Gansu Provincial Museum's most famous artifact — the Bronze Galloping Horse of Wuwei — is so iconic that its silhouette has represented Chinese tourism since 1983. Beyond this single masterpiece, the museum holds exceptional Silk Road material: Han Dynasty wooden slips from Juyan, Tang silver vessels from Zhangye, Majiayao painted pottery (the finest Neolithic ceramics in Northwest China), and Buddhist art from the cave temples along the Hexi Corridor. The museum offers a comprehensive narrative of how the Silk Road passed through Gansu for over 2,000 years.
