Compared with other museums, the typical feature of Beilin Museum is its collection and exhibition of varied inscribed tablets from far past of China. The historical events, the society, and the religions were vividly documented by these incredible tablet inscriptions.
The whole scenic area was roughly divided into two parts, the Confucius Temple in front and several exhibition rooms at the back. Each exhibition rooms focused and displayed different relics, such as the Kaicheng Classics, the Chinese calligraphy and poems, the sculpted tablets with pictures of engraved places and landscapes, etc. If you are knowledgeable about Chinese history and have an interest in Chinese calligraphy, you can spend hours there to admire various scripts.
Outside the museum, there is a narrowed street full of calligraphy shops and handworks, where some artists are showing and selling their paper works. It’s a pleasure to roam around this area and watch the modern artists demonstrating their skills.
Address:
No. 15, Sanxue Street (inside the Wen Chang Men of the South City Wall), Xian, China
How to get to Xian Beilin Museum?
Take bus no.14, 23, 40, 208, 216, 221, 222, 258, 309, 402, 512, 619, 800 or 910 and get off at Wen Chang Men (Wen Chang Gate) Station. Walk north for 5 minutes to the Beilin Museum.