[2025 Wuwei Attraction] Travel Guide for Wuwei Museum (Updated Jul)

[Scenic] Tour route: Chengdu-Lanzhou-Wuwei-Zhangye-Dunhuang-Lanzhou-Chengdu 🕐️DAY 1 Lanzhou [HighSpeedRail] Transportation: Chengdu-Lanzhou (high-speed rail about 8 hours) 🛏【️Hotel Guide】 Near Lanzhou West Railway Station (very close to the core scenic spots) 📝Note tips: [Pushpin] The seats in the Chengdu-Lanzhou train are small, there are many tunnels on the way, and the signal is poor. Prepare activities to kill time in advance [Pushpin] Lanzhou-Lanzhou West If the time is right, you can choose the high-speed train, transfer directly at the station, save luggage security check, high comfort, 10 minutes by car 🍽Dining recommendations: As we arrived late, we casually had a bowl of beef noodles at "Ma Youbu Beef Noodles" outside Lanzhou West Station. The taste was okay, but the beef had to be ordered separately, otherwise there were only two small pieces. 🕐️DAY 2 Lanzhou ⛰【Attractions Guide】 [One] Waterwheel Expo Park Metro Line 1 Donggang direction Lanzhou West Station North Square Subway Station - Provincial Government Subway Station Exit A Walk [Two] Zhongshan Bridge, take bus No. 25, get on at Green Park outside Waterwheel Expo Park - Zhongshan Bridge Bus Station [Three] Baitashan Park is just across Zhongshan Bridge. [Four] Xiaoxihu Park Walking [Five] Gansu Provincial Museum Bus No. 32 West Lake Park Station - Provincial Museum Station [Six] Lanzhou Center West Station Night Market 📝Note tips: Gansu Provincial Museum is closed on Mondays. Admission is stopped at 16:30 on other days. Please make an appointment in advance through the mini program and enter by swiping your mainland China ID card. 🍽Dining recommendations: [Tableware] Asia Northwest Mom’s Specialty Dishes Stir-fried lamb meat is tender and juicy, and the vermicelli is chewy [Tableware] Looking back at Lanzhou’s famous snacks Spicy three kinds (potatoes, bean curd skin, vermicelli) Gray beans [Tableware] Fangha Gansu Specialty Tea Sweet embryo milk tea 🕐️DAY 3: Wuwei (stay at Wuwei Station) 🚄Lanzhou West-Wuwei East 1h54min [RoundNails] Sit on the left and you can see the Qilian Mountains Wuwei East-Wuwei Station (Bus No. 28, about 40 minutes) [Mountain] Check-in spots [One] Leitai Han Tomb (Ticket 45) [Two] Kumarajiva Temple [Three] Wuwei Museum 📝Note tips: No reservation is required, enter by swiping your mainland China ID card, there will be a public welfare explanation at 15:00 [Four] South Gate Tower 🍽Dining recommendations: [Tableware] Caiji Noodles Three Sets (Noodles + Braised Pork + Fu Tea) [Tableware] Dough 🕙DAY4 Zhangye (stay near Drum Tower) 🚉Transportation strategy: Wuwei-Zhangye Green leather hard seat 2h40min [Mountain] Check-in spots [One] Big Buddha Temple (Ticket 10 yuan) [Two] Hsi Lai Temple [Three] Zhangye Museum 📝Note tips: 15:00 public welfare lecture 🌟Highlights: [Four] Zhangye National Wetland Park 🚉Transportation strategy: Take bus No. 8 in the city to the terminal ❤Recommendation reason: On a winter afternoon, basking in the sunshine, walking quietly on the plank road, watching the snow-covered lake and the blue sky merge into one, feeling the reeds swaying in the wind, watching white swans, black swans and various water birds playing and frolicking on the lake, every scene is so beautiful that it seems unreal. 🍽Dining recommendations: [Tableware] Fried Bo La (Shandan specialty, fried offal with a barbecue flavor, with onions, green peppers, and steamed buns as side dishes. Large portion is 118, small portion is 98. The boss saw that I was alone and fried a single portion, 68) [Tableware] Qi Saozi Spicy Hot Pot Available in sweet and spicy flavors I eat sweet and spicy, the taste is good, but if you eat too much, you will feel sick and it will be too sweet 🕙DAY5 Ma Ti Temple, Colorful Danxia Day Tour (Group Fee 73 Yuan) 08:00 The driver will pick you up at the hotel and drive to Mati Temple in about 1 hour 📝Note tips: The first ticket is free in the off-season, and the ticket for the must-see attraction Thirty-three Days Grottoes is 35 yuan There are no sightseeing buses in the scenic area. Vehicles entering the scenic area must pay a parking fee of 10 yuan per vehicle. Thousand Buddha Caves [Pushpin] The passages in the cave are narrow and steep, and require a certain amount of physical strength. The Medicine Master Hall in the Thousand Buddha Caves is the most dangerous. [Pushpin] At noon, the driver took us to a place called "Bai Fu" for dinner. It was like a Northwestern specialty food city for tourists. There were many varieties of food, and the taste was quite satisfactory. Go to Qicai Danxia in the afternoon, the journey takes about 1 hour, and the ticket