Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum

The museum is next to Xinjiang University, and across the street is a commercial district. If you want to understand the thousands of years of historical changes and civilization development in the Western Regions, there is no better place than the museum. There are not many people in the museum today, so you can stop and carefully look at each cultural relic and text introduction. T has a special liking for museums. He must see through each exhibit before he is willing to move to the next one. Fortunately, there is plenty of time. The most special is the mummy exhibition hall on the second floor. It is a bit creepy to watch the Western Regions people thousands of years ago up close, but more of a marvel at the wisdom of the ancients in making mummies. I dare not take pictures in the mummy hall. Those who are interested can search for relevant introductions and pictures online. Another exhibition hall introduces the living characteristics of various ethnic groups in Xinjiang, including Hui, Mongolian, Uyghur, Kazakh, etc. We wandered around until it was almost closed before leaving.

Arriving at Xinjiang Museum, we visited the exhibition halls of "Ethnic Customs of Xinjiang" and "Ancient Mummies of Xinjiang". "Ethnic Customs of Xinjiang" shows the colorful customs of 13 ethnic groups in Xinjiang. In the exhibition area of each ethnic group, there are wax figures showing the style and clothing characteristics of each ethnic group. "Ancient Mummies of Xinjiang" mainly shows the famous Loulan beauty ancient corpses in Xinjiang, as well as some mummies unearthed thousands of years ago. They look a bit scary, but for Mr. Gong, who loves traditional Chinese medicine, it is just what he wants, and he enjoys watching them...

The most worthwhile place to visit in Urumqi is the museum, and each exhibition hall has mandatory explanations at specific times. Xinjiang is a must-go place on the ancient Silk Road, so the Western Region culture and the Chinese culture blend here. I once heard a story: A Central Plains merchant went to the Western Region to do business, bringing steamed buns as dry food. When passing through Xinjiang, he peeled off the dough on the top and turned it into wine, and the meat part on the bottom became foreign pizza~~~The most essential part of the Xinjiang Museum is the Mummy Museum, which is obviously different from the way mummies are made. Mummies are artificially preserved after removing the internal organs, while the mummies in Xinjiang are naturally dried in the dry climate.

When we went there, the following were open to the public: the Xinjiang Ethnic Customs Exhibition Hall, the Memory of Western Region History - Xinjiang Historical Relics Exhibition, the Dead Across Thousands of Years - Xinjiang Ancient Mummies Exhibition, and a temporary exhibition hall (the exhibition hall will cooperate with the Xuzhou Museum until September to display exhibits about Princess Liyou's hometown.)

The museum in the autonomous region is not very big and you can visit it quickly. Opposite the museum is a shopping mall, which can solve the problem of shopping and dining.

No tickets are required, it's free. But you need to go through a lot of security checks to enter. You can rent a guide for a deposit of 150 yuan, and then you can get a guide according to the number under the exhibit. The museum is divided into several areas. The first one is the memory of the history of the Western Regions, which mainly introduces some history of Xinjiang. The second area is the dead over a thousand years, which is actually the mummy exhibition hall. The third area is the Xinjiang ethnic exhibition area.

You need to make an appointment, half a day in advance. I didn't get a morning ticket, but I got an afternoon ticket. It's okay. The temperature is high in the afternoon, so I came in to escape the heat. It's a pity that the treasures of the town, the Mummy Museum and the King Stepping on the Little Ghost, are under renovation and cannot be seen.

The most impressive thing about this visit is the painted silk painting of Fuxi and Nuwa and the brocade armguard with the inscription "Five stars rise from the east, benefiting China". I have been wanting to see the painted silk painting of Fuxi and Nuwa for a long time, and I finally saw its true appearance this time. The most famous thing in Xinjiang Museum is the Loulan mummies, but I was a little disappointed after visiting them, after all, this kind of mummies do not look beautiful. However, the exquisite enamelware in the Palace Museum Hall and the ancient bronze mirrors in the National Museum Hall were unexpected gains. I have a more comprehensive understanding of the origins of cloisonné enamel and ancient bronze mirrors. It is really worth seeing.

I won’t introduce it in detail here, as there are huge crowds of tourists.

The staff of Xinjiang Museum told me that the world-famous Loulan beauty mummy, the one in Xinjiang Museum is the original one, while the one in Ruoqiang Loulan Museum is a fake. Can any friend confirm this for me?

There is no admission fee to the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum, but you need to make an appointment in advance on the "Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum" official account using your ID number.

Maybe because it is summer vacation, the museum is still crowded. You have to queue up at the door to scan the QR code or second-generation ID card for the reservation and go through security check. You can pay a deposit to borrow a free guide on the first floor of the lobby, but when we went there, there were too many people and it was gone.

A museum with local characteristics. Friends who like history or want to see mummies should not miss it~~ You need to make an appointment in advance on the WeChat public account to come here, and come to visit on the day with your ID card and reservation QR code. On the second floor, there is the treasure of the town that everyone is looking forward to - the Loulan beauty mummy~~ The overall environment is very good, with a strong cultural atmosphere, it is worth a visit!

