Silk Route Museum

39°46′15″N 98°25′58″E / 39.7707°N 98.4327°E / 39.7707; 98.4327

The Silk Route Museum (Chinese: 丝绸之路博物馆) is located in Jiuquan, Gansu Province along the Silk Road, a trading route connecting Rome to China, used by Marco Polo. It is also built over the tomb of the Xiliang King in Gansu Province.[1] Founded by Mei Ping Wu and staffed by volunteers, the museum is dedicated to the fostering of an enhanced understanding between East and West. [2]

The museum opened in October 2009 and is dedicated to the history of the ancient Silk Road. The museum holds in trust a collection of rare and historical artifacts dating to the time of the original Silk Road.[3] The museum houses an exhibition area of over 100,000 square feet which includes over 35,000 pieces from the Jade Road collection, a substantial subterranean art gallery, the Wei Jin Tombs, as well as historical sites from the Hexi Corridor of ancient China.[1]

  1. ^ "在丝绸之路上看中国博物馆的新发展" (PDF). Goethe-Institut. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2020.
  2. ^ "The Silk Route Museum - China culture". Cultural China. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)