Hetian Museum is famous for a historic painted scroll of the ancient Yutian State. Located on Tanai Nan Road at the center of Hetian city, it showcases over 400 pieces of cultural relics excavated from the ancient cities of Niya, Mallikurwatur, and Yotkan. The items on display include colored pottery, ancient coins, silk and woolen textiles, documents on wood slips, clay and wood sculptures, and mummies, reflecting the history, politics, economy, culture and customs of Hetian over the past 2000 years.

Opened in 2005 and covering an area of 4,066 square yards, the museum collects almost 10,000 cultural relics and over 600 ancient documents. The exhibition hall on the first floor shows the ancient civilization in Hetian by displaying over 300 pieces of treasures. There are two mummies as well as a wooden colored coffin on show. The exhibition hall on the second floor exhibits the Uygur folkways. Visitors will learn the fine traditions by appreciating the world-famous Hetian jade and Hetian carpet, Uygur dresses, folk art and handicrafts, as well as Uygur medicine and food culture.

Moreover, Hetian Museum houses a number of precious cultural relics excavated from the ancient sites such as Shanpula ancient tombs, Niya Site, Mazhatage Site and Yuansha ancient city site. They have provided valuable material object for the research of the history of western civilization. The museum features ancient Yutian culture, proving the importance and influence of Hetian on the Silk Road. It offers a window on Silk Road contributions to cultural exchange and trade between central China and border areas, and between China and west Asian countries.