The museum opens at 10 o'clock. There are many people in the summer vacation. Because there is a commercial district across the road, the road to the museum is very congested. Each exhibition hall has a mandatory explanation at a specific time, and you can also rent an interpreter on the first floor. Xinjiang Museum is really the museum with the most mummies. The dead have passed thousands of years, including the Loulan beauty, General Zhang Xiong, and the baby Zagunluk. It's a pity that I didn't see the Princess Xiaohe, but there are female mummies in the Xiaohe cemetery. It's hard to imagine that she came from 3,800 years ago. There are pictures of Fuxi and Nuwa, silk-clothed painted dancing figurines, and painted wooden figurines of the king stepping on the little ghost, which are composed of more than 30 pieces of wood carvings. Many exhibits are worth seeing. It's a pity that the original brocade arm guard of "Five Stars Rising from the East to Benefit China" was not exhibited.

Walk into the lobby of the Autonomous Region Museum and look up at the distinctive dome!

The treasure of the museum------Five stars rise from the east, bringing good luck to China:

The Han Dynasty Shu brocade armguard is a national first-class cultural relic and one of the first batch of cultural relics prohibited from being exhibited abroad. It is hailed as one of the greatest discoveries in Chinese archaeology in the 20th century. "Five stars rise in the east, which is good for China. The southern Qiang is defeated, the four barbarians are subdued, the Chanyu surrenders, and the sky is boundless!" The finished product of Han brocade has been released, and the buried history of that year has also seen the light of day. The power of the Han Dynasty, the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty and even the power of the Yuan Dynasty, the Chinese nation once had an incomparably glorious history.

Ji Xianlin once wrote in the third issue of Red Flag in 1986: "There are only four cultural systems in the world with a long history, a vast territory, self-contained systems and far-reaching influence: China, India, Greece, and Islam. There is no fifth. And there is only one place where these four cultural systems converge, that is, Dunhuang and Xinjiang in China. There is no second one." This sentence succinctly summarizes Xinjiang's unique position in the history of human civilization development.

"Xinjiang Historical Relics Exhibition" is the basic display of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum of China, with an exhibition area of 1,500 square meters and more than 700 historical relics. The entire display is divided into eight units: the dawn of civilization, the light of gold and stone shining on the Tianshan Mountains, the Han Dynasty pioneered the connection with the Western Regions, the struggle for hegemony among heroes and the integration of ethnic groups, the mighty Tang Dynasty established Anxi, the brave Uighurs moved to the Tianshan Mountains, the Mongolian westward expedition established the Han Kingdom, and the Qing Dynasty ruled Xinjiang.

The half-day of free activities was spent at the Xinjiang Museum. This museum is not big and mainly displays some silk fabrics from the Tang Dynasty, wood carvings, clay figurines and paper and silk figures from the Jin and Tang Dynasties, bronzes with Scythian cultural characteristics, and costumes and handicrafts of various ethnic groups in Xinjiang. It is a good place to learn about the history, geography and culture of Xinjiang.

The development history of the Western Regions is very detailed, and the cultural relics inside are very distinctive. In the museum, I also met ethnic minority compatriots who came to visit under the guidance of the Party. Aren’t the children cute?

The museum is next to Xinjiang University, and across the street is a commercial district. If you want to understand the thousands of years of historical changes and civilization development in the Western Regions, there is no better place than the museum. There are not many people in the museum today, so you can stop and carefully look at each cultural relic and text introduction. T has a special liking for museums. He must see through each exhibit before he is willing to move to the next one. Fortunately, there is plenty of time. The most special is the mummy exhibition hall on the second floor. It is a bit creepy to watch the Western Regions people thousands of years ago up close, but more of a marvel at the wisdom of the ancients in making mummies. I dare not take pictures in the mummy hall. Those who are interested can search for relevant introductions and pictures online. Another exhibition hall introduces the living characteristics of various ethnic groups in Xinjiang, including Hui, Mongolian, Uyghur, Kazakh, etc. We wandered around until it was almost closed before leaving.

Arriving at Xinjiang Museum, we visited the exhibition halls of "Ethnic Customs of Xinjiang" and "Ancient Mummies of Xinjiang". "Ethnic Customs of Xinjiang" shows the colorful customs of 13 ethnic groups in Xinjiang. In the exhibition area of each ethnic group, there are wax figures showing the style and clothing characteristics of each ethnic group. "Ancient Mummies of Xinjiang" mainly shows the famous Loulan beauty ancient corpses in Xinjiang, as well as some mummies unearthed thousands of years ago. They look a bit scary, but for Mr. Gong, who loves traditional Chinese medicine, it is just what he wants, and he enjoys watching them...

The most worthwhile place to visit in Urumqi is the museum, and each exhibition hall has mandatory explanations at specific times. Xinjiang is a must-go place on the ancient Silk Road, so the Western Region culture and the Chinese culture blend here. I once heard a story: A Central Plains merchant went to the Western Region to do business, bringing steamed buns as dry food. When passing through Xinjiang, he peeled off the dough on the top and turned it into wine, and the meat part on the bottom became foreign pizza~~~The most essential part of the Xinjiang Museum is the Mummy Museum, which is obviously different from the way mummies are made. Mummies are artificially preserved after removing the internal organs, while the mummies in Xinjiang are naturally dried in the dry climate.

