A close look at 1,400-year-old mural museum in N China(1/7)

Terracotta figures unearthed from an ancient tomb of Xu Xianxiu in Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577) are displayed at Northern Qi Dynasty Mural Museum in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Nov. 14, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wei Liang)

The tomb with the best-preserved large-size murals of Northern Qi Dynasty was discovered in Taiyuan in 2022 and later transformed to the museum for protection and restoration of ancient mural paintings.

A view of an ancient tomb of Xu Xianxiu in Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577) in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Nov. 14, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wei Liang)

A mural painting is displayed at Northern Qi Dynasty Mural Museum in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Nov. 14, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wei Liang)

People view mural paintings displayed at Northern Qi Dynasty Mural Museum in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Nov. 14, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wei Liang)

People view mural paintings displayed at Northern Qi Dynasty Mural Museum in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Nov. 14, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wei Liang)

Terracotta figures unearthed from an ancient tomb of Xu Xianxiu in Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577) are displayed at Northern Qi Dynasty Mural Museum in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Nov. 14, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wei Liang)

People view mural paintings displayed at Northern Qi Dynasty Mural Museum in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Nov. 14, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wei Liang)