In recent years, the theoretical and practical achievements related to the emerging discipline of Chinese as a foreign language have been increasingly improved. The teaching of Chinese as a foreign language is not only the teaching of language, but also the teaching of culture. Its fundamental goal is to train students to use Chinese for communication. The macro purpose is to promote Chinese civilization. Learners' cognition of the background culture of the target language is conducive to improving the comprehensive language use ability and enhancing the sense of Chinese cultural identity. Therefore, cultural teaching has been paid more and more attention by researchers, and some explorations have been made in the methods, strategies and places of cultural teaching. As a non-profit permanent institution serving the society, the museum displays material and intangible heritage and provides a variety of experiences for education, appreciation, meditation and knowledge sharing. Shaanxi History Museum is known as "the pearl of the ancient city and the treasury of the Huaxia civilization". The cultural relics in the museum display the splendid ancient Chinese culture represented by the Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang dynasties, covering political, economic, cultural, spiritual and other fields. As a cultural and educational institution, it provides innovative resources for revealing and presenting cultural elements. This article will start from the intersection of cultural teaching and museum functions, list the auxiliary role of museum resources in cultural teaching, demonstrate the feasibility of using museums to carry out cultural teaching, and expand the way of teaching Chinese culture as a foreign language.