Established 2005 Phone +86 514 8522 8001 | Province Jiangsu | |
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Location Hanjiang District, Yangzhou, People's Republic of China Address 468 Wenchang W Rd, Hanjiang Qu, Yangzhou Shi, Jiangsu Sheng, China, 225000 Hours Closed today MondayClosedTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PMFriday9AM–5PMSaturday9AM–5PMSunday9AM–5PMSuggest an edit Similar The Museum of Guanglin, He Garden, Geyuan Garden, Zhenjiang Museum, Inner Mongolia Museum | ||
6th sino singapore exchange 2009 yangzhou tourist attractions
Yangzhou Museum (simplified Chinese: 扬州博物馆; traditional Chinese: 揚州博物館; pinyin: Yángzhōu Bówùguǎn) is the biggest museum in Yangzhou, an ancient city in Jiangsu Province of China. It is located in front of the Mingyue Lake ("Bright Moon Lake") on Yangzhou' West Wenchang Road, about 4 km west of downtown Yangzhou and Slender West Lake.
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- History
- Exhibition halls
- Exhibitions
- References
Yangzhou Museum is housed in a modern building, covering an area of 50,000 square metres. It shares its lobby with the adjacent China Block Printing Museum; together the two museums are commonly known as the Yangzhou Double Museum (双博物馆).
History
The museum was formerly located in the 1500-year-old Tianning Temple. The museum has had a number of different homes in its history; recently, the museum moved to a new building to accommodate its growing collections.
Exhibition halls
The museum has seven exhibition halls, including Yangzhou history exhibition hall, Ancient Chinese sculpture art museum, Paintings and calligraphy of Yangzhou eight strange men hall, Collection of dynasty paintings and calligraphy in Ming dynasty and Qing dynasty hall, China national treasure hall, Jianyang printing museum and Yangzhou jianyang printing hall. Exhibits date from the neolithic age down to late Qing dynasty. It features in the relics of Han dynasty, Tang dynasty, Ming dynasty and Qing dynasty.