XI’AN, China, April 27 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — The Shaanxi Archaeological Museum, the first archaeological museum in China, was recently completed in Xi’an and will be open to the public on a trial basis from April 28. Prior to that, the Xi’an Museum also had officially unveiled its “new look” after five months of upgrading and renovation. The official debut of these two major museums this month further contributes to the image of Xi’an as a City of Museums.
Museums are part of a city’s cultural identity and a place for people to feel the history, understand the present and explore the future. Xi’an, China, has made great efforts to make itself into a City of Museums, devoting itself to transforming its advantages in cultural heritage resources, developing its urban culture in the style of Xi’an, and highlighting its unique charm as a thousand-year ancient capital. The Party Xi’an Municipal Committee and Municipal Government proposed to protect the city’s cultural treasures, develop the city’s cultural value, and make culture a bridge between Xi’an and the world.