When we went there, the following were open to the public: the Xinjiang Ethnic Customs Exhibition Hall, the Memory of Western Region History - Xinjiang Historical Relics Exhibition, the Dead Across Thousands of Years - Xinjiang Ancient Mummies Exhibition, and a temporary exhibition hall (the exhibition hall will cooperate with the Xuzhou Museum until September to display exhibits about Princess Liyou's hometown.)

The museum in the autonomous region is not very big and you can visit it quickly. Opposite the museum is a shopping mall, which can solve the problem of shopping and dining.

No tickets are required, it's free. But you need to go through a lot of security checks to enter. You can rent a guide for a deposit of 150 yuan, and then you can get a guide according to the number under the exhibit. The museum is divided into several areas. The first one is the memory of the history of the Western Regions, which mainly introduces some history of Xinjiang. The second area is the dead over a thousand years, which is actually the mummy exhibition hall. The third area is the Xinjiang ethnic exhibition area.

You need to make an appointment, half a day in advance. I didn't get a morning ticket, but I got an afternoon ticket. It's okay. The temperature is high in the afternoon, so I came in to escape the heat. It's a pity that the treasures of the town, the Mummy Museum and the King Stepping on the Little Ghost, are under renovation and cannot be seen.

The most impressive thing about this visit is the painted silk painting of Fuxi and Nuwa and the brocade armguard with the inscription "Five stars rise from the east, benefiting China". I have been wanting to see the painted silk painting of Fuxi and Nuwa for a long time, and I finally saw its true appearance this time. The most famous thing in Xinjiang Museum is the Loulan mummies, but I was a little disappointed after visiting them, after all, this kind of mummies do not look beautiful. However, the exquisite enamelware in the Palace Museum Hall and the ancient bronze mirrors in the National Museum Hall were unexpected gains. I have a more comprehensive understanding of the origins of cloisonné enamel and ancient bronze mirrors. It is really worth seeing.

I won’t introduce it in detail here, as there are huge crowds of tourists.

The staff of Xinjiang Museum told me that the world-famous Loulan beauty mummy, the one in Xinjiang Museum is the original one, while the one in Ruoqiang Loulan Museum is a fake. Can any friend confirm this for me?

There is no admission fee to the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum, but you need to make an appointment in advance on the "Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum" official account using your ID number.

Maybe because it is summer vacation, the museum is still crowded. You have to queue up at the door to scan the QR code or second-generation ID card for the reservation and go through security check. You can pay a deposit to borrow a free guide on the first floor of the lobby, but when we went there, there were too many people and it was gone.

A museum with local characteristics. Friends who like history or want to see mummies should not miss it~~ You need to make an appointment in advance on the WeChat public account to come here, and come to visit on the day with your ID card and reservation QR code. On the second floor, there is the treasure of the town that everyone is looking forward to - the Loulan beauty mummy~~ The overall environment is very good, with a strong cultural atmosphere, it is worth a visit!

The museum opens at 10 o'clock. There are many people in the summer vacation. Because there is a commercial district across the road, the road to the museum is very congested. Each exhibition hall has a mandatory explanation at a specific time, and you can also rent an interpreter on the first floor. Xinjiang Museum is really the museum with the most mummies. The dead have passed thousands of years, including the Loulan beauty, General Zhang Xiong, and the baby Zagunluk. It's a pity that I didn't see the Princess Xiaohe, but there are female mummies in the Xiaohe cemetery. It's hard to imagine that she came from 3,800 years ago. There are pictures of Fuxi and Nuwa, silk-clothed painted dancing figurines, and painted wooden figurines of the king stepping on the little ghost, which are composed of more than 30 pieces of wood carvings. Many exhibits are worth seeing. It's a pity that the original brocade arm guard of "Five Stars Rising from the East to Benefit China" was not exhibited.

Walk into the lobby of the Autonomous Region Museum and look up at the distinctive dome!

The treasure of the museum------Five stars rise from the east, bringing good luck to China:

The Han Dynasty Shu brocade armguard is a national first-class cultural relic and one of the first batch of cultural relics prohibited from being exhibited abroad. It is hailed as one of the greatest discoveries in Chinese archaeology in the 20th century. "Five stars rise in the east, which is good for China. The southern Qiang is defeated, the four barbarians are subdued, the Chanyu surrenders, and the sky is boundless!" The finished product of Han brocade has been released, and the buried history of that year has also seen the light of day. The power of the Han Dynasty, the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty and even the power of the Yuan Dynasty, the Chinese nation once had an incomparably glorious history.

Ji Xianlin once wrote in the third issue of Red Flag in 1986: "There are only four cultural systems in the world with a long history, a vast territory, self-contained systems and far-reaching influence: China, India, Greece, and Islam. There is no fifth. And there is only one place where these four cultural systems converge, that is, Dunhuang and Xinjiang in China. There is no second one." This sentence succinctly summarizes Xinjiang's unique position in the history of human civilization development.

