Tourists look at a Tang Dynasty (618-907) tri-colored figurine depicting camel-riding musicians at Shaanxi History Museum in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, May 11, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

XI'AN - Founded about 3,100 years ago, Xi'an, which is today the capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, served as the capital for 13 dynasties in Chinese history. This is also the place where Zhang Qian, an envoy of the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-25 AD), began his journey to the Western regions via Central Asia. This expedition eventually led to the opening of the Silk Road. 

People visit Xi'an Museum in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, May 8, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Xi'an has a total of 159 museums, attracting over 30 million people each year. Many exhibits in the museums bear witness to the cultural exchanges between ancient China and countries along the ancient Silk Road in over 2,000 years.

This photo taken on May 9, 2023 shows Te Qin Biao steed, one of the six steeds of the Zhao Mausoleum, which was sculptured on orders of Emperor Li Shimin of Tang Dynasty (618-907), at Xi'an Beilin Museum in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

This photo taken on May 9, 2023 shows a stone lion statue displayed in Xi'an Beilin Museum in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Tourists look at a Tang Dynasty (618-907) tri-colored galloping horse at Xi'an Museum in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, May 8, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Visitor views bronze mirrors displayed at Xi'an Museum in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, May 8, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)