Xi'an Tang Imperial City Hanguang Entrance Remains Museum
With the opening of Xi'an Tang Imperial City Hanguang Entrance Remains Museum, also Hanguang Gate Site Museum of Xi'an Tang Imperial City, the first Chinese City Entrance Remains Museum, the public will gain greater knowledge of this ancient city. Xi'an's City Wall was constructed during the early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Its design is based on the imperial city of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty (618-907).
Hanguang Entrance is located in the western section of the southern city wall. After Chang'an was built, the middle and west entrances to the city were closed and only the east one remained. Later, during the Northern Song Dynasty, the eastern entrance was closed. In 1984, archaeological surveys unearthed the Tang Hanguang Entrance's granite pillars engraved doorsills and foundation. While the city wall has already been restored, the aforementioned museum commemorating the whole entrance site will soon open. The museum will be the first in China dedicated to an ancient city gate. Its exhibition hall will cover an area of nearly 4,000 square meters (4,784 square yards). It will contain the doorway of the Tang Hanguang Entrance. It will also display the section of the city wall made from five layers of packed dirt from five different periods of history. It will also contain the site of the underground culvert for circulating water around the city as well as exhibitions highlighting the history of Chinese walls and specifically Chang'an during the Sui (581-618) and Tang Dynasties.

Historical Significance of the City Wall
City Wall's Moat
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The Beginning of the Silk Road
Calligraphy Museum
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Items on Display
In the exhibition hall, visitors can enjoy a wide range of excellent cultural relics from several historical periods, which includes calligraphy works, pottery reproductions, seal clay, the oracle of Shang and Zhou Dynasties, tomb tablet inscriptions and tablet rubbings. Among the exhibitions, there are a lot of delicate treasures such as the Seal Clay in Qin Dynasty (221BC-207BC), Zi Xu Tie in running script by Huai Su in Tang Dynasty, Luoshen Fu in running script by Zhao Mengfu in Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), Wang's Four God's Propriety Mirror in Han Dynasty (206BC-220) and Pottery Fume Furnace and Lamp in Han Dynasty.
How to get to Tang Imperial City Hanguang Entrance Remains Museum
Xi'an Bus / Metro Search
Entrance Fee: | CNY 54, including the tickets for both the museum and the Xi'an City Wall; tourists can ascend the City Wall from inside the museum. |
Opening Hours: | 08:00-17:30 |