paths,…
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As we conclude our journey through the Xi'an Museum and the Small Wild Goose Pagoda complex, I hope you feel a deeper connection to the 'rich tapestry of flavors and cultures' that define this extraordinary city. We have traveled…
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What is Xi'an Museum?
Xi'an Museum is a place in Shaanxi · China with 7 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | Shaanxi · China |
|---|---|
| Type | Heritage |
| Story sections | 7 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 34.2374, 108.9402 |
| Last updated |