price is 92 yuan Enter from the north entrance, and the sightseeing bus will arrive at Qicai Xianyuan Terrace, Yunhai Terrace (the popular S-curve road), Jinxiu Terrace, and Hongxia Terrace (for watching the sunset and the Little Potala Palace) in turn. [1:00]DAY6 00:13 Zhangye-07:16 Dunhuang (green hard sleeper) After checking in at the hotel, take a taxi to Mogao Grottoes 📝Note tips: Book tickets in advance through the official account. The off-season ticket price is 140, and you can see 10 caves. First watch two movies at the visitor center, then take the scenic sightseeing bus to the caves to queue up in groups of 25 and follow the tour guide. Go to Mingsha Mountain in the afternoon. Tickets are free in the off-season. Camel ride costs 100 yuan. 🍽Dining recommendations: [Tableware] Chen Kee Mutton Restaurant The set meal is 88 yuan, including stewed mutton pancake, cold alfalfa, fried lotus root, milk and egg fermented glutinous rice soup Lots of variety, big portions, good taste DAY7 Dunhuang West Line One-Day Tour (Group Fee 76 Yuan) 08:00 Driver picks you up at the hotel [One] Silk Road Heritage City (Ticket price: 60 yuan) [×] 👎Least recommended: All the scenic spots are man-made, and there is no other meaning except taking photos and checking in. [Two] West Thousand Buddha Caves (Ticket 30) 4 caves to visit [Three] Yangguan (Ticket 50, Shuttle Bus 10) [Four] Yumen Pass (free ticket, shuttle bus 50) [Five] Yadan Ghost City (free ticket, shuttle bus 70) Tips: There are 3 ways to play in Yadan Ghost City 1. Ordinary shuttle bus Get off at each scenic spot and get on the bus to the next scenic spot at the designated spot. Do not go deep into the desert. 2. Beach surfing car 60/person, non-enclosed car, cold in winter 3.Off-road vehicle: 800/vehicle, 4 people per vehicle, form your own team. Both 2 and 3 go deeper into the desert. 3 goes longer in the desert than 2, but both eventually reach the same platform to watch the sunset. [Six] Watching the stars in Dunhuang Ancient City The travel agency is equipped with professional astronomical telescopes, and teachers will explain simple astronomical knowledge and teach you how to set the parameters for shooting the stars. DAY8 Dunhuang-Lanzhou Lanzhou - Chengdu 📝Note tips: You will rest and eat at a restaurant on the way at noon. The price is expensive and the taste is not good. It is recommended to prepare two meals for lunch and dinner. 💰️Total cost: 4150.2 yuan Transportation: 1551.5 yuan Accommodation: 767 yuan Play (tickets, tour fees, sightseeing bus, etc.): 903.7 yuan Food and Beverage: 661.5 yuan Other miscellaneous items (purchase of cultural and creative souvenirs, etc.): 266.5 yuan 💗Other tips:

Gansu Wuwei Museum: A feast of history and art Here, every brick and tile is engraved with the long history of Wuwei, and every cultural relic tells the past glory and vicissitudes. Wuwei Museum, as the guardian of Wuwei's history and culture, is not only a treasure trove of rich collections, but also an encyclopedia vividly showing the process of Wuwei civilization. Entering the museum is like traveling back to the Liangzhou era of golden horses and iron horses and business gatherings. Four or five thousand years ago, the ancestors thrived here and created the brilliant jade culture of Qijia; Han Dynasty wood carvings are lifelike, showing the superb skills of Han Dynasty craftsmen; Sui and Tang tomb inscriptions silently tell the changes of that era; Xixia Wen Ni movable type Buddhist scriptures, Yuan blue and white porcelain and other precious cultural relics are witnesses to the glorious history of Wuwei as an important node on the Silk Road. Wuwei Museum not only has a rich collection, but also has distinctive exhibitions. "Hexi Metropolis, Hometown of Heavenly Horses-Wuwei Historical Relics Exhibition" makes people appreciate the grand history of Wuwei for thousands of years and feel the city's toughness and diversity; "Tianti Charm, Liangzhou Buddha Light-Tianti Mountain Grottoes Special Exhibition" is close to the treasures of Buddhist art, Experience the unique charm of Liangzhou Buddha Light. Here, you can admire the national treasure "Wangzhang Decree Order Booklet" up close, and listen to the ancient echoes of the Western Han Dynasty's respect for the elderly and the elderly; you can stare at the copper horse and feel its "horse stepping on the swallow" The posture and strength. Every cultural relic is not just a static existence, they all contain rich stories and profound historical and cultural heritage behind them. After visiting, come to a Wangzhang Wen Chuang popsicle, and enjoy the beauty of cultural relics. The mouth and abdomen can't be idle.

