Shanxi Museum

Not to be confused with Shaanxi Museum.
Shanxi Museum
山西博物院
Shanxi Museum is located in Shanxi
Shanxi Museum
Location within Shanxi
Former name
Shanxi Provincial Museum; Education Library and Museum of Shanxi
EstablishedSeptember 26, 2005
LocationTaiyuan, Shanxi, China
TypeProvincial museum
Websitewww.shanximuseum.com.cn (in Chinese)

The Shanxi Museum[1] (Chinese: 山西博物院; pinyin: Shanxi Bówùyuàn) is the largest museum and cultural building in the province of Shanxi, China. The museum, located in Shanxi's provincial capital Taiyuan, is home to about 400,000 cultural relics and 110,000 old books.[2] Since March 2008, admission is free with a valid ID.[3]

The museum started off as the Education Library and Museum of Shanxi (Chinese: 山西教育图书博物馆; pinyin: Shanxi jiaoyu tushu bowuguan), which opened on October 9, 1919,[4] as one of the earliest museums in China. Shortly after the Second Sino-Japanese War the institution's collections were heavily damaged and partially moved to Japan.

Amongst its important artefacts are those related to Sima Jinlong (d. CE 484),[5] including a large number of tomb figurines from his tomb including those made of lead-glazed ceramics.[6] The museum also has a tomb plaque from Sima Jinlong's tomb.[7][8] Other artefacts related to Sima Jinlong are in the Datong Museum.[8]

A room of the sculptures display in Shanxi Museum

In September 1953, the museum became the Shanxi Provincial Museum (Chinese: 山西省博物馆,; pinyin: Shānxīshĕng Bowuguan) after merging with the Relics Hall of Taiyuan City.[9] After the completion of the new building in 2005 it was officially renamed the Shanxi Museum.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Museums emerge as hot holiday spots for younger generations". China Daily. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  2. ^ Shenggao, Yuan (26 July 2024). "Wealth of history waiting to be discovered". China Daily. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  3. ^ Cotter, Holland (4 July 2008). "China's Legacy: Let a Million Museums Bloom". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Museums". China Culture. 18 January 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2025. The Shanxi Province Musem, located inside the Confucian Temple of Taiyuan City, is a local comprehensive museum of China. It was prepared in 1918 and opened to the public in 1919. Its initial name was the Educational Book Museum of Shanxi Province.
  5. ^ Qingjie, Zhang (June 2003). "Studies of Sogdian Dancing images in China" (PDF). Circle of Inner Asian Art Newsletter. Vol. 17. p. 5. ISSN 1364-9418. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Shanxi Museum - Meet Shanxi from 4000 B.C. to Modern Times". China Discovery. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  7. ^ Qin, Cai (10 May 2024). "Aesthetic Evolution: Tracing Female Beauty in Ancient Chinese Art". Sixth Tone. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  8. ^ a b Zhu, Zhanyun; Qin, Yaling; Guo, Zhiyong; Cai, Shiqi; Lin, Peixin; Wang, Xiaojing; Cai, Jiaqi; Yang, Junchang (5 January 2025). "Shedding new light on lacquering crafts from the Northern Wei Dynasty (386–534 CE) by revisiting the lacquer screen from Sima Jinlong's Tomb" (PDF). Journal of Cultural Heritage. 71: 310, 319. doi:10.1016/j.culher.2024.12.002. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  9. ^ "Shanxi Provincial Museum". China Culture. 18 January 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  10. ^ Jie, Wang (30 November 2017). "Shanxi tomb recreated to display impressive ancient wall paintings". Shanghai Daily. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

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