Jan 17, 2026
Learn about China's roots in a pleasant way - The museum itself is very well structured and captivating, and well worth the visit, but it was our good guide Michael who made it a memorable experience, with his ability to convey with sympathy and in-depth history of the origins of this country, especially the founding of the Qin empire and later Han. In addition, the transfer by personalized car, in addition to being comfortable, was an opportunity for pleasant conversation and knowledge of the landscape, history and anecdotes, as well as excellent suggestion for lunch and the highly recommended visit to the Han Yangling archaeological area (by car not far from the airport) where there are the tombs of numerous Han emperors, the largest of which can be visited, not to be missed! Thank you so much to Michael!
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Dec 20, 2025
Educational and interesting - Jackie took me out for what turned to be almost a whole day. Expertly navigating the metro system to get to and from the museum. His knowledge is extensive and made for a very interesting day
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Nov 20, 2025
A Wonderful Tour With a Wonderful Guide! - We had a fantastic time on this tour. Our guide Michael is a wonderful guide with very extensive knowledge of Chinese history and culture. He also has excellent English skills.
The Qin-Han branch of the Shaanxi History Museum covers the Qin and Han dynasties, which were fundamental in the formation of Chinese cultural identity. They have many interesting artifacts and we saw about 7 national treasures. On this tour, Michael provided a great depth of information on the intangible roots of China from historical, cultural, governance, political, and economic perspectives. These perspectives greatly enhanced the museum's presentation of both the intangible and tangible origins of the Chinese nation, culture, and identity. Basically, if you think of modern China like a big tree, this tour and museum provide a deeper understanding of the "seed" and the young "sapling" stages of the tree's life.
On the way back, in the car, we had a fascinating conversation about Michael's early life in rural northern China and how much the country has changed since then.
I highly recommend this tour and only have good things to say about Michael's guidework. Thank you, Michael!
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Oct 26, 2025
Educational experience - Jackie is too amazing. He's so passionate about history. I learned a lot today. And he even help me with my didi drama! Recommended!
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Sep 19, 2025
Free museum for seniors - Very enjoyable, not too crowded, free for seniors. The Wall pieces in the basement don't require much time, also free for seniors
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May 23, 2025
Great Tour - Michael was a great guide. He was extremely knowledgeable regarding the history of China and the items in the museum. Highly recommended!!
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May 11, 2025
Great museum tour for those interested in China's social history - Michael was an excellent guide who carefully and thoroughly brought us through China's history from the Qin Dynasty to the Han Dynasty. We were particularly interested in notable officials and changes in societal/political dynamics and thought, and Michael was able to give us a lot of information on the subject, which we thoroughly enjoyed. The actual museum is great too - it's quite big and modern, had a decent amount of English translations, and covered several of the societal topics we were interested in. It's possible to walk around on your own as an English tourist but we did greatly appreciate the guidance of a guide who could supplement the information in the museum, plan a good order/course around the museum, and translate some of the text that was only available in Chinese.
Michael was also extremely helpful as a guide to Xi'an more generally, when we needed to make a quick break to find a pharmacy and also with food recommendations (after the tour, the two of us went to a great lunch spot recommended by Michael). We had a great time. Thank you!!
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Apr 23, 2025
A Tour Guide Made all the Difference - Upon seeing that the main Shaanxi History Museum was fully booked during our stay and reading about how crowded that museum could be anyway, we sought out another option. Touring the newer Qin-Han branch of the Shaanxi Museum was a great choice, and we were so glad we booked Michael to drive us there and give us a tour. Michael has excellent English and is knowledgable and passionate about life during the Qin and Han dyansties. We are interested in social and cultural history, and that's exactly what this tour covered. I noticed that most of the wall text in the museum was only in Chinese, and honestly, a lot of the information Chinese museums do translate into English is not terribly interesting to me, or at least doesn't answer all of the questions I have. We needed a tour guide to help bring Chinese history to life, and that's what we got. We spent hours at the museum, and even took a tea break in the nice upstairs tea and coffee shop to freshen up. We definitly recommend getting a solid tour guide for this or really any other museum in Xi'an.
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Apr 22, 2025
A very interesting tour, I really liked! - This tour is great and I really recommend it because the museum is very interesting and the guide Michael explained to us a lot history and background so you can understand besides see the museum. The guide Michael was very nice and in the end of the tour he took us to the airport. It was just a very nice experience.
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Apr 20, 2025
Recommended Start Point For Those Interested in China Past to Current - Great place to understand evolution of China's History till today. Educational and love the modern place.
Our English speaking guide, Jackie, is exceptionally clear, detail, patience and caring . Recommended . Thanks
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