Lushun Museum

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Province Liaoning		Phone +86 411 8638 3006

Address 21 Jiefang St, Lvshunkou Qu, Dalian Shi, Liaoning Sheng, China, 116041 Similar Stèle de l'amitié sino‑soviétique, Liaoning Provincial Museum, Lushun Russo‑Japanese Prison, Tianjin Museum, Jilin Museum

The Lushun Museum (Chinese: 旅顺博物馆) is a museum in Lushunkou District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China. It was established in 1915 when this area was Japan's leased territory and is known for its exhibit of the mummies that Kozui Otani collected during his expeditions 1901-10 to Central Asia.

History

Important dates in the museum's history include:

November 1915: The Products Exhibition Hall

April 1917; Guandong Capital's Manchurian & Mongolian Products Exhibition Hall

December 1934: The Lushun Museum

January 1951: The Soviet Union Government returned the "Lushun Eastern Culture Museum" to the Chinese Government

December 1952: The Lushun Museum of History and Culture

May 1972: Reopened after the closure during the Great Cultural Revolution

References

Lushun Museum Wikipedia

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