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①⚠️Important words to say three times: Closed on Monday, Closed on Monday, Closed on Monday, don't go on Monday (except for statutory holidays)!! ②‼️Be sure to book tickets in advance and enter the museum at the reserved time. (Reservation method attached below) —— ♨️The must-see when traveling to Xi'an is the "Shaanxi History Museum". The museum houses more than 1.7 million (group) collections, from the New and Old Stone Age through the dynastic changes and historical changes, you can understand many precious national treasures and the entire history and culture of China at once, it is the deserved "ancient capital pearl, Chinese treasure house"! —— 💫"Ticket Reservation": Free tickets can be reserved on the official account of the Shaanxi History Museum. 🔴"Ticket Release Time": Tickets are released at 10:00, 11:00, 18:00, and 19:00 every day. Please be sure to reserve three days in advance, set an alarm in advance, and refresh more!! ⏰"Business Hours": Peak season (March 15th-November 14th) 08:30-18:00, stop entering the park at 16:30 Off-season (November 15th-next year March 14th) 09:00-17:30, stop entering the park at 16:00 Closed on Monday (except for statutory holidays) —— ☞"About Transportation": Self-driving navigation to the parking lot of the Shaanxi History Museum Bus: Route 27, 527, 400, 30, 19, 401, etc., get off at the Shaanxi History Museum station and walk to the destination 🚇Subway: Subway lines 2, 3, and 4 can all reach, get off at Dayan Pagoda Station Exit A or Xiaozhai Station Exit E, and walk to the destination —— 🎫"Ticket Cost" ①Basic Exhibition Hall (Shaanxi Ancient Civilization Exhibition) Free reservation on the official account; ②Treasure Hall (Tang Dynasty Treasures-Hejia Village Cellar Excavated Cultural Relics Exhibition) Ticket 30 yuan/person ③Mural Hall (Tang Dynasty Mural Treasure Hall) Ticket 270/person ⚠️Note: Only after reserving a free ticket to the basic hall can you buy tickets for the Treasure Hall/Mural Hall in the museum. Buying a ticket to the Mural Hall can visit the Treasure Hall without buying an extra ticket!! ———— 🔮"About Explanation": There are explainer rentals in the museum for 30/unit (deposit 100) Human explanations can be requested on the right hand side when entering the door. If conditions permit, be sure to ask for an explanation, otherwise it will be very boring! (Team explanation 30 people form a team, cost 15/person, separate explanation cost about 300) —— 🛎️【18 Must-See Treasures of the Museum】 9 of them are free (Three in the first exhibition hall) 1, Yu Ding 2, Wu Shi Wei Ding 3, Duo You Ding (Two in the second exhibition hall) 4, The Seal of the Empress 5, Gilded Silver Bamboo Joint Copper Incense Burner (Four in the third exhibition hall) 6, Tang Sancai Camel Carrying Music Figurine 7, Black Glaze Oil Drop Bowl 8, Celadon Handle Pouring Pot 9, Mandarin Duck Lotus Petal Pattern Gold Bowl —— 9 are charged 10, Mandarin Duck Lotus Petal Pattern Gold Bowl 11, Gold Inlaid Beast Agate Cup 12, Gilded Parrot Pattern Handle Silver Can 13, Gilded Dancing Horse Bit Cup Pattern Silver Pot 14-16 Tomb of Prince Zhang Huai: Guest Envoy Picture 17 Tomb of Prince Yi De: Que Tower Guard Picture 18 Tomb of Princess Yongtai: Palace Lady Picture
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