Museum of the Han Princesses

　　Around 118 BC, during Zhang Qian’s second mission to the Western Regions, the King of the Wusun Kingdom, Kunmo, requested a marriage alliance with the Han imperial court. The daughters of the King of Jiangdu (present-day Yangzhou), Princess Xijun, and the granddaughter of the King of Chu (present-day Xuzhou), Princess Jieyou, were successively married to the King of the Wusun. The marriage of these two Han princesses to the Western Regions left a remarkable chapter in the history of Ili. Two millennia later, the Museum of the Han Princesses allows visitors to gain insight into the grace and legacy of these two公主s.

　　The Museum of the Han Princesses was built with assistance from Jiangsu Province. It is located on Jiangsu Avenue in Yining City, covering an area of 7,000 square meters with a construction area of 1,791 square meters and a main exhibition hall of over 500 square meters. The entire architectural complex features distinct Han Dynasty-style design. The layout includes a main exhibition hall and four auxiliary exhibition halls, as well as structures such as Han Dynasty gateways, pavilions, corridors, and sculptures.

　　The Museum of the Han Princesses centers on the marriages of Princesses Xijun and Jieyou to the Wusun Kingdom, comprehensively showcasing the political, economic, and cultural activities of the Western Han central government in the Western Regions, as well as the conditions of various states in that area at the time. Through sculptures, wax figures, artworks, maps, replicated cultural relics, and literary works, it illustrates the historical process of the Western Regions becoming part of China. It provides historical evidence that Xinjiang has been an inseparable part of China’s territory since ancient times.

　　Getting There

　　: Take bus No. 3 or No. 8 within the city and get off at the Yimin Timber Factory stop, or take bus No. 12 and get off at the Prefecture Maternal and Child Health Care Station stop.