Yangguan Museum

Yangguan is a one of the two most important passes protecting Dunhuang from invasion from the west (the other pass is Yumen Pass). It was once an important artery of transportation in Han dynasty and it was flourished. However, there today are hardly any walls in sight, the only visible sections being the foundations of some of the walls. To memory the civilization and prosperity, there built a museum. Yangguan museum located at the Yangguan Cultural Relics Tourist Area of Nanhu Village in Dunhuang, Gansu province. It is a modernized and new-pattern museum integrated with museum, cultural relic protection and research as well as the tourist attraction. In 2003, Yangguan Museum was opened.

This museum covers nearly 100,000 square meters and is generally comprised of many architectural-style buildings of Han Dynasty. The total building area is 16,000 square meters. In museum, travelers can see the Yangguan Ancient Street, Troop Camp, Fabricated Yang Pass, Jiaowei Mansion(Troop Leader Mansion) and the Statue of Wang Wei.

Additionally, the large-scale Bronze-Made Image of Zhang Qian(the opener of silk road in Han Dynasty), fresco themed with Friendship of Silk Road and basso-relievo masterpiece named Campaign Image and so on are available. The highlighted two themed exhibitions are Display of Double Passes of Han Dynasty and Display of Silk Road. Both of them systematically exhibit the historical appearance of Yang Pass and Yumeng Pass, two parts of ancient great wall, as well as the true feature of the Silk Road.

It is a living history of Yangguan Pass's ups and downs that also shows the construction style of the Han Dynasty. The distinguishing feature of Yangguan Pass Museum is that you not only see ancient items in a way that gives you a sense of life at that time, but you also have the opportunity to experience riding and shooting. In addition, Nanhu Village has the largest vineyards of its province and the newly built national desert forest park gives a new fresh feeling in contrast to the historical site. So come to Yangguan Pass, uncover her thousand mysterious veils, taste the full-bodied grape wine and enjoy the syntheses of desert, oases, and forest.

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