Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology

Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology (Chinese: 陕西省考古研究院) is the official archaeological institute of China's Shaanxi Province. It operates an archaeological museum in Yanta District of Xi'an with a collection of more than 140,000 objects including bronzes, statues, pottery, porcelain, and books. There are nearly 130 thousand books in the library of the institute, making it one of the largest collections of books in the field of literature and archaeology in China.

Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology
陕西省考古研究院
Location in of the museum
Established1958 (1958)
LocationYanta District, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Coordinates34.231912°N 108.972049°E / 34.231912; 108.972049
TypeProvincial museum
Key holdingsCultural relics from Shaanxi
Collections140,000
PresidentSun Zhouyong (孙周勇)[1]
Websitewww.shxkgy.cn/index.htm
Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology
Traditional Chinese陝西省考古研究院
Simplified Chinese陕西省考古研究院

History

Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology was founded in September 1958 with the name of "Institute of archaeology, Shaanxi branch of Chinese Academy of Sciences".[2]

In 1963, the institute was under the jurisdiction of Shaanxi Provincial Academy of Social Sciences and was renamed "Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology" later.[2]

In January 1970, Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology, former Shaanxi Museum and Shaanxi Cultural Relics Management Committee merged into the Shaanxi Museum.[2]

In October 1978, after the Cultural Revolution, The General Office of the CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee approved the restoration of the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology. The institute is under the jurisdiction of Shaanxi Cultural Relics Bureau since 1984.[2]

List of Presidents
No.English nameChinese nameTook officeLeft officeNotes
1Wu Bolun武伯纶September 1958May 1968
2Wang Xiu王修May 1968January 1970
3Wang Xiu王修October 1978December 1979
4Li Shengting/ Liu Shurong李圣庭/刘树荣December 1979August 1984Deputy Presidents
5Shi Xingbang石兴邦August 1984June 1989
6Gong Qiming巩启明June 1989September 1994
7Han Wei韩伟September 1994April 2001
8Jiao Nanfeng焦南峰April 2001December 2007
9Wang Weilin王炜林December 20072013
10Sun Zhouyong孙周勇2013

References
  1. "Introduction to leaders of the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology". Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology. 2017.
  2. "Introduction to Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology". Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology. 2013-01-16.
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