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The National Museum of China |
The National Museum of China is full arts and history of China. It is directed by the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China. |
The Museum of Chinese History covers Chinese history from the Yuanmou Man of 1.7 million years ago to the end of the Qing Dynasty (the last imperial dynasty). It is divided into three sections: the Primitive Society (until 4,000 BCE), the Slavery Society (2,100–475 BCE), and the Feudal Society (475 BCE–1911 CE).
The National Museum of China contains over 620,385 cultural items in its permanent art collection, and the museum displays many precious and rare Chinese historical artifacts that are not found in many other museums in China and around the world.
Some of the most important collections at the National Museum of China are the "Simuwu Ding" (a form of vessel) from the Shang Dynasty, which was cast over 3,000 years ago and weighing 832.84 kg, and it is the heaviest ancient bronze ware in the world; the Shang Dynasty square bronze "Zun" (wine vessel) decorated with four sheep heads, a large rare inscribed Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century BC - 771 BC) bronze Pan, gold-inlaid bronze tally in the shape of a tiger from the Qin Dynasty, a Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD) jade burial suit sewn with gold thread, and a comprehensive collection of tri-colored glazed sancai of the Tang Dynasty and ceramics from the Song Dynasty.
The Museum of the Chinese Revolution covers the period of the history of the Republic of China all the way to the founding of the People's Republic of China and onwards. |
| Admission Fee : | Free |
| Open Hours : | Daily 09:00 to 17:00 |
| Address : | Eastern side of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. |
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Subway Subway Line 1 to Tiananmen East; Subway Line 2 to Qianmen
Bus 1, 2, 4, 10, 20, 37, 52, 120, 728, 802, Special Line 1 to Tiananmen; 2, 5, 7, 9, 17, 20, 22, 44, 48, 53, 54, 59, 66, 110, 120, 337 to Qianmen
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| Website : | http://www.nationalmuseum.cn/ |
| Telephone No. : | 010-65116188 |
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