Situated on the original excavation site, the Banpo Museum is near Xi’an, China. The museum is spread over an area of about 4,500 square meters with a Site Hall and two Exhibition Halls. The Museum has many tools that reflect the daily lives of the ancient Banpo people. The displays include chisels, stone and ceramic knives, axes, sickles, and other implements. It also has a beautiful collection of adornments used by the people and their intricate artwork. The Site Hall is spread over 3,000 square meters and showcases the residences, burial sites, and their pottery-making industrial area. Regular documentaries are shown for the benefit of tourists depicting the history, folklore, and ethnology of the Banpo people.
Other Things to See in Xi'an
Muslim Street |
Great Mosque of Xi'an |
Hanyang Mausoleum |
Shaanxi History Museum |
Li Shan (Mount Li) |
Xi'an City Wall |
Xi'an Bell Tower and Drum Tower |
Terracotta Warriors |
Lintong Museum |
Huaqing Pool |
Forest of Steles Museum (Beilin Museum) |
Famen Si (Famen Temple) |
Emperor Qin Shihuang's Tomb |
Big Wild Goose Pagoda |