The museum is a place to collect, store, display and research the physical objects representing the natural and human cultural heritage, and to classify those items with scientific, historical or artistic value, and to provide the public with knowledge, education and appreciation of cultural education. , Buildings, locations or social public institutions. What are the top 10 famous museums in China?
1. National Museum of China
The National Museum of China is abbreviated as the National Museum of China. It is located on the east side of Tiananmen Square in the center of Beijing and on the south side of East Chang’an Avenue. It is symmetrical to the Great Hall of the People from east to west. The integrated museum is under the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China. The National Museum of China currently has more than 1.4 million items in its collection, covering various categories such as ancient cultural relics, modern cultural relics, rare books and ancient books, and artworks. Among them, there are 815,000 pieces (sets) of ancient cultural relics, 340,000 pieces (sets) of modern cultural relics, more than 240,000 pieces (sets) of rare books and ancient books, and a total of nearly 6,000 pieces (sets) of first-class cultural relics.
Address: No. 16 East Chang’an Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing
2. Shanghai Science and Technology Museum
The Shanghai Science and Technology Museum covers an area of 68,000 square meters, with a construction area of 100.6 million square meters. There are biological vientiane, crust exploration, designer cradle, light of wisdom, home earth, information age, robot world, light of exploration, people and health, 11 permanent exhibition halls such as the Space Land and Rainbow Children’s Paradise; 2 special exhibitions in the spider and animal world; 2 relief corridors for ancient Chinese science and technology and Chinese and foreign science explorers; the academician information wall of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, plus the giant screen, The science cinema consisting of four special theaters, dome, four-dimensional, and space, arouses the audience’s interest in exploring the mysteries of nature and technology.
Address: 2000 Century Avenue, Pudong New Area, Shanghai
3. Nanjing Museum
Nanjing Museum is located at No. 321, Zhongshan East Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing. It is one of the three major museums in China. It is the earliest museum in China and the first large-scale comprehensive museum invested and built by the state. It is a large-scale comprehensive national-level museum. Museums, national comprehensive history and art museums, national AAAA-level tourist attractions and national key cultural relics protection units. Nanjing Museum has 432,768 pieces (sets) of various collections and 371032 pieces (sets) of precious cultural relics. The number of precious cultural relics ranks second in China, second only to the Palace Museum. Each species has its own historical series, which is a history of thousands of years of Chinese civilization. A direct testimony of development.
Address: No. 321, East Zhongshan Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province
4. Zhejiang Provincial Museum
The Zhejiang Provincial Museum was founded in 1929, formerly known as the “Zhejiang West Lake Museum”. It is the largest comprehensive humanities museum in Zhejiang Province that integrates collection, display, and research. In 2006, the Zhejiang Provincial Museum was rated as the National “Advanced Unit for the Management of Public Cultural Facilities” by the Ministry of Culture. In 2008, it was rated as the “National First-Class Museum” by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage. Build a national museum”. In 2012, it was jointly awarded the title of “National Advanced Unit for Cultural System Reform” by the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of Culture, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, and the General Administration of Press and Publication, and was awarded “Excellent” in the 2014-2016 National First-Class Museum Operation Evaluation.
Address: 25 Gushan Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province
5. China Science and Technology Museum
The China Science and Technology Museum is a national-level comprehensive science and technology museum. It is a large-scale science popularization infrastructure that implements the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education, the strategy of strengthening the country with talents, and the innovation-driven development strategy to improve the scientific quality of the people. The new hall of China Science and Technology Museum has five themed exhibition halls, “Science Paradise”, “Light of China”, “Exploration and Discovery”, “Technology and Life”, and “Challenge and Future”, public space exhibition area and dome theater, giant There are four special-effects theaters, including screen theater, dynamic theater, and 4D theater. Among them, the dome theater has two functions: dome screen movie projection and astronomical demonstration. In addition, the new hall has several laboratories, classrooms, science lecture halls, multi-function halls and short-term exhibition halls. Due to the needs of the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Beijing, starting from June 17, 2020, the China Science and Technology Museum will be temporarily closed to the outside world, and the opening time will be notified separately.
