Xi'an, capital city of Shaanxi, served as the capital of 13 dynasties in Chinese history, which in total （last）about 1, 100 years. Consequently, the ancient history of Shaanxi is to some degree the ancient history of China. Shaanxi History Museum considers a duty to be a showcase of Chinese ancient civilization.
People call Shaanxi History Museum "Bright Pearl in Ancient Capital and Precious Treasure of China", for it is an art palace （full） showing Shaanxi history and culture as well as Chinese ancient civilization. Its architectural buildings and exhibits have made it famous as a first-class museum in China it was opened to the public in 1991. It covers total area of 65, 000 square meters.
The basic halls in the museum are divided into three exhibition halls
2, 000 cultural remains to display the history of ancient times in chronological （编年的） order. The first exhibition hall （locate）on the ground floor while the other two are on the second floor.
While （design）the buildings in Shaanxi History Museum, the great designer used （tradition） palace construction of Tang Dynasty for reference. Adopting symmetry axis （轴对称） layout with main and supporting buildings in order, the complex （architecture）show the unique presence of Tang Dynasty.