Opening hours: 9:00-17:00, free ID card swiping at the door🌟. Free voluntary lectures during the summer: 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, and 14:00, 15:00, and 16:00 every day👏. The basic display is "Hexi Metropolis Tianma's Hometown - Wuwei Historical Relics Exhibition", located in the east and west exhibition halls on the second floor🥰. With the five thousand years of Liangzhou history as the main line and the theme of "Hexi Metropolis Tianma's Hometown", it is divided into Preface Hall, Civilization Huacai, Han Dynasty Yangwei, Wuliang Ancient Capital, Tang Dynasty Tongyi, Daxia Fujun, Meng Yuan Ancient Road, Ming and Qingliang State and other seven units 😎. The cultural relics from various periods unearthed in Wuwei are on display, such as the jades from the Qijia culture, wood carvings from the Han Dynasty, epitaphs from the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Buddhist sutras with movable clay inscriptions from the Western Xia Dynasty, and blue and white porcelain from the Yuan Dynasty. These include Majiayao painted pottery culture, Han Dynasty horse culture, Wuliang culture, Silk Road culture, Xixia culture, minority culture, etc.🤩. The special exhibition "The Charm of Tianti and the Light of Liangzhou Buddha - Thematic Exhibition of Tianti Mountain Grottoes" is located in the west exhibition hall on the third floor✨. Displaying 81 cultural relics from the cleaning, relocation and restoration of Tiantishan Grottoes. A number of precious cultural relics such as the Beiliang Stone Pagoda, murals from past dynasties, and colored sculptures are on display for the first time, allowing you to immerse yourself in the charm of the source of the grotto😍. Must-see cultural relics: ・Ten slips of king’s staff📜. The contents of the brief text are mainly about the king's staff being awarded to him in his senior year and the edict about Runan County Prince An Shi and others beating and humiliating the king's staff and abandoning the market. The above-mentioned edict involves preferential care for elderly widowers and disabled people. The bamboo slips record what Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty said: "From the time of Emperor Gao to the second year of Benshi (72 BC), I felt very sorry for the elderly. In the old age, I gave the king a staff with a bird on it so that the people could see it and compare it to the festival. Those who dare to scold or insult the officials are disobedient." It also stipulates that the old people who are given the king's staff can enter and leave the government, can walk on the emperor's road, and do business in the market without collecting taxes. If they violate the criminal law, they are not the first offender. No prosecution😮. Painted lacquered wooden dove: It was once the head of the royal staff. According to the brief record of the "Wangzhang Edict": the dove stick was held by elderly people over seventy years old in the Han Dynasty🤗. Bronze galloping horse: The original is in the Gansu Provincial Museum, and here is a replica. Bronze 鑑 (fù): Experts infer that this bronze 鑑 is used by the Hun princes and nobles who nomadically lived in the Wuwei area from the end of the Warring States Period to the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty. Judging from the traces of smoke on the utensils and the fat-like dirt on the inner wall, it may be a cooking utensil for cooking beef and sheep😃. The second volume of the Sutra spoken by Vimalakīrti: The sutra has a beginning and no end. The first title is in Tangut “The Second Volume of the Sutra taught by Vimalakirti”. It’s a clay type print. The epitaph of Princess Honghua of the Tang Dynasty: Princess Honghua, also known as Princess Guanghua, also known as Princess Honghua. During the reign of Wu Zetian, she was renamed the Princess of Xiping. Tang Gaozu was born in the family of the Tang Dynasty clan in the fifth year of Wude (622 AD). She received strict royal family education since she was a child. She is both talented and beautiful👏. It was such a distinguished royal daughter who, for the sake of friendly exchanges and national unity between the Tang Dynasty and Tuyuhun, in the 14th year of Zhenguan (640), when she was only 18 years old, she stayed away from Chang'an and married Murong Nuo, the leader of the Tuyuhun minority. Hebo lived a nomadic life of "having a city but not living there, just living in a thatched hut with tents in the water" 😉 . Yes, she became the first princess to marry a neighboring ethnic minority after the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Two years later, Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty married the King of Tibet, Songtsen Gampo.

Wuwei Museum is a national first-class museum with a very high status in Gansu, and its collection of cultural relics is second only to Gansu Provincial Museum and Gansu Bamboo Slips Museum. When traveling to Gansu, experiencing the local history and culture, especially the history and culture of the Hexi Corridor of the ancient Silk Road, you must visit Wuwei Museum. 【Special Recommendation】 In addition to the permanent exhibition on the historical development of Wuwei, Wuwei Museum especially recommends the special exhibition - The Charm of Tianti Mountain Grottoes - Special Exhibition of Tianti Mountain Grottoes. The special exhibition of Tianti Mountain Grottoes is located in the west exhibition hall on the third floor, displaying 81 cultural relics cleaned, relocated, and restored from Tianti Mountain Grottoes. A batch of precious cultural relics such as the Northern Liang Stone Pagoda, murals, and colored sculptures, which are exhibited for the first time, allow visitors to experience the charm of the grottoes firsthand. The special exhibition of Tianti Mountain Grottoes is also one of the permanent exhibitions of Wuwei Museum, so don't miss it when you visit the museum. 【Exhibition Features】 It makes up for the regret that a large number of Tianti Mountain Grottoes were submerged due to the construction of a reservoir. In the 1950s, a large number of grottoes were submerged near Tianti Mountain Grottoes due to the need to build a reservoir. The statues, paintings, and murals in the grottoes were cut and sent to cultural relic management agencies for preservation. Now only the Great Buddha Grottoes excavated in the Tang Dynasty remain in Tianti Mountain Grottoes for visitors to visit. Nowadays, to fully understand the history and culture of Tianti Mountain Grottoes, you can only visit the special exhibition of Tianti Mountain Grottoes in Wuwei Museum, where a large number of murals and colored sculptures are presented in the exhibition hall. The exhibition hall also uses modern means to restore part of the grottoes and the Great Buddha Grottoes of the Tang Dynasty, so visitors who cannot visit Tianti Mountain Grottoes in person can see the grandeur of the Great Buddha in the museum. 【Exhibition Hall Location】 Located on the third floor of the museum. Special Tips: 1. After going up the stairs, you will be at the exit of the exhibition hall. Remember to go around the corridor to the entrance on the right-hand side and then enter to visit in order. 2. The end of the special exhibition tells about the cultural relic protection work of Tianti Mountain Grottoes and the restoration and preservation methods of the grotto murals, which is very detailed. There are many first-hand materials on display, so friends interested in archaeology can learn more about it. 🚗 【Tips】 1. Wuwei Museum is closed every Monday. Currently, there are not many visitors, so there is no need to make a reservation in advance. You can enter the museum with your ID card on-site registration. 2. Wuwei Museum is not far from historical sites such as Wuwei Confucian Temple and Kumarajiva Temple, which can be visited together in one day. 3. Wuwei Museum is adjacent to Wuwei Library, so friends interested in cultural and museum venues can visit together.

Gansu is a province of cultural relics and archeology. There are many cultural relics unearthed along the Hexi Corridor and the ancient Silk Road. Although most of the heavyweight cultural relics are in the Gansu Provincial Museum, the overall facilities of the Gansu Provincial Museum are relatively old and the exhibition halls are not large, so Many artifacts are not on display. At the same time, due to the large number of visitors to the Gansu Provincial Museum in recent years, it is difficult to make an appointment. In fact, there are many prefecture-level and municipal museums in Gansu Province that are also worth visiting. The Wuwei Municipal Museum is an excellent cultural and museum venue. [Reason for recommendation] 1. Wuwei Municipal Museum is a national first-class museum and one of the most important cultural and museum venues after the Gansu Provincial Museum. It has a huge collection of cultural relics, including many precious cultural relics and national treasure-level cultural relics, which are of great tourist value. 2. Wuwei is the place where the Bronze Galloping Horse (horse stepping on flying swallows) was unearthed. Wuwei has a long history and a rich number of cultural relics. A large number of cultural relics are collected in the Wuwei Municipal Museum, so in Wuwei you can intuitively feel the history and culture of the ancient Silk Road. 3. Wuwei Municipal Museum has now built a new exhibition hall. The exhibition hall is spacious, the facilities are advanced, the layout is scientific and reasonable, and the visiting and tourism experience is very good. 🏛️ 【Museum Introduction】 Wuwei Municipal Museum has a collection of 46,111 cultural relics of various types, including 1,036 precious cultural relics, including 2 national treasure-level cultural relics, 170 first-class cultural relics, 274 second-class cultural relics, and 592 third-class cultural relics. The cultural relics of the Silk Road of the Han and Tang dynasties, the Xixia cultural relics, the Buddhist cultural relics of past dynasties and the cultural relics of ethnic minorities are particularly eye-catching. The total collection is second only to the Gansu Provincial Museum and the Gansu Slips Museum. 【Exhibition content】 1. Basic display of "Hexi Metropolis Tianma's Hometown - Wuwei Historical Relics Exhibition". Located in the exhibition hall on the second floor, with the five thousand years of Liangzhou history as the main line and the theme of "Hexi Metropolis Tianma's Hometown", it focuses on the Qijia culture jades unearthed in Wuwei, Han Dynasty wood carvings, Sui and Tang epitaphs, and Xixia clay movable type Buddhist scriptures. , Yuan blue and white porcelain and other cultural relics of various periods. These include Majiayao painted pottery culture, Han Dynasty horse culture, Wuliang culture, Silk Road culture, Xixia culture, minority culture, etc. 2. Thematic exhibition "The Charm of Tianti and the Light of Buddha in Liangzhou - Thematic Exhibition of Tianti Mountain Grottoes". Located in the west exhibition hall on the third floor, it displays the cultural relics that were cleaned, relocated and restored at the Tiantishan Grottoes. A number of precious cultural relics are on display for the first time, including the Beiliang Stone Pagoda, murals from past dynasties, and colored sculptures. [Fine cultural relics] 1. Ten pieces of royal staff. In 1959, 10 wooden slips were unearthed from the Mozuizi Han Tomb in Wuwei. The slips record the incident of the young uncle receiving the king's stick in the 15th year of Yongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty. They also record the imperial edicts in the second year of Benshi and the second year of Jianshi of the Western Han Dynasty. 2. Painted lacquered wood dove. Han Dynasty lacquered woodware. The whole body is painted in ink: fish scale-like feathers are painted from the neck to the belly, and fishbone-like feathers are painted on the wings and the upper part of the tail. The dove stick was held by elderly people over seventy years old in the Han Dynasty. It is a physical material for studying the system of respecting the elderly and providing for the elderly in the Han Dynasty. It is a national first-class cultural relic and very precious. 3. Bronze. Unearthed in Zhangyizhen, Wuwei, it looks like an enlarged goblet, with three tiger ears on its circle foot, curved belly and shoulders. Experts infer that the bronze coin was used by the Hun princes and nobles who nomadically lived in the Wuwei area from the end of the Warring States Period to the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty. This bronze is the largest early bronze found in Gansu and reflects the Xiongnu's superb bronze casting technology. It is a national first-class cultural relic. 4. Tang Dynasty wood-carved male figurine with painted sleeves. Unearthed at Lama Bay, Qingzui, Xinhua Town, Wuwei, this figure is clasped in front of its chest with both hands. The face is full, the eyes are deep, the lips are thick, the nose is big, the ears are carved according to the wooden texture, close to the head, a single bun hangs forward, a soft bun, and a long robe with narrow sleeves and waist. The head is left with white color marks and the body is decorated with blue color, which is the image of a eunuch in the Tang Dynasty. The whole body is covered with decay and cracks, and the painted parts have fallen off. It is a national first-class cultural relic. 5. Epitaph of Princess Honghua of Tang Dynasty. A national first-class cultural relic, it provides valuable information for studying the history of Tuyuhun and updating historical records. 【Place】 No. 25, Guzang Road, Xuanwu Street, Liangzhou District, Wuwei City. Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday 9:30-16:30 (no admission at 16:00), closed every Monday (except national statutory holidays).

Early in the morning, we set out from the Leitai residence and walked to the Wuwei City Museum. No need to make an appointment in advance, just enter with your ID card. Upon entering, I asked the service desk about the free tour times, which are available on the hour. The closest one to our entry time was at 10:00. At the service desk, I saw many young girls collecting stamps and checking in. I joined in the fun to see what kind of stamps young people get at the museum nowadays. The staff were very helpful and explained all the interesting stamps available. I browsed through my favorite exhibits in the museum first, and then gathered under the archway at 10:00 sharp for the guided tour. (Image four) The painted lacquer pigeon is a handle from a pigeon cage held by people over seventy years old during the Han Dynasty. It is a physical piece of evidence for studying the Han Dynasty's system of respecting and caring for the elderly. (Images five and six) The 'King's Staff Edict' bamboo slips, totaling 26 pieces. The slips clearly stipulate that society must show respect to people over the age of 70. The slips record words spoken by Emperor Xuan of Han: 'Since the time of the High Emperor, up to the second year of the Ben Shi era (72 BC), I have felt deep compassion for the elderly. I have bestowed the king's staff, which has a bird on top, so that when the common people see it, they will respect it as if it were a festival. Any officials or citizens who dare to curse, insult, or assault them are acting against the way.' It is also stipulated that the elderly who are granted the king's staff can enter and exit official buildings freely, walk on the emperor's road, conduct business in the market without paying taxes, and if they are not the principal offenders in a crime, they may not be prosecuted. The 26 bamboo slips are a valuable addition to the previously unearthed 'Ten King's Staff Slips' from Wuwei. The original 'Ten King's Staff Slips' are now housed in the Gansu Provincial Museum. (The 'Ten King's Staff Slips' were unearthed in 1959 from Han Tomb No. 18 at Mouchouzi in Wuwei, Gansu. There are ten wooden slips in total. The content is divided into three parts: the first part consists of two edicts issued by the Western Han emperor regarding 'the bestowal of the king's staff to those aged seventy'; the second part is a case where an elderly person who received the staff was insulted and the subsequent judgment of the offender; the third part records the tomb owner's receipt of the king's staff.) (Image seven) A replica of the 'Galloping Horse of Wuwei', a symbol of Chinese tourism. I asked the guide, 'The two rings on the horse's buttocks, are they a brand specifically for this type of horse or something else?' The guide explained that they were marks left at the bottom during casting. (This was confirmed later when I saw the original at the Gansu Museum.) Why did I ask this? Because the replica had the marks on the horse's buttocks cast very neatly, like two flowers imprinted on it. (Image nine) Western Xia dynasty clay movable-type printed Buddhist scriptures, which are the earliest known records proving the existence of movable-type printing. The guide asked, 'What features indicate that movable-type printing was used?' I answered correctly, but I'll leave this point for the children to observe carefully. (Image 18) The epitaph of Princess Honghua of the Tang Dynasty, which includes the characters for 'Wu Ze Tian Zao', meaning 'Heaven-made'. Attentive friends, can you find which characters they are? (Image 19) 'The Charm of the Heavenly Ladder and the Buddha's Light of Liangzhou - Special Exhibition of the Tianti Mountain Grottoes', on the third floor of the west exhibition hall, displaying 81 cultural relics from the cleaning, relocation, and restoration of the Tianti Mountain Grottoes. The questions I had from my previous visit to the Tianti Mountain Grottoes were answered here. Our order of visit was reasonable; it is essential to see the Tianti Mountain Grottoes on-site first, then come to the museum for a detailed understanding of the history. (Image 20) The emblem of the Wuwei Museum, we asked and were told it represents a wooden chariot and horses. Since the 'Galloping Horse of Wuwei' has become a symbol of Chinese tourism, they could only use the wooden chariot and horses. If I go again, I will explore the original wooden chariot and horses.

