Museums Around China
Top China Museums
The Forbidden City situated exactly in the heart of the municipality was home to 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The construction of the grand palace started in the fourth year of Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty (1406) and ended in 1420. Read More
It lies 1.5 km east of The Tomb of Qin Shihuang, known as the First Emperor, who unified China 2200 years ago. Emperor Qin, from whom China gets its name, ordered the creation of this model army. Every figure differs from those around in facial features and expression. Read More
Shaanxi Provincial Museum, housing more than 37,000 historical relics, is a tribute to Shaanxi's glamorous imperial past. The museum building was designed in China's grand and elegant ancient Tang Dynasty (618-907) style. Read More
Shanghai Museum has been famous for its large collection of rare cultural piece. It houses over 120,000 pieces of cultural relics, including Chinese bronze, ceramics, paintings and calligraphy, and artifacts. Read More
Henan Museum is one of the oldest and largest museums in China. It is a history and art museum with a collection of more than 130,000 pieces of cultural relics through the ages, of which more than 5,000 pieces are treasures of the first and second grades. Read More
The Museum possesses the real objects amounting to over 5, 000 items displayed in more than 30 exhibition halls. What are included are real objects, photos and texts. All of them are displayed with detailed introductions. Read More
Famous Museums by City
Beijing
- The Forbidden City
- National Art Museum of China
- Zhoukoudian Anthropological Museum
- Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology
- Beijing Folklore Museum
- Beijing Military Museum
- Beijing Museum of Natural History
- Beijing Railway Museum
- Beijing Theater Museum
- Museum of Chinese Ancient Architecture
- Beijing Police Museum
- Geological Museum of China
- China Science and Technology Museum
Xi'an
- The Terracotta Army Museum
- Shaanxi History Museum
- Xi'an Banpo Museum
- Fule International Ceramic Art Museums
- Forest of Stele Museum
Shanghai
- Shanghai Museum
- Shanghai Art Museum
- Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine Museum
- Shanghai Municipal History Museum
Hangzhou
- Hangzhou National Tea Museum
- Hang Zhou National Silk Museum
- Hangzhou Chinese Medicine Museum of Hu Qinyu Pharmacy
All China Museums
- Beijing Folklore Museum
- Beijing Military Museum
- Beijing Museum of Natural History
- Beijing Police Museum
- Beijing Railway Museum
- Beijing Theater Museum
- Changyu Wine Museum
- China Science and Technology Museum
- Chinese Sturgeon Museum
- Datong Steam Locomotive Museum
- Forest of Stele Museum
- Forest of Stele Museum
- Geological Museum of China
- Guangxi Provincial Museum
- Hangzhou Chinese Medicine Museum of Hu Qinyu Pharmacy
- Hang Zhou National Silk Museum
- Hangzhou National Tea Museum
- Heilongjiang Provincial Museum
- Henan National Museum
- Hong Kong History Museum
- Hubei Provincial Museum
- Hunan Provincial Museum
- Kunming Museum
- Inner Mongolian Museum
- Jingdezhen Ceramics Museum
- Kunming Museum
- Luoyang Museum
- Macau Great Prix Museum
- Macau Marine Museum
- Macao Wine Museum
- Museum of Ancient Tombs
- Museum of Chinese Ancient Architecture
- National Art Museum of China
- Oversea Chinese Museum
- Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology
- Sanxingdui Ruins Museum
- Shaanxi History Museum
- Shanghai Museum
- Shanghai Art Museum
- Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine Museum
- Shanghai Municipal History Museum
- Sam Tung UK Museum
- Suzhou Opera Museum
- The Forbidden City
- The Terracotta Army Museum
- The Great Wall Museum
- Three Gorges Museum
- Tianjin Museum
- Weifang World Kite Museum
- Wenchuan Earthquake Museum
- Western Han Nanyue King Tomb Museum
- Xi'an Banpo Museum
- Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum
- Yantai Museum
- Yunnan Nationality Museum
- Yunnan Provincial Museum
- Zigong Dinosaur Museum
- Museum of Chinese Characters, Anyang
