Ningxia Museum
# Ningxia Museum

The Ningxia Museum (simplified Chinese: 宁夏博物馆; traditional Chinese: 寧夏博物館; pinyin: Níngxià Bówùguǎn) is a museum in Jinfeng District, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China.

## History

The original museum building was prepared in 1959 and built in 1973. Construction of a new museum building started in November 2006. The museum was re-opened on 28 August 2008 and the old site was closed.

## Architecture

The museum building is a three-story building with a total floor area of 30,258 $m^2.$ It consists of eight exhibition halls. The building was constructed resembling the Hui (Chinese: 回) character.

## Exhibitions

The museum displays more than 10,000 cultural relics.

