On August 2, 2024, Fang Hongwei, Member of the Standing Committee of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Xi'an Municipal Party Committee, emphasized during his inspection of the operation of museums in the city that it is necessary to thoroughly study and implement Xi Jinping's cultural thought and the important speeches and instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping during his previous inspections in Shaanxi, deeply practice the "two combinations", adhere to the principle of protection first, comprehensively improve the level of cultural relics protection, utilization, and cultural heritage protection and inheritance, continuously innovate the exhibition methods of museums, enhance interactive experiences, better continue the urban cultural heritage, showcase the cultural characteristics and humanistic charm of the "City of Museums", and help build a world cultural capital that highlights the Chinese civilization.

Xi'an Museum is a national first-class museum that integrates cultural relics collection, scientific research, social education, and garden leisure. On February 15, 2015, General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected here during his visit to Shaanxi. Fang Hongwei listened to the overall report on the operation and management of museums in the city on-site and visited the exhibition rooms. He said that we must keep in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's earnest instruction that "a museum is a great university", give full play to the rich cultural relics resources in Xi'an, find the right development orientation for the museum, broaden the vision and pattern, highlight the cultural main line and the continuation of the cultural heritage, and use a more accessible, intuitive, and vivid way to tell the outstanding position of Xi'an in the development history of the Chinese civilization and showcase the important role of Xi'an in promoting the exchange and mutual learning between the Eastern and Western civilizations, so that the citizens and the masses can better touch the pulse of history, perceive the charm of culture, and enhance cultural confidence in an immersive experience.

Shaanxi Han Tang Stone Sculpture Museum is the first non-state-owned museum in China with the theme of ancient stone carvings. Fang Hongwei learned in detail about the construction, operation, cultural relics exhibition, and research service development of the museum, and emphasized that it is necessary to increase publicity and promotion efforts, continuously improve the functions of the museum, and let citizens and tourists get a better view and the best experience.

Shaanxi Archaeological Museum is the first archaeological discipline-themed museum in China. Fang Hongwei learned in detail about the excavation, protection, and restoration of cultural relics, and emphasized that it is necessary to strengthen the empowerment of science and technology, keep pace with the times to innovate the exhibition methods of cultural relics, enrich and optimize the characteristic content, improve the overall service level, and strive to build the archaeological museum into a window for external publicity and a position for cultural education.

Fang Hongwei emphasized during the inspection that Xi'an is known as the "City of Museums", with a large number of various museums and rich collections. It is necessary to make good use of these precious resources and let the museums truly integrate into the good life of the masses. It is necessary to conform to the new trend of the "museum fever", promote and implement models such as "museum + historical and cultural district", "museum + hotel business", and "museum + public space", and continuously enrich new business forms, new scenarios, and new experiences; it is necessary to further appropriately extend the opening hours, enrich high-quality cultural activities, optimize the supply of cultural and creative products, and establish a volunteer explanation team for college students and others to better meet the needs of tourists and continuously enhance the influence and reputation of the museum. It is necessary to comprehensively improve the construction level of museum supporting facilities, strengthen the renovation of the surrounding environment, and scientifically set up guidance signs to provide convenient conditions and create a good environment for the majority of tourists to visit.

City leaders He Wenquan, Wu Jiang, and Xiao Qi participated.