Hebei Museum

Hebei Museum
河北博物院
Established 1953
Location Shijiazhuang, Hebei
Coordinates 38°02′27″N 114°31′23″E / 38.040949°N 114.523183°E / 38.040949; 114.523183
Director Wang Jian
Website www.hebeimuseum.org

The Hebei Museum (Chinese: 河北博物院; pinyin: Héběi Bówùyuàn) is located in Shijiazhuang, the capital city of Hebei Province, China. It first opened in April 1953 in Baoding. After moving twice in the 1980s, it reopened in October 1987 at its present location on South Zhongshan Street. As the only provincial-level museum in Hebei, its primary function is the collection and exhibition of ancient cultural relics.[1]

Artifacts

Changxin Palace lantern

The museum's exhibition area has an area of approximately 20,000 square metres (220,000 sq ft) and showcases nearly 150,000 cultural relics. Artifacts in their collection include jade burial suits sewn with gold thread, unearthed from the Mancheng Lingshan Tombs of the Han dynasty; a lantern from Changxin Palace;[1] and a 2300-year-old bronze lamp, found in the tomb of King Cuo of Zhongshan.[2]

Visitor information

Hebei Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Entrance is free with valid proof of identification.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Hebei Provincial Museum - China culture". Cultural China. Shanghai News and Press Bureau. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Shen, Ting. "Chinese Ingenuity Evident in Cultural Relics". China Radio International. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
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