Shanxi Museum is situated on the west bank of the beautiful Fenhe River of Taiyuan City, covering an area of over 27 acres with a floor space of 51,000 square meters.  As an investment of about 400 million yuan to complete, Shanxi Museum is currently one of the largest modern and comprehensive museums in . It is not only one of the 95 key construction projects in , but also the largest cultural infrastructure investment in Shanxi Province since the founding of the People's Republic of China .

　　The Shanxi Museum building complex is composed of the main building and the auxiliary buildings on the four corners of the site. The main building is shaped like a Dipper and a Tripod, with its four wings symbolizing the wealth and stability of a bountiful harvest.  The design reflects an historical aesthetic while utilizing the most modern construction technologies.

　　The auxiliary buildings on the four corners consist of the administrative offices, conference center, exhibition center, and art center. The entire building complex has become an important cultural building in Taiyuan .

　　Shanxi Education Library Museum Shanxi Museum , the institution was renamed the Shanxi Museum in 1953. The new museum project started on August 10, 2001 and was completed in 2004. 

　　As the largest collection, conservation, research and exhibition center for cultural relics in Shanxi Province, Shanxi Museum has assembled a collection of about four hundred thousand items. Some of the most distinguished relics include the Taosi relics from the Neolithic Age, Fang Guo relics from the Shang Dynasty, the Jin relics from two Dynasties, artifacts from the Northern Dynasties, stone carvings, local ceramics, opera artifacts from the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, and Shanxi Merchants relics from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In addition, the library covers an area of more than 1,000 square meters with complete facilities and a highly advanced management system. The library contains 160,000 volumes and 110,000 ancient volumes, including 888 artifacts and 5043 rare volumes. The Department of Culture recently accredited the library as the "national key protection unit of ancient volumes."

　　The overall theme of the Shanxi Museum is “Jin Soul”.  This theme is portrayed through seven historical and cultural topics and five artistic topics.  The historical and cultural topics include the Cradle of Civilization, Xia and Shang Traces, Dominance of the Jin, the Ethnic Melting Pot, Buddhism Relics, the Legacy of Drama, and Shang Merchants in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.  The artistic topics include Architectural Relics, Natural Beauty, Painting and Calligraphy, Ancient Coins, and Chinese Porcelain.   The exhibits highlight the “bright spots” in the history and culture of Shanxi , and have broken with the traditional exhibition model to form a distinctive style that combines uses the displays to bring history to life.

　　Shanxi Museum also hosts temporary exhibitions that feature modern displays that reflect current culture in order to constantly provide new cultural outlets for museum visitors.

　　Shanxi Museum also houses the Department of Public Services, Science and Technology Protection Department, Heritage Information Center and fifteen other institutions.  The facilities have highly advanced automation control systems, security systems, fire alarm systems, electronic ticketing system, heritage shops, restaurants, teahouses and many other service facilities. 

　　As the heir, pioneer and guide of Shanxi culture, Shanxi Museum follows the Three Principles of the People of Republic of China by adhering to the social needs of the people first.  To this end, the museum strives to be an exhibition hall for art, a classroom for students, and a leisure park for the public, and to make a positive contribution to the spirit of socialism and to the economic and cultural development of Shanxi Province .

The Office Building


The Conference Center


The Exhibition Center


The Art Center