The domestic museum is actually a very large number of people if you are going to visit the museum, you can take a look at these below, in fact, the country is currently more famous museum is the Forbidden City Museum, the other may not know a lot of people.
MuseumWe can put the country's museums, but also like the hotel in Sanya, to a "gear theory". I divided them into 3 gears.
The first grade is equivalent to a 3-star Michelin presence, meaning a separate trip to the city for it.
The second gear is the equivalent of a 2-star Michelin, which can't be missed when you go to that city.
The third slot is the equivalent of one Michelin star, if you happen to be in the neighborhood.
The first grade: Godly museums (equivalent to 3 Michelin stars)
The Palace Museum, the National Museum of China, the Shanghai Museum, the Taipei Palace Museum, the Hunan Provincial Museum, the Shaanxi History Museum, the Henan Museum, the Hubei Provincial Museum, and the Nanjing Museum.
They belong to the series of must visit in this life in the country.
Second grade: some excellent provincial and municipal museums (equivalent to 2 Michelin stars)
Provincial level: Zhejiang Provincial Museum, Guizhou Provincial Museum, Guangdong Provincial Museum, Yunnan Provincial Museum, Gansu Provincial Museum and so on.
Municipal: Suzhou Museum, Ningbo Museum, Shenzhen Museum, Guilin Museum, etc.
Third: a variety of local specialties museums (equivalent to Michelin 1-star)
For example, Hangzhou's China Knife, Scissors and Sword Museum, the China Fan Museum and the China Umbrella Museum; Shanghai's Museum of Glazed Art, Shanghai Glass Museum; Xiamen's Gulangyu Island Organ Museum; Beijing's Chinese Watermelon Museum; Jiangsu's Chinese Sexual Culture Museum and so on.
They may not have as rich a collection, but they are almost as good in one area, and often with a little fun.
So what's to be gained by spending hours, or even days, wandering through these museums?
It's a shortcut to a deeper understanding of the local culture
Many cities have art gallery museums, which are also one of the best ways to learn about the area.
Nowadays, when we go out to travel, we can only see the existing natural and humanistic features of the local area. But the existence of museums can take you to see what the place used to look like, to witness the way of life of human beings in different time and space. Understand what the local people used to eat what to use, live in what kind of house, these are very interesting existence.
Take the Yunnan Provincial Museum for example, you can see Yunnan in different periods such as the ancient times, the Bronze Age, the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Wei Jin Dynasty, the Tang and the Song Dynasty, which adds a lot of new knowledge to the journey.
Playing museums is a cost-effective way to play in the city
Domestic museums are generally frugal, and most of the awesome provincial museums are free.
Many of the museums only need to exchange tickets for free with ID cards to enter, generally speaking, serious shopping at least half a day is also needed, do you think it is worth it?
It makes your trip more profound
Nowadays, most of the content of the trip may be eating, sleeping, strolling and taking pictures, very easy.
Of course shopping and eating is happy enough, but if you can go deeper into the history, culture and local flavor, this kind of spiritual content, it will be more memorable.
If you can go abroad in the future, you can also use this travel logic in many destinations around the world.
Taking Japan as an example, even small prefectures in Kyushu have very good art museums, and from time to time there are the most up-to-date art exhibitions, such as the Oita Prefectural Museum of Art, which has international exhibitions, and the ruins of the onsen house in Takeo Prefecture, which has a teamLab.
However, there is a difference between art museums and museums, which are subtypes of museums.
Art and culture are reassuring presences, and one of my great desires in life is to visit as many different art gallery museums around the world as possible.
Today I'm going to start by talking to you about a few provincial museums in the country that are worth visiting, that are in popular destinations but at the same time are overlooked by many, and that will also form a series, if you think that's not a bad theme.
To say that the provincial museums catalog is as follows, you can also directly scratch to the museums that interest you.
1. Guizhou Provincial Museum
2. Zhejiang Provincial Museum
3. Hunan Provincial Museum
4. Guangdong Provincial Museum
Guizhou Provincial MuseumThe best place to hear the story of Guizhou
It wasn't included in the first two seasons of the National Treasure, but after going around in person I don't think it's a loser at all.
A provincial museum built bigger than a large mall in the city, the outside is nothing like a traditional museum and embraces a lot of modernity.
My favorite part of the whole museum was the multimedia installation that appeared at the beginning of the tour. On the screen, girls from different ethnic minorities would greet you in the local dialect and dance around, instantly putting you into the ethnic minority context.
There are more than 8w pieces of exhibits in the entire pavilion, including eye-catching Miao clothes and silver jewelry, which are the first in the country in terms of quantity as well as quality here. I guess girls or those interested in clothing should like it here.
In the branch of costumes, I was truly amazed by the beauty of the various girls' clothes and jewelry! It was a famous scene when the girls wore their hair in gorgeous buns on important days or wore stunning headdresses and swayed and danced in the crowd.
The clothes included in the museum are somewhat ornate, and the patterns actually record things in nature and human myths, like birds, animals, insects, fish, grasses, flowers and fruits are all represented on the clothes, as well as myths such as the opening of the sky and the shooting of the sun and moon.
Many of the clothes were personally sewn by grandmothers or mothers over several months, and are full of love.
Silver jewelry is passed down from one generation to the next, from grandmother to mother, and mother to daughter, and is very ornate and detailed.
Girls use silverware as headdresses, but what about boys? You can use dried minnows (it's an artistic expression, of course)! If you're a pooper scooper, maybe you can make one for your master.
It's been said that some international fashion brands, such as GUCCI, have previously traveled to Guizhou to find inspiration from the totem embroidery of local ethnic minorities.
Other exhibits are also solidly big names, with the calligraphy and painting pavilion featuring authentic works by Zheng Banqiao, Qi Baishi and Feng Zikai.
Zheng Banqiao's bamboo paintings are also admirable, bamboo leaves look messy, but actually not messy, sparse and dense, appearing bamboo is very temperamental.
I remember the elementary school painting class, the teacher taught us to learn Zheng Banqiao's bamboo painting, then again how to imitate, are painted very clumsy.
Very good at painting shrimp painting crab Qi Baishi, