Jiayuguan Museum of the Great Wall

This is the first museum of its kind which focuses on the Great Wall of China through the different dynasties. It lies just outside the walls of Jiayuguan.

Jiayuguan is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

                                      This is part of the surviving Great wall from the Han Dynasty

It is original and definitely the best exhibit of the museum!

Bricks with painting found on the Great Wall

馬踏飛燕

 Bronze Galloping Horse Treading On A Flying Swallow

This is a replica as the original is in the Lanzhou Museum

This horse was created 2000 years ago. It is 34.5 cm high and 41 cm long and has accurate proportion of a real horse. It also depicts the real posture of a galloping horse with three of its legs raised high into the air while balancing on its fourth leg. The analysis of its mechanics shows that the centre of gravity of the horse is at the swallow; thus enabling the statue to stand on its own.

These bronze soldiers were found in the Leitai Tomb of the Eastern Han Dynasty in Wuwei.