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Gansu Provincial Museum is the biggest comprehensive museum in Gansu Province. Located in Lanzhou City, the museum was built in 1956. Covering a total area of 18,000 square meters, the museum complex is made up of three separate buildings linked by corridors, and further divided into two sections, the natural resources section downstairs and historical exhibits upstairs. 

What to see ?

Gansu Provincial Museum consists of three parts, the two wings of the building are three storied and the main building in the middle has five levels. At the back of the building, there is a display hall and a lecture hall. In addition to the cultural relics preservation building, there are also the Hanjian building, and the cultural relic chemical examination repair room.

It has more than 100,000 historical and cultural relics as well as plant, animal, and mineral specimens in its collection.The museum is divided into two sections-natural resources and historic exhibits. Designed by soviet experts, this museum will provide visitors with a unique and memorable experience. In addition, the museum is home to precious linen and silk fabrics, books, wooden and bronze vessels, a great many bamboo slips for writing from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220), frescos and so many other items. 

The world-famous bronze Galloping Horse's Hoof Stepped on a Flying Swallow, also named as Galloping Horse, is a treasure of Gansu Provincial Museum. Excavated in 1969 in Wuwei County, Gansu Province, the piece depicts a vigorous horse with long tail waving and head perking. Its three hooves are in the air, galloping like lightening. What makes this sculpture amazing is the right back hoof of this galloping horse lands on the back of a small flying bird. The bird turns in surprise to look at the big creature on its back.The whole statue is honored as the mysterious and rare treasure in the history of Chinese ancient sculpture art.However, Gansu Provincial Museum is one of the best sights in the city and a travel is well worthwhile.

Travel Tips

Add: Qilihe District, Lanzhou, Gansu Province
Admission Fee: 45CNY
Opening hours: 09:00-17:30 
Tel: 0931 2339133
http://www.gansumuseum.com/