"Xinjiang Historical Relics Exhibition" is the basic display of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum of China, with an exhibition area of 1,500 square meters and more than 700 historical relics. The entire display is divided into eight units: the dawn of civilization, the light of gold and stone shining on the Tianshan Mountains, the Han Dynasty pioneered the connection with the Western Regions, the struggle for hegemony among heroes and the integration of ethnic groups, the mighty Tang Dynasty established Anxi, the brave Uighurs moved to the Tianshan Mountains, the Mongolian westward expedition established the Han Kingdom, and the Qing Dynasty ruled Xinjiang.

The half-day of free activities was spent at the Xinjiang Museum. This museum is not big and mainly displays some silk fabrics from the Tang Dynasty, wood carvings, clay figurines and paper and silk figures from the Jin and Tang Dynasties, bronzes with Scythian cultural characteristics, and costumes and handicrafts of various ethnic groups in Xinjiang. It is a good place to learn about the history, geography and culture of Xinjiang.

The development history of the Western Regions is very detailed, and the cultural relics inside are very distinctive. In the museum, I also met ethnic minority compatriots who came to visit under the guidance of the Party. Aren’t the children cute?

As a museum it's pretty good. I spent about 1.5 hours there. It opened at 10:00 in June. There weren't many people when I first went in. From 10:30 a.m. a large group of tour groups came. I met at least 10 groups. I don't know why this museum is so popular.

I did gain something. I saw the female dancer with veil and the mummy. But I couldn't find the lion-shaped gold plaque after searching for it three times. When I asked the staff, they said there was no such exhibit. I don't understand what happened and it's a bit disappointing.

The museum is very small, and its unique feature is the mummy museum, which is not found in other provincial museums.

Don't just focus on looking at the mummies and ignore the permanent exhibition. The various figurines are not inferior to those in Gansu Provincial Museum, and there is also the Fuxi and Nuwa mating picture with human heads and snake bodies that has been listed as a national treasure~

The most worthwhile place to visit is the Mummy Exhibition Hall, where you can see the famous Loulan Beauty.

The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum is located at No. 581 Northwest Road and was established in August 1959. The new Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum was completed and opened on September 20, 2005. It has four permanent exhibitions: "Recovering the Glory of the Western Regions Yesterday - Exhibition of Xinjiang Historical Relics", "Exhibition of Xinjiang Ethnic Customs", "Dead but Immortal - Exhibition of Xinjiang Ancient Mummies", and "Monument of History - Exhibition of Xinjiang Revolutionary Historical Materials". There are more than 37,000 cultural relics and specimens of various types, including 381 national first-class cultural relics. In May 2008, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum was rated as the first batch of national first-class museums.

The history of the Western Regions, the beauties of Loulan, the golden jade burial suit... each exhibit brings Xinjiang's history to life before us, allowing us to experience Xinjiang culture up close.

I have a bad habit. When I go to a strange city, the first place I want to go is the museum where the place is located. Xinjiang is no exception. Is there anyone like me? In fact, there is nothing wrong. To understand a city, start from its museum! Free to visit, enter directly. The museum is not very big, and there are two floors for visiting. The exhibition halls open all year round are: Xinjiang Historical Relics Exhibition, Nationalities and Folklore Exhibition (the above two are on the first floor), Uyghur Ancient Corpse Exhibition (on the second floor) I want to introduce it solemnly, and you can't miss it: Ding Ding Ding Ding! Ancient Mummy Exhibition! In the Mummy Exhibition Hall, there are mummies in large glass covers, all of which are from different years. The youngest mummy is less than 1 month old. Of course, the most famous one is the Loulan female corpse that has been exhibited all over the world, and it is also called the most beautiful female corpse. Haha, as for whether it is beautiful or not, please come and visit. Anyway, I took a picture of the sign at the entrance of the exhibition hall, and I didn't even take out the camera inside. You should understand the reason~

The exhibition hall is very nice and large, with many exhibits, some of which are of ethnic characteristics. Many local students were brought here by their parents and teachers to visit.

The Xinjiang Autonomous Region Museum is very worth visiting. It has a large collection of precious cultural relics, which help us understand the development history of the Western Regions. It is free to visit with an ID card and there are free tours.

There is the most famous mummy in Xinbo, which is very well preserved. One cannot help but admire the wisdom of the ancients!

We went to see the Loulan Beauty, the Gedeng Stele and the Grassland Stone Man again before the museum closed. We were not able to see them later in the trip, but fortunately we saw replicas in the museum.

The museum is quite unique. Although it is not big, the exhibits inside are all ethnic. I like the dome as soon as I enter. The second floor is mainly a display of mummies. Unfortunately, I am timid and did not dare to appreciate the beauty of Loulan carefully or take pictures.

The biggest highlight is the beautiful mummy. When we arrived at the museum, we happened to meet a guide, which was a great blessing for us who don’t know how to visit museums!

The characteristics of each ethnic group are very interesting topics and are worth further exploration. Here, we can only have a general understanding. Just like when we visited the mummies, the stories behind them also need to be explored separately. In addition to the beautiful mummies, there are also men and babies. I don’t have the habit of taking pictures of everything when visiting museums, and I always feel uncomfortable taking pictures of corpses. What is surprising is not only the integrity of the corpses, but also the color of the clothes at that time. After thousands of years of precipitation, the colors are still bright. Although the technology at that time was backward, or even not technology, the quality was not inferior to modern products.

