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The Shaanxi History Museum offers a large number of free tickets everyday, but the queue didn't seem to move so I opted for a paid admission. There was barely a queue for that and the small charge was worth it for entry to special exhibits and the free area.



The museum is laid out in chronological order, starting with the Neolithic Age.























Although the Qin dynasty was short-lived (221-206BC), their artifacts showed great extravagance.











Han dynasty (206BC-220AD)









This is how they made coins back then.













Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern dynasties (220-589AD)





Sui (581-618AD) and Tang (618-906AD) dynasties

















I came across quite a number of camel figurines at various attractions. Perhaps they were very popular transport vehicles during the Silk Road days.





After the Tang dynasty fell, subsequent dynasties moved the capital away from Xian. This museum didn't have a big collection of post-Tang artificats.