The Silk Road Museum is located in Jiuquan City, an important town of the Silk Road. It was built by Meiping Wu, a Chinese-American princess of Sulu Sultan, with a patriotic heart, through attracting investment from local government departments. At the same time, Ms. Meiping Wu put more than 200 precious cultural relics 1200 which she collected hard abroad into the tube.

Meiping Wu, a Chinese American, is a senior American art investor and the founder of the Silk Road Museum.