The museum is worth a visit. The famous Loulan female corpse shocked me the most. Well, it was also a little scary. The distribution map of ancient corpses in the world. Although I was scared, my curiosity made me want to know more. I looked at it for a long time despite the tangled emotions.

There are strong ethnic customs, an overview of Xinjiang's development to date, and ancient mummies, it is worth visiting together!!!

When you come to Urumqi, don't go to the wrong museum. There are many museums here, but only the Xinjiang Autonomous Region Museum is the largest and most comprehensive. It is recommended to come early as there are many things to see inside. It has the most complete mummies. It is completely open to the public free of charge. There are free audio guides for rent at the front desk. You just need to pay a deposit of 400 and your ID card. The only requirement is that you cannot wear slippers, shorts or skirts for the visit. The staff inside are also very unique and will not be polite even to foreign friends who do not dress as required.

It is worth visiting. It is just opposite the Meimei Youhao International shopping mall. It is easy to find. You cannot bring water in. You can take photos as you like, but you are not allowed to use flash. It contains the history of Xinjiang and will let you know that Xinjiang is not only populated by Uyghurs and Kazakhs, but also by many different ethnic groups. They dress and look very similar. There are wax figures inside, and mummies are even more worth seeing. They are really well preserved. There are many more. It is really worth visiting.

To understand the history of Xinjiang, it is a must-go place. The Mummy Museum is worth a visit.

Visiting a local museum is the best way to understand a city or region as a whole. The Xinjiang Museum is a must-visit place, where you can see not only the overall historical changes of the Western Region, but also the past and present lives and daily life of people of all ethnic groups. Of course, the most important thing is that it has the treasure exhibition of the town hall - the ancient mummies of Xinjiang. It is a unique opportunity to see the state of mummies in natural conditions at such a close distance.

Although it is viewed as a cultural relic, I did not take any photos out of respect for life. If you are interested, you can search online. If it is within an acceptable range, I still recommend you to take a look~~~

Oh, and tickets are free!

The roof of the museum is quite special and is really worth a visit. There are free explanations, historical exhibition halls, ethnic exhibition halls, and mummy exhibition halls. For friends who like history and geography, it is certainly not to be missed. Understanding the historical evolution of Xinjiang first will be of great help for the subsequent itinerary.

The mummy display and the "Forever with the Motherland" display on the second floor are the highlight exhibitions in the museum, and the "Five Stars Rising from the East" exhibit from the Han Dynasty is also located here.

The museum has three floors open to the public. It is not very big. I only visited a few of them, but I was already shocked by Xinjiang's long history and splendid culture. The Loulan beauties, mysterious ancient corpses, customs and characteristics of various ethnic groups all attracted me all the time. I strongly recommend it.

The fastest way to understand a strange city is to go to its museums, which contain the city's history and culture, and also tell the city's customs and people. There are 3 museums here, each with a lecture in the morning and afternoon, around 11 o'clock in the morning and 3 o'clock in the afternoon. We happened to catch the lecture of the mummy exhibition hall. Emmmm... I am a layman, I went there for the mummies. Taking photos is allowed here, but as a respect for the deceased, I will not upload them casually.

The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum is not only a comprehensive provincial history museum in China, but also the largest cultural relic and specimen collection, scientific research, and publicity and education institution in Xinjiang. This is a must-see attraction for everyone who travels to Xinjiang. The last stop of the little monk's 2018 National Day Xinjiang trip was here.

As time passes, the marks left by time gradually decay. The mottled and old history books occasionally have subjective imaginations, but the silent cultural relics in front of us are branded with an indisputable past. The vast and mysterious Xinjiang has left countless fragments of memories and long-forgotten old stories for the world, which are displayed in museums to tell the world about the long history of thousands of years.

The first floor of the museum is dominated by the Xinjiang Nationalities Museum, which displays the folk customs of the 12 major ethnic groups in Xinjiang. The second floor displays many precious historical relics and rare collections, including a mummy display and an "Forever with the Motherland" display, which are the essence of the entire museum.

The exhibitions currently open to the public at the Xinjiang Museum include: two basic exhibitions, "Recovering the Glory of Yesterday in the Western Regions - Exhibition of Xinjiang Historical Relics" and "Exhibition of Xinjiang Ethnic Customs", and two medium-sized exhibitions, "Immortality in Death Shocks the World - Exhibition of Ancient Xinjiang Mummies" and "Monument of History - Exhibition of Xinjiang Revolutionary Historical Materials".

The Tang Dynasty Fuxi and Nuwa painting was unearthed in Tomb No. 40 of Astana Cemetery in Turpan, Xinjiang in 1965. The two people in the painting are the legendary ancestors of mankind - Fuxi and Nuwa, with human bodies and snake tails embracing and copulating, and the snake tails of their lower bodies are entangled. This artifact can tell us how our ancestors imagined their origins and how they viewed earlier history and civilization before the emergence of modern science. It is also the treasure of the museum.

