Turpan Museum, an eye-opener

The best way to understand a city is to visit its museum. About the exhibition The Turpan Museum has more than 20,000 cultural relics, making it the second largest museum in Xinjiang after the Autonomous Region Museum. There are five exhibition halls in the museum, namely the Silk Road Pearl Turpan General History Exhibition Hall, the Archaeological Anthropology Specimen and Burial Relics Exhibition Hall (Mummy Exhibition Hall), the Turpan Beautiful Rhinoceros Fossil Exhibition Hall, the Excavated Document Exhibition Hall and the Excavated Coin Exhibition Hall. Basic information Time: 10:30-19:00 (Tuesday to Sunday) Location: Turpan Museum (1268 Munar Road, Gaochang District) Cost: Free (advance reservation required during peak season) The most distinctive features of the Turpan Museum are probably the rhinoceros fossils and mummies The rhinoceros fossil here is probably the most complete rhinoceros skeleton fossil unearthed in the world. Standing under the fossil, one can't help but marvel at how small humans are Mummy series It exhibits 11 mummies from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Qing Dynasty. The most shocking one is a burly Tang Dynasty soldier. He is over 1000 years old, with neat hair and strong muscles that look elastic, as if he just fell asleep It's also scary, I dare not take pictures Surrounding food: The Koxi Maklar roasted buns across from the museum are recommended by locals, who say they have been on TV. The fusion of onions and mutton is very good, juicy and tender, with slightly less filling, but overall it's not bad. Sulaiman Noodle King Their mixed noodles are really good, the rice in their hand-grabbed rice is glutinous and clear, the meat quality is relatively good, their grilled skewers are also delicious without the smell of mutton