Xuanzang Pilgrimage Museum
玄奘取经博物馆
A themed museum telling how Xuanzang passed through Guazhou and secretly crossed Yumen Pass, echoing the Tang Monk Fetching Scriptures murals in Yulin Caves.
In the third year of the Zhenguan era (629), Xuanzang set out west for scriptures. He stayed in Guazhou for more than a month, took the foreigner Shipantuo as a disciple, crossed the Hulu River at night, secretly passed Yumen Pass, and then entered the Mohe Desert. Guazhou is therefore regarded as one of the origins of the Journey to the West story. The Xuanzang Pilgrimage Museum, in the eastern part of the Guazhou county seat, uses mural replicas, graphics, and models to present Xuanzang's experiences in Guazhou. It also presents the six Western Xia Tang Monk Fetching Scriptures paintings that survive in Yulin Caves and East Thousand Buddha Caves, which predate the novel Journey to the West by about 300 years. Admission is free, and opening hours are confirmed on site. It can be toured together with the neighboring Caosheng Hometown Culture Park.
Opening hours
Daytime (check on site)
Nearby sights
- Caosheng Hometown Culture Park
- Guazhou County Museum
- Red Western Route Army Anxi Battle Memorial
- Son of the Earth Sculpture
- Boundless Sculpture
- Yulin Grottoes
- Suoyang City Ruins
- Ta'er Temple Ruins (Suoyang City)