It is no exaggeration to say that Wuwei City Museum has the best exhibitions among all the museums I have visited. Although it is only a county-level museum and most of the heavyweight cultural relics are kept in the Gansu Provincial Museum, the Wuwei Museum still carefully presents its most exquisite exhibits perfectly and unreservedly to the audience. Moreover, the humanized design of various visits is very detailed and thorough. ① The entire exhibition hall has two floors, and the visiting routes on each floor are set up very coherently and smoothly, so you will not miss a booth or go back. There are benches at the entrance aisle, so you can rest when you are tired. This detail is really important. After visiting many museums, there is no place to sit, so most of the time you can only sit on the floor... ②The exhibition halls are all made of shadowless glass, and the lighting is also very advanced, not too bright, not too dark, and very transparent for viewing and taking pictures; especially the Tianti Mountain Grottoes exhibition on the second floor, the aesthetics is really high-end and transparent (here I would like to mention the magnificent European-style sculpture exhibition in the East Hall of the Shanghai Museum. ③The aisles of the exhibition booths are spacious and well-arranged, and the weight of the exhibits is appropriate, so that the heavyweight cultural relics stand out; (The Shanghai Museum East Pavilion, knowing that the Sanxingdui exhibition would have a large flow of visitors, still made the aisles extremely narrow. The tripod is placed in a dark cubicle, and I don’t know what it does.) ④ The annotations of the exhibits are clear and easy to understand, and the size is moderate, so it is not difficult to read from a distance; (I would like to mention the Shanghai Museum East Hall, which charged me 100 yuan for the Dialogue with Leonardo da Vinci exhibition. The annotations are posted on the lower part of the side pillars, and you have to squat to see them. The words are so small that you can't see them clearly. ⑤Nowadays, museums are becoming more and more popular among the public. The popularity of museums is generally measured by whether the cultural relics are important and the number of exhibits. Many people just visit and check in, and even museum units just display the exhibits and ignore the visiting experience... I really hope that everyone/every museum will go to Wuwei City Museum. When you walk around carefully following its layout, you will definitely be able to feel what the exhibition is like from the perspective of a visitor.

Everyone knows the Ballad of Liangzhou, but few recognize the history of Wuwei. The day I entered Wuwei city, it was already afternoon. The sky was somewhat overcast, and there were few people and vehicles on the road. I arrived at the Wuwei Museum at five in the afternoon, worried that I might not be able to get in. The security staff told us that our timing was perfect, as we could visit until six-thirty. Had we come a day later, the museum would close at five. The last day of August 2023 felt a bit special. Everyone knows the 'Ballad of Liangzhou', but few are aware of Wuwei's history. This place, reclaimed by Huo Qubing, has been a fortress along the Hexi Corridor since the Han Dynasty. It was the second stop on our self-drive tour around Qinghai and Gansu. The Wuwei Museum is not large, but it is well-maintained and the service is good, with a free beverage area provided. Most of the relics are from tombs, conventional and each tells its history, without any particularly stunning pieces, just like the city's millennia of understatement. History and culture make us remember and revere Dunhuang nearby, and when passing through Wuwei, it seems we only recall the 'Ballad of Liangzhou'. 'Grapes of the finest vintage fill the luminous cups at night, urging one to drink as the pipa hastens the rider.' Following this verse, I bought some local grapes. Then I went to Beiguan Market and had the famous 'three sets of carriage'. We all yearn for big cities in our lives, yet we seldom come to, and know little about, the small towns in the great Northwest. But even as the world rushes towards prosperity, there are those who stay in a small town, recounting its thousand-year history. If you are fortunate enough to meet them, remember to offer a glass of grape wine. Next time, I'll tell you about a legendary figure from Wuwei city.

