subject: Top Ten Museums in China (Last Five) [print this page] China is a great country enojoying long history and rich culture. There are thousands of museums in China owning the historical relics and cultural items. Seeing the historical tools or relics is the best way to learn the history of China and history of Chinese. Here are some of the top ten museums in China including Shaanxi History Museum, Shanghai Museum andH so on.
6. Nanjing Museum
Nanjing Museum is located in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, on East Zhongshan Road, about 3 km from the Xinjiekou traffic circle to the east, just inside Zhongshan Gate. With an area of 70,000 square meters[1], it is one of the largest museums in China.The main building was designed by Liang Sicheng in the 1930s combining Chinese and Western architectural styles: the front section is a traditional structure in the style of the Liao-Dynasty and featuring a golden tiled roof; in the back is a western-style flat-roof structure. Added in the 1990s to the west of the main building is an art hall which references Chinese architecture of the first half of the 20th century.
7. Hubei Provincial Museum
Hubei Provincial Museum is one of the best-known museums in China, with a large amount of State-level historic and cultural relics. Established in 1953, the museum moved to its present location in 1960 and gained its present name in 1963. Since 1999 a number of new buildings have been added. The museum is located in the Wuchang District of Wuhan, Hubei Province, not far from the west shore of Wuhan's East Lake. It has collected over 200,000 cultural relics from the Chu culture and elsewhere, including the Sword of Goujian, an ancient set of bronze bells (Bianzhong) and extensive artifacts from the tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng.
8. Hunan Provincial Museum
Hunan Provincial Museum is the provincial museum of Hunan province in China built in 1951 and opened to the public in July 1956. It is located in the city capital of Changsha at No. 50, Dongfeng Lu next to the Revolutionary Martyr's Park.It spans a total area of about 50,000 square metres (12 acres), with a constructed area of 20,000 square metres (4.9 acres). The museum has a collection of more than 180,000 objects, including items found in the tombs of the Marquis of Dai and his wife in Mawangdui.
9. Shandong Provincal Museum
The Shandong Provincial Museum is the principal museum of Shandong Province. It is located in the City of Jinan, Shandong, China. View of the permanent collection The Shandong Provincial Museum was established in 1954[1]. It houses a collection of more than 210 000 historical artifacts natural history collection specimens.
10. Tianjin Museum
Tianjin Museum is the largest museum in Tianjin, China, exhibiting a range of cultural and historical relics significant to Tianjin. The museum lies in Yinhe Plaza in the Hexi District of Tianjin and covers an area of about 50,000 sq metres. The unique architectural style of the museum, whose appearance resembles that of a swan spreading its wings, has meant that it is quickly becoming one of the city's iconic buildings.
