List of museums in China
As of 2013, there are 3,589 museums in China,[1] including 3,054 state-owned museums (museums run by national and local government or universities) and 535 private museums. With a collection of over 20 million items, these museums hold more than 8,000 exhibitions every year and 160 million people visits. Some museums of cultural relics, such as the Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Xi'an, have become internationally known tourist attractions. The government has exchanges of cultural relics exhibitions between museums and promotes the display and exchanges of legal non-governmental collections. The museums are classified into several grades, with the national first-grade museums being the highest classification.
List[]
Below is a list of museums in China grouped by the provinces or municipalities where they are located.
Anhui[]
Beijing[]
- Beijing Liao and Jin City Wall Museum
- Beijing Museum of Natural History
- Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall
- Capital Museum
- China National Film Museum
- China National Post and Postage Stamp Museum
- China Numismatic Museum
- China Printing Museum
- China Railway Museum
- China Science and Technology Museum[2]
- Dabaotai Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum
- Digital Beijing Building
- Geological Museum of China
- Guanfu Museum (private)
- Lu Xun Museum
- Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution
- Ming City Wall Relics Park
- Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression
- National Art Museum of China
- National Museum of China
- Palace Museum (Forbidden City)
- Paleozoological Museum of China
- Shangyuan Art Museum
- Western Zhou Yan State Capital Museum
- Madame Tussauds Beijing
Chongqing[]
- Baiheliang Underwater Museum
- Chongqing Art Museum
- Chongqing Museum of Natural History
- Chongqing Science and Technology Museum
- General Joseph W. Stilwell Museum
- Red Rock Village Museum
- Three Gorges Museum
Fujian[]
- Fujian Museum, Fuzhou
- Guanfu Museum (private), Xiamen
- , Jinjiang
- Quanzhou Maritime Museum, which houses the Quanzhou ship
Gansu[]
- Dunhuang County Museum
- Gansu Provincial Museum (Lanzhou)
- (Lanzhou)
- Silk Route Museum
Guangdong[]
- Guangdong Museum, Guangzhou
- , Guangzhou
- Guangdong Museum of Revolutionary History
- Guangdong Provincial Museum, Guangzhou
- Longgang Museum of Hakka Culture, Longgang
- Museum of the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King, Guangzhou
- Shenzhen Museum, Shenzhen
- , Shenzhen
Guangxi[]
Guizhou[]
Hainan[]
- Hainan Provincial Museum
Hebei[]
- Hebei Provincial Museum
Heilongjiang[]
Henan[]
Hong Kong SAR[]
Hubei[]
- Hubei Provincial Museum
- Wuhan Museum
- Underground Project 131, in Xianning Prefecture
- Yifu Museum of China University of Geosciences
Hunan[]
- Hunan Provincial Museum, Changsha
- Changsha Museum, Changsha
- Changsha Bamboo Slips Museum, Changsha
- Qin Dynasty Bamboo Slips Museum of Liye, Longshan County
Inner Mongolia[]
- Inner Mongolia Museum, Hohhot
- Hohhot City Museum, Hohhot
Jiangsu[]
Nanjing[]
- China Modern History Museum, Nanjing
- Nanjing Museum
- Nanjing Municipal Museum
- Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall, Nanjing
- Taiping Heavenly Kingdom History Museum, Nanjing
Suzhou[]
- Suzhou Museum
- Suzhou Arts and Crafts Museum
- Changzhou Museum, Suzhou
- , Suzhou
- Yangzhou Museum and (the two are locally known as the "double museum", as they share the lobby section), Suzhou
Xuzhou[]
Other cities[]
- , Yangzhou
- Nantong Museum, Nantong
- The Old Museum of Wisteria, Changzhou
- Red Army Memorial Museum, Rugao
Jiangxi[]
Jilin[]
- Museum of the Imperial Palace of the Manchu State, Changchun
- Jilin Provincial Museum
Liaoning[]
Macau[]
- Communications Museum
- Fire Services Museum
- Grand Prix Museum
- Macao Tea Culture House
- Macau Museum of Art
- Macau Wine Museum
- Maritime Museum
- Museum of Macau
- Museum of Sacred Art and Crypt
- Museum of Taipa and Coloane History
- Natural and Agrarian Museum
- Sun Yat Sen Memorial House
- Taipa Houses-Museum
Ningxia[]
Qinghai[]
Shaanxi[]
- Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'an
- Xi'an Stele Forest Museum (Beilin), Xi'an
- Terracotta Army, Xi'an
- Xi'an Banpo Museum, Xi'an
- Maoling Museum, Xianyang
- (within grounds of Jianfu Temple), Xi'an
- , Xianyang
- Baoji Bronzeware Museum, Baoji
Shandong[]
- Shandong Art Museum
- Shandong Provincial Museum
Shanghai[]
- Aurora Museum
- China Art Museum
- C. Y. Tung Maritime Museum
- Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai
- Power Station of Art
- Rockbund Art Museum
- Shanghai Film Museum
- Shanghai History Museum
- Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum
- Shanghai Mazu Cultural Palace
- Shanghai Museum
- Shanghai Natural History Museum
- Shanghai Science and Technology Museum
- Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center
- Long Museum
- Guangfulin Relics Park
- Madame Tussauds Shanghai
Shanxi[]
- Shanxi Provincial Museum (Taiyuan)
- (Taiyuan)
- (Lower Huayan Monastery of Datong)
- (Taiyuan)
Sichuan[]
- Zigong Dinosaur Museum, Zigong
- Zigong Salt History Museum, Zigong
- Sichuan Science and Technology Museum, Chengdu
- Du Fu Cao Tang (Thatched Cottage of Du Fu), Chengdu
- Sanxingdui Museum
- Jinsha Site Museum
- Jianchuan Museum
Tianjin[]
- Tianjin Museum
- Memorial to Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao, Tianjin
- Tianjin Natural History Museum
- Tianjin Museum of Modern History
Tibet Autonomous Region[]
Xinjiang[]
- Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Museum
- Khotan Cultural Museum
- Turpan Museum
Yunnan[]
- Lufeng Dinosaur Museum
- Yunnan Provincial Museum
- Yunnan Nationalities Museum
- Kunming Natural History Museum of Zoology
- Yunnan Railway Museum Kunming.
Zhejiang[]
- Zhejiang Provincial Museum, Hangzhou
- Zhejiang Museum of Natural History
- Liangzhu Culture Museum
- China National Tea Museum, Hangzhou
- China National Silk Museum, Hangzhou
- , Wenzhou
- , Hangzhou
- , Hangzhou
See also[]
- Libraries in China
- List of universities in China
- List of World Heritage Sites in China
- List of tourist attractions in China
References[]
- ^ "China has 3,589 museums nationwide". kaogo.net.cn. Chinese Archeology. 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ http://www.cstm.org.cn/
External links[]
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- Museums in China (English, by chinaculture.org)
- Museums in China overview
- China Museums directory (in Chinese)
- China Museums Guide
- Beijing's Museums & Galleries - China.org.cn
- Chinese Museums with English language websites
- "China to Have 3,000 Museums by 2015"
- "Another 1,200 museums open for free by 2009"
- Nanjing's Museums & Galleries - TheNanjinger.com
- China Museum Index
- 10 Popular Museums worth Visiting on Your China Tour
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