Museum of Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region
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Address
No.581 of Northwest Road
乌鲁木齐市西北路581号
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City
Urumqi
乌鲁木齐
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Country
China
中国
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Website
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Contributor
Jamesyer
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The Museum of Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region is the only comprehensive provincial museum in Xinjiang and the largest institution for the preservation and protection of specimens of cultural relics, scientific research, publicity and education. It is situated at a scenic spot with four levels and is one of the top museums in China. There are more than 40,000 cultural relics and specimens stored in the museum, among which are about 400 first–rate relics, covering about 60 percent of the total in Xinjiang. At the opening of the new museum, five different exhibits were presented to the people. They are “Retrace the Glory of the Western Regions in the Past-A display of Historical Relics in Xinjiang”; “Display of Folk Customs of Nationalities in Xinjiang”; “Display of Xinjiang Ancient Corpses”; “Precious Costumes in the Vast Desert- A Memory of Costumes in the Western Regions” and “Together with the Motherland Forever”.
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新疆维吾尔自治区地处祖国西北边陲，不仅幅员辽阔、历史悠久，更有特殊的地理自然环境，地上地下文物古迹极为丰富。新疆维吾尔自治区博物馆位于首府乌鲁木齐市西北路581号，是自治区唯一的省级综合性博物馆，是全疆最大的文物和标本收藏保护、科学研究和宣传教育机构。现在对外开放有：《找回西域昨日辉煌——新疆历史文物陈列》、《新疆民族风情陈列》、《逝而不朽惊天下——新疆古代干尸陈列》、《瀚海霓裳——西域服饰的记忆》和《永远和祖国在一起》五项陈列展览。在弘扬祖国优秀历史文化、科学普及、爱国主义教育和民族团结教育，维护祖国统一，加强社会主义精神文明建设，扩大对外文化交流等方面都发挥了重要作用，有力地宣传了新疆。
