Xinjiang Museum
National museum in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China
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The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum, or simply the Xinjiang Museum, is a museum in the Saybag District of Ürümqi, the capital of Xinjiang, China.[1] It holds over 40,000 items of various cultural relics and specimens, including 381 national first-grade cultural relics. In May 2008, the Xinjiang Museum was included in the first batch of the national first-grade museums of China.
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| Location | 581 Xibei Road, Saybag District, Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China[1] |
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| Coordinates | 43°49′10.32″N 87°35′02.29″E |
General
The Xinjiang Museum was established in August 1959.[citation needed] The current museum building was built and opened for public on September 20, 2005.[citation needed]
Exhibits
The museum has been set up to show the four major exhibits: "Recover the Western Region's Glory of Yesterday – the exhibit of the historical cultural relics in Xinjiang", "the exhibit of Xinjiang's ethnic customs", "The Mummies of the Immortal World – the exhibit of the ancient mummies of Xinjiang", "The Historical Monuments – the exhibit of Xinjiang's revolutionary history".[citation needed]
Gallery
Inside the museum
An exhibit at the Xinjiang Region Museum
Kharosthi script
The life depicted on the tomb wall (Astana Cemetery)
A wooden bar inscribed with Old Uyghur text
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