Tens of thousands of precious cultural relics have been unearthed from the Astana Tombs in Turpan, including a large number of painted figurines. Most of the warrior figurines have high noses and deep eyes, and have the appearance characteristics of people from the Western Regions.



The colorfully painted clay figurine of a crouching eavesdropper is lying on the ground, listening to noises in the distance through a wooden tube.

The exhibition hall "Dead but Immortal, Shocking the World - Xinjiang Ancient Mummies" covers an area of about 700 square meters and is the most interesting to many tourists. In the past, we could only watch mummies on TV and the Internet, but seeing mummies in natural conditions with our own eyes is something many people dream of. The little monk did not take photos of the mummies here.



The mummy display area shows the public a number of ancient corpses that are famous both at home and abroad, and a large number of burial relics are displayed here together, enriching the sensory experience of tourists in various forms such as pictures, videos, and multimedia touch screens, showing tourists a real and three-dimensional mysterious country. The entire display is divided into 7 units, including the Loulan residents in Lop Nur, Xiaohe - a cemetery where thousands of coffins are buried, the Yingpan people wearing forehead masks, the painted face figures of Zhagunluk, the couple love of the Jingjue Kingdom, the owner of the Astana underground palace, and the Altay stone man sarcophagus tomb.

There is one thing to note. You are not allowed to enter in slippers. Slippers mean shoes without anything on the back of the heel. Sandals are also slippers. The museum introduces the customs of various ethnic minorities in detail, which is worth seeing.

My personal habit is to go to the local museum first when I arrive in a city. The local museum in Urumqi is particularly unique because of the "Loulan Beauty" ancient corpse and ethnic customs exhibition.

If you want to learn about the history of a place, the best place is a museum. The Xinjiang Museum displays the history of ethnic integration, and the most featured exhibition is the mummies.

The museum is a modern three-story building. The Xinjiang Ethnic Customs Exhibition Hall is on the first floor, introducing the folk customs of 12 major ethnic groups in Xinjiang, including Uyghur, Kazakh, Mongolian, and Xibe.

The most famous is the mummies on the second floor. Here you can see the famous "Loulan Beauty" ancient corpse, the "Xiaohe Princess" mummies and many other mummies unearthed here. Out of respect, I did not take photos.

The museum also has some houses with ethnic minority styles.

The museum is not large, and the exhibits mostly reflect the daily lives of local ancestors.

Of course, the biggest feature is that there are many mummies on display!!

The museum displays the history of Xinjiang and the folk customs of various ethnic groups. There are also rare exhibitions in China, such as the Mummy Hall. The exhibits are very characteristic of Xinjiang. The famous "Loulan Beauty" ancient corpse, "Five Stars Rising from the East" Han Dynasty brocade and other national treasures can also be seen here. It is a must-see attraction in Urumqi. The first floor is the Xinjiang ethnic customs exhibition and the Xinjiang ancient historical relics exhibition; the second floor is divided into left and right sides, the left side is the textile exhibition hall of all dynasties and the "Forever with the Motherland" theme exhibition, and the right side is the ancient mummy exhibition and the white jade exhibition hall. In addition, there are often some temporary exhibitions and displays in the museum, so you can go and see them if you catch up.



The Xinjiang National Customs Exhibition Hall is on the first floor, introducing the folk customs of 12 major ethnic groups in Xinjiang, including Uygur, Kazakh, Mongolian, and Xibe. You can see their musical instruments, daily necessities, and felt houses, as well as hats, scarves and other special clothing, most of which are colorful and full of Xinjiang ethnic customs. The houses of the Xibe people are more distinctive. Since the people migrated from the Northeast, you can see that the houses they live in still have the traditional Northeast heated kang. In addition, the Russian people's furniture and tableware full of Western style are also very distinctive.



The Xinjiang Ancient History and Cultural Relics Exhibition displays a variety of unearthed cultural relics from the Silk Road from ancient times to the present, including many Central Plains artifacts from the Han and Tang dynasties, which are very characteristic of ancient China. There are also many cultural relics from the Western Regions, including murals of Western-looking angels and other images, as well as many objects with Western characteristics. These are the unique cultural relics of Western Xinjiang as a link between the East and the West, and should not be missed.

Jade and gold wares from 2,400 years ago were meticulously carved, bows and arrows from 2,800 years ago were intact, and small straw baskets, if you didn't read the description, you wouldn't have thought it was a 2,500-year-old cultural relic. There was even an unearthed white marble triangular chandelier. I didn't expect that life at that time was really high-end... I also saw the jade clothes with gold threads that often appear in documentaries and the most representative collection of the Xinjiang Museum, the "Loulan Beauty" from 4,000 years ago. Also on display were complete female corpses from Hami from 3,200 years ago with European features, the 2,500-year-old Su Beixi mummies, and the mummies of Zhang Xiong, the left guard general of Tang Gaochang, etc. The beautiful generals from thousands of years ago no longer had the charm of the past, so there were no photos. Please imagine the pictures yourself.

Although it is not big, the most worth seeing is the mummy exhibition hall, which contains mummies from all ages, with the youngest being less than one month old. Also, because of the tradition in many places in Xinjiang not to bury ornaments, tomb robberies are very rare, so these mummies have been preserved. It is very shocking!

I visited the Xinjiang Museum. Because the weather was too hot, I didn't want to play around or take many photos. I learned about the greatness of the high quality of life of human beings from the beginning of life to the present. I saw mummies. And so on.

The museum's basic exhibits include "Xinjiang Ethnic Customs" and "Xinjiang Historical Relics", and the highlight of the collection is the Loulan female corpse.

Friends who want to go, please arrange your time. We arrived at the museum at 16:00 and were able to enter after security check. It was free. We first went to the second floor to see the mummies, which seems to be a major feature of the museum. There were Loulan beauties inside. Out of respect for the deceased, I did not take any photos.

The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum is not very big, and its most famous treasure is the famous Loulan mummy. Unfortunately, my eldest daughter is timid and refused to go with her mother to see the real mummy. In addition, the museum was crowded with tourists from all over the world, which was really annoying. The exhibition experience was not very good. We only visited two permanent exhibitions, took a few photos and left the museum.

Seeing the "mummies" for the first time, we were all quite excited. The whole exhibition hall was filled with people of all ages, from infants to children, young adults, elderly men and women, as well as cultural relics buried with the dead. The scene was quite spectacular. In the hall, there were trainee guides who repeatedly memorized the guide scripts. The most impressive ones were the famous Loulan beauties and Zhang Xiong's mummified corpse. I didn't dare to take pictures, but those who are curious can search on Baidu.

It's very good, not too big, and has rich exhibits. The introduction to Xinjiang's humanities is relatively comprehensive. You can understand Xinjiang's history by reading it once. It is a must-visit place for Xinjiang tours.

The most treasured treasures here are all kinds of mummies. The collection is not very large, if you don't have enough time, you can go directly to the second floor to visit the mummies. The museum closes at 6 pm, which is in sharp contrast to other scenic spots that close at 9-10 pm.

The museum ends admission at 4:30. It’s only 3:30 now, so it’s still early! The security guard at the entrance stopped me and pointed at my flip-flops and refused to let me in. What does that mean? It’s not allowed to go barefoot here? Well, I’ll respect the rules and quickly run to the mall across the street to grab a pair of shoes that can hide my feet and come back. There’s no reason not to let me in now, right? I was actually very proud of myself... I can’t help it! For my beautiful Loulan beauty, what’s the big deal about buying a pair of shoes? If you want to quickly understand the ethnic characteristics of a place, there is only one shortcut: go to their museum. Thousands of years of civilization history from ancient times to the present, from the farming era to the dream of Loulan in the Han Dynasty to the prosperity of the Silk Road culture in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the pottery, porcelain, jade, accessories and scene reproduction unearthed in the window can really pull people back to that mysterious era... The costumes are different, as can be seen from the unearthed pottery figurines. I'm afraid that the prototype of the monster in Journey to the West was inspired by this place. It's completely the strange glass of the desert and the western region! The beauty of Loulan in my mouth! If you are not strong enough, be careful. During the visit, several people have exclaimed that they scared the baby to death, but in fact, there are still many children who will observe closely against the glass! Just treat the mummies as a kind of cultural and historical communication. I am also professional and have no taboos! Precious information must be left. Who knows if cameras will not be allowed in here in a few years? The mummies unearthed in the ancient country of Loulan are all lying on their backs or lying on their backs with their knees bent. The burial objects in the coffins are mostly pottery, fur products, noodles, porridge and other foods. In the dry environment of the Tarim Basin and the Turpan Basin, the special saline-alkali soil can keep the corpses from decaying for thousands of years. The bones, skin and hair of the ancient corpses are well preserved. It is also the place with the most mummies unearthed in the world so far. Because the unique climate environment here has better preserved the historical trajectory of the migration, exchanges and development of the ancient Eurasian residents, these different ethnic groups have been connected, cohabited and integrated with each other in the long river of history, not only producing new ethnic groups, but also creating various colorful cultures, laying the foundation for multi-ethnic residence, multi-religious coexistence and cultural integration and diversity in Xinjiang!

You must rent an audio guide in the Xinjiang Museum. It doesn't cost any money, just pay a deposit. Listen to the explanations according to the numbers and you will learn a lot. The most important thing is to see the Loulan beauties and their mummies.

The climate in the desert area of Xinjiang is extremely dry, which is very conducive to the preservation of cultural relics. Therefore, it is a rare archaeological paradise in the world. Even organic matter such as animals, plants, and textiles can be preserved for thousands of years. Xinjiang is the world's largest natural mummies unearthed site. The museum has a special mummies exhibition hall. The soft tissues such as skin, lips and even eyelashes on the surface of these mummies are mostly intact, just dehydrated. Among them is the famous "Loulan Beauty" from 3,800 years ago. There is also a Qiemo mummies from 2,800 years ago, and the tattoos on the surface of the facial skin are clearly visible. Many of these mummies have Indo-European characteristics. They have traveled through thousands of years, but they seem to be just asleep, not so scary, and some can even be said to have peaceful expressions. Looking at these people up close, there will be a feeling of traveling through time, as if the history of the next few thousand years does not exist.

There are Loulan mummies. At 11:30, I listened to a free explanation.

I have always liked to go to museums to learn about this country and this city. The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Museum has made me more determined to come to Xinjiang again to learn about the living customs of this multi-ethnic place.

The most famous thing in the Xinjiang Museum is the ancient mummies - the dead over thousands of years, so we went to the second floor to visit the Mummy Museum. Then we went down to the first floor to visit the Xinjiang Ethnic Customs Museum. There are many ethnic minorities in Xinjiang. The one that impressed me the most was our guide - a little girl of 12 or 13 years old. It happened that August 1 was around the Army Day, so we ran into soldiers taking pictures in the museum.

The most impressive exhibition hall is the mummy exhibition hall and the Tiebanhe female corpse that justified the reputation of "Loulan Beauty".

Due to Xinjiang's extremely dry climate, scarce rainfall and many other special natural environments, Xinjiang has become one of the regions in the world with the largest number of ancient human corpses and the best preserved.

If you want to learn about Xinjiang’s humanities and history, you can go to the Xinjiang Museum (Note: closed on Mondays, you need to bring your ID).

It is really unoriginal and unexpected that there is no brocade with the inscription "Five Stars Rising from the East, Bringing Good Luck to China" in the museum.

The museum is divided into several different exhibition halls. The most noteworthy one is the mummy exhibition hall on the second floor. After entering, I really felt that my trip was worthwhile. It was the first time I saw different types of mummies. Their hair, nails, and even eyelashes were well preserved. Seeing these did not make us feel horrified, but instead made us marvel at the magic of nature!

Worth a visit, but too many people and too few guides. The opening hours are too short

After visiting so many cities, especially historical cities, I found that it is very necessary to visit museums. After the visit, I felt that the trip was worthwhile. I had a strong feeling of the development of ancient humans, the wealth of the country, and the regression of modern humans. The things we use now are just improvements on the ancient basis, but there are very few things that are truly created and in line with the times.

Among them, the Loulan Beauty is the most impressive. The Loulan Beauty is a beautiful mummy with a history of more than 3,000 years. It was in Loulan, the name of an ancient country in the Western Regions (now the northwest shore of Lop Nur in Xinjiang, China). In this magical, vast and dry desert, there was the Loulan Beauty that today makes people explore and curious about it.

If you love history, this is a highly recommended place

Here, there are records and introductions to Xinjiang's thousands of years of history and culture, as well as the folk customs of Xinjiang's various ethnic groups.

The mummy display on the second floor is the highlight of the museum, where you can see the famous "Loulan Beauty" female corpse

The mummies here are different from those in the British Museum or the Louvre. They are all dried intact and you can see their human appearance. There are men, women, and babies.

It is a place worth visiting. The main collection is divided into several parts. The first part introduces some cultural relics unearthed in Xinjiang, which show signs of civilization activities as far back as the Paleolithic Age; the second part is the traditional culture, customs and clothing of various ethnic groups; the third part is the tombs unearthed in Xinjiang, among which there are several very well-preserved mummies, which are very interesting; there are also some mobile exhibitions. When we went there, a jade suit with gold threads was on display, which was really amazing. It is worth mentioning that the museum also has young guides who are willing to give explanations. They seem to be children around 10 years old, but they can explain things clearly. This form is worth promoting~

The most notable thing is the display of mummies, and I also happened to listen to the explanation of the tour guide. If you are interested, go and see it yourself.

The ancient corpse exhibition is worth going to. It is better to follow the explanation. There are scheduled manual explanations, free of charge. If you don't want manual explanations, you can rent a machine

There are about four open exhibition halls, the folk exhibition, the historical and cultural exhibition, the Princess Jieyou tomb exhibition, and the mummy exhibition. The mummy exhibition is quite interesting, but a bit creepy, so I didn't take any photos.

The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum was founded in 1953. Its rich collections make it very influential at home and abroad, and its exhibits are very characteristic of Xinjiang. The museum displays the history of Xinjiang and the folk customs of various ethnic groups. The famous "Loulan Beauty" ancient corpse, "Five Stars Rising from the East" Han Dynasty brocade and other national treasures can also be seen here. It is a place you must visit when you come to Urumqi. The museum provides free explanations four times a day. Please see the museum's schedule for details. The deposit for the free explanation device is 100 yuan. At the same time, you can take pictures in the museum, but you need to turn off the flash to protect the cultural relics. The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum is located in the urban area of ​​Urumqi and can be reached on foot or by bus. Take bus No. 7, 51, 52, 66, 68, 303, 305, 309, 311, 518, 906, 910, 912, 928 and get off at the Museum Station.

As a pseudo-artistic person, checking in at museums all over the country has become a daily routine.

The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum focuses on displaying Xinjiang's history and the folk customs of various ethnic groups, and the focus is of course on visiting the most representative mummy exhibition, especially the famous "Loulan female mummy" Princess Xiaohe.

I didn't take any photos out of respect for the deceased. If you really want to take photos, please turn off the flash.