Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology

Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology
陕西省考古研究院
Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology is located in China
Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology
Location in of the museum
Established1958 (1958)
LocationYanta District, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Coordinates34°13′55″N 108°58′19″E / 34.231912°N 108.972049°E / 34.231912; 108.972049
TypeProvincial museum
Key holdingsCultural relics from Shaanxi
Collections140,000
PresidentSun Zhouyong (孙周勇)[1]
Websitewww.shxkgy.cn/index.htm
Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology
Traditional Chinese陝西省考古研究院
Simplified Chinese陕西省考古研究院
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShǎnxīshěng Kǎogǔ Yánjiūyuàn

Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology (Chinese: 陕西省考古研究院) is the official archaeological institute of China's Shaanxi Province. It operates an archaeological museum in Yanta District of Xi'an with a collection of more than 140,000 objects including bronzes, statues, pottery, porcelain, and books. There are nearly 130 thousand books in the library of the institute, making it one of the largest collections of books in the field of literature and archaeology in China.

  1. ^ "Introduction to leaders of the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology". Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology. 2017.