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Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum 新疆维吾尔自治区博物馆Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ěr Zìzhìqū Bówùguǎn
4A scenic area · Ürümqi, Xinjiang
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Ürümqi
- Region
- Xinjiang
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum
Xinjiang's regional museum and a national first-grade museum, founded in 1959, in a building opened in 2005 and enlarged in 2022, with a catalogued collection of more than 24,000 objects. Its permanent galleries cover Xinjiang's history from the pre-Qin period to the Qing, ancient mummies preserved by the desert, ancient costumes and textiles, and excavated documents, and its best-known pieces include the Han-to-Jin brocade armguard inscribed 'Five stars rising in the east benefit China'.
How to get to Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum
On Xibei Road in Saybag District, north-west of central Ürümqi, served by city buses; visits must be booked in advance.
Nearby
- Heavenly Lake of Tianshan 天山天池 40 km
An alpine lake beneath snowy Bogda Peak, a day trip from Ürümqi
Also within 20 km: Hongshan Park 红山公园 (under 10 km), Ürümqi Confucius Temple 乌鲁木齐文庙 (under 10 km), Mao Zemin's Former Residence 毛泽民故居 (under 10 km), Xinjiang People's Theatre 新疆人民剧场 (under 10 km), Shaanxi Grand Mosque 陕西大寺 (under 10 km), Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar 新疆国际大巴扎 (under 10 km).
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