When talking about Wuwei, many people may feel unfamiliar with it. It also has a legendary name ☞ Liangzhou. The origin of Wuwei can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty. When Huo Qubing conquered the west, he established Wuwei County to show his military prowess. It was under the jurisdiction of the Liangzhou Provincial Governor's Office. Speaking of Liangzhou, the first thing that comes to mind is the Liangzhou League, which officially incorporated the Tibetan region into China's territory. Secondly, this is the site where the Chinese tourism symbol "Horse Stepping on Flying Swallow" was unearthed. This is also the second largest city of the mysterious Western Xia, and the rare treasure Western Xia Stele was discovered on this land. Historically, Former Liang, Later Liang, Southern Liang, Northern Liang, and Western Liang all built their capitals here, and Wuwei has since been dubbed the "Five Liang Ancient Capitals". This was during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. During the 140 years of the Five Liangs, the Central Plains was in chaos, but Liangzhou was the only place that was safe. Thus, there was a spectacular scene of "people coming to Zhongzhou to seek refuge one after another day and night" How can such a place with outstanding people and beautiful scenery not have a cool museum? Don't be fooled by its status as a third-level museum. This is the second largest historical museum in Gansu Province. The exhibition hall is very new. The number, variety and historical value of cultural relics exceed many second-level or even first-level museums in China. If you come to Wuwei, you must not miss it. The focus is on Han Dynasty wood carvings, Han Dynasty horse culture, Wuliang culture, Xixia culture, and Liangzhou Grottoes, which are very regional and ethnic. Among them, the painted wooden unicorn of Han Dynasty is very eye-catching, with unique shape, smooth lines, and both strength and beauty. Needless to say, the horse culture, as the hometown of Horse Stepping on Flying Swallow, although most of them have been "snatched" by the Provincial Museum, there are always some fine products that slip through the net. As the former capital of the Five Liang Ancient Capitals and the second city of Western Xia, Wuwei Museum is your best choice to learn about this period of history and cultural relics. Don't miss the special exhibition of Tianti Mountain Grottoes (also known as Liangzhou Grottoes) on the third floor. Tianti Mountain Grottoes is known as the ancestor of Chinese grottoes and the source of Longmen Grottoes and Yungang Grottoes. This grotto construction model is named Liangzhou Model. Due to the construction of a reservoir in the upper reaches of the Huangyang River, many fine statues and murals in the grottoes are preserved in the Wuwei City Museum and the Gansu Provincial Museum. In addition to the above regular exhibition halls, the current temporary exhibition is snuff bottles. There are all kinds of snuff bottles of various types and materials here. Some are really eye-opening. It was the first time I knew that the red-crowned crane was not only a poison, but also specifically referred to the skull of the helmeted hornbill. Because it is suitable for carving, it is carved into an extremely dangerous animal. The entire museum is very rich in content. It takes two hours to walk around all the exhibition halls. If you want to see it carefully, you need to set aside about four hours. It is a very good local museum. Finally, I want to complain about the Leitai Han Culture Museum in the same city. There is really nothing in it. The museum in the park is basically imitations, and they are very bad imitations. There are no real things in the tomb, and there are many steel supports blocking the view. It costs 45 tickets to enter the tomb. Personally, I suggest that unless you have nothing to do or have special feelings, don't go.

Wuwei, a city I have longed for, not for the scenery, not for the food, but for the legendary stories that happened on this land thousands of years ago. The Yuezhi and Wusun once built cities and multiplied here, Emperor Wu of Han bestowed the name, the place where Huo Qubing fought, the place where the famous cultural relic 'Horse Stepping on Flying Swallow' was unearthed. Recently, after watching the documentary 'Hexi Corridor', I suddenly look forward to seeing it. I always feel it is like a mystery, extremely mysterious, and has some kind of touching solemnity. I started to explore its history from the Wuwei City Museum. The 5000-year civilization unfolds slowly. There are a large number of cultural relics from the Western Xia period. The ancient black striped patterns on the pottery are like mysterious symbols. I wonder if they have any deeper meanings. I saw a 1:1 replica of the Horse Stepping on Flying Swallow (5). I thought it was big, but it turned out to be quite small. The Han Dynasty wood carvings are extremely exquisite, depicting people simply but vividly. How could the craftsmen of that time be so remarkable, I really want to own one. Picture 7 shows a painted lacquer wood pigeon, a national treasure-level cultural relic. In the Tianladder Mountain Grottoes exhibition area, I saw a large number of murals, Buddha statues, stone pagodas... it can be described as a feast...

Gansu Museum is a must-visit for tourists in Gansu, with an excellent experience. As the excavation site of the Flying Horse of Gansu (Bronze Running Horse), Wuwei has a profound cultural heritage. The exhibition hall of Wuwei Museum is well guided and the exhibits are well displayed. The exhibited cultural relics are very exquisite, and photos can't fully present their beauty... The collection includes cultural relics from the Neolithic Age, Han and Tang Dynasties, Western Xia, Ming and Qing Dynasties, etc., which have great historical and viewing value. Unfortunately, few people know about it now. If you travel to Hexi Corridor and pass by Wuwei, you must come and see! Due to time constraints, I was in a hurry to see it today, which is a bit regrettable, but it also gives me the opportunity to come again next time~ Travel: You can take bus No. 27, No. 2, or No. 605 from Wuwei Railway Station to Wuwei Museum. You can also take a taxi, and the taxi fare in Wuwei is not expensive. You must try the cultural and creative ice cream 'Color Painted Lacquer Pigeon', the milk flavor is very strong! It's also a great prop for taking photos and checking in. You can pick up the museum brochure and paper tickets at the front desk, and you can also tell the staff that you want to stamp, and you can stamp on the ticket yourself.