Address: No. 5 Beichen East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
6. Taipei Palace Museum
The National Palace Museum in Taipei, also known as the National Palace Museum in Taipei and Zhongshan Museum, is a large-scale comprehensive museum in China, the largest museum in Taiwan, and one of the three largest museums in China. It is an important center for the study of ancient Chinese art history and sinology. The National Palace Museum in Taipei is located at No. 221, Section 2, Zhishan Road, Shilin District, Taipei City. It was built in 1962 and completed in the summer of 1965, covering a total area of about 16 hectares. In order to imitate the traditional Chinese palace-style architecture, the main building has 4 floors, white walls and green tiles, and the main courtyard is plum-shaped; the square in front of the courtyard stands five six-pillar archways, the whole building is solemn and elegant, rich in ethnic characteristics.
Address: No. 221, Section 2, Zhishan Road, Shilin District, Taipei City, Taiwan
7. The Palace Museum
The Palace Museum in Beijing, the Forbidden City, the Royal Palace, a national 5A tourist attraction, the first of the five largest palaces in the world, and a world cultural heritage. The Palace Museum was established on October 10, 1925. It is located in the Forbidden City of the Forbidden City in Beijing. It is a comprehensive Chinese museum established on the basis of the imperial palaces of the Ming and Qing dynasties and their collections. Its collection of cultural relics mainly comes from the palaces of the Qing Dynasty. The old collection is the first batch of national patriotic education demonstration bases. The Forbidden City in Beijing is one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units and the first batch of national 5A-level tourist attractions. It was selected into the “World Cultural Heritage List” in 1987.
Address: No. 4, Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing
8. Henan Museum
Henan Museum is located on Nongye Road, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. It was built in 1927 and is a national key museum. It is one of the earliest museums in China. The exhibition hall covers an area of more than 10,000 square meters and has a collection of 140,000 cultural relics. Most of the cultural relics in the collection come from archaeological excavations in Shangqiu, Luoyang, Anyang, Kaifeng, Xichuan, Sanmenxia, Huixian, Xinzheng and other places in the early twentieth century. Zhou bronzes, ceramics and jade wares of the past dynasties are the most distinctive. On October 11, 2018, Henan Museum was selected into the list of “National Research and Practice Education Base for Primary and Secondary School Students”.
Address: No. 8, Nongye Road, Jinshui District, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province
9. Shaanxi History Museum
The Shaanxi History Museum is one of the first batch of “AAAA”-level tourist attractions in China, and China’s first large-scale modern national museum. It is known as the “Pearl of the Ancient Capital and the Treasure House of China”. The museum is located at 91 Xiaozhai East Road, Yanta District, Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province (the northwest side of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda). The Shaanxi History Museum was formerly the Shaanxi Provincial History Museum established in June 1944. It was officially opened and opened on June 20, 1997, with its current name. The museum is mainly divided into three exhibition halls, divided into seven parts, with more than 2,000 precious cultural relics selected. Shaanxi History Museum was selected as the “Chinese 20th Century Architectural Heritage” by the Chinese Society of Cultural Relics and the Architectural Society of China.
Address: No. 91, Xiaozhai East Road, Yanta District, Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province
10. Hubei Provincial Museum
The Hubei Provincial Museum, which was built in 1953, is located in the East Lake Scenic Area, Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province. The museum covers an area of 81,909 square meters, with a construction area of 49,611 square meters, and an exhibition hall area of 13,427 square meters. There is a large-scale ancient musical instrument exhibition hall in China. The Hubei Provincial Museum is one of the eight national museums jointly built by the central government and a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction. It is also a national comprehensive museum with the largest scale, the richest collection, and the strongest scientific research strength in Hubei Province.
Address: No. 160, Donghu Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province