At Xi'an

This is the introductory sign at the entrance of the Shaanxi Museum. I just realized the text is barely readable in this resized image. The English translation is a bit off but I'll transcribe it verbatim here, warts and all:

Shaanxi History Museum was set up and opened to the public on June 20, 1991. It was the first modernized museum in China and was affirmed as the first group of the "Education Base of Patriotism" and the "4A-Level" of scenic spot by the Central Publicity Ministry and the National Tourism Administration. It is also known at the first "Demonstration Model of Adolescent Moral Education" in Shaanxi province. The museum occupies an area of 70,000 square meters in which the built-up area is 56,000 square meters and the exhibition area is 11,000 square meters. About 375,000 pieces (sets) of historical relics are collected in the museum, among which the bronzes of the Shang & Zhou dynasties, the pottery figures of successive dynasties, the gold & silver wares of the Tang dynasty and the mural paintings of the Tang dynasty are with distinguishing features. The 18 pieces (sets) of the national treatures and the 1907 pieces (sets) of the first grade relics are in the visitors' good graces.

Shaanxi History Museum is praised as the "Bright star of the ancient capital, cultural treasures of China" for its imposing building of the Tang style, rich collections, distinsctive way of display and qualified services. Since the opening, over 10 million visitors from home and abroad had visited the museum. Now relying on the profound cultural details of the Shaanxi province, Shaanxi History Museum will continuously make innovations to recieve the guests from the whole world.