Dunhuang
Museum is located at Yangguan East Road in Dunhuang City, Gansu Province.  It was established in 1979 with an area of 2400 square meters. There are
two show rooms housing More than 4000 pieces of cultural relics.
The exhibit which covers the period from primitive society to the end
of the Qing Dynasty can be divided into three parts.
The documents in the scripture hidden hole (the seventeenth hole) in Mogao
Caves are the first part. Such as celebrity's writings and picturesancient
writings about the geography, weather and military affaires. These treasures
are really precious.
The second part mainly shows unearthed cultural relics in the tombs mostly
from Han to Tang Dynasty. It displays unearthed material objects such
as Hanjian, rough papers, barley, millet and so on.
The third part mainly shows material objects, including all kinds of silk,
brocade, thin silk etc. These material objects provide the plenty evidences
to "Silk Road".
In the courtyard in front of the main building, a group of large-scaled
sculptures will attract you. It represents people leading the camels walking
on the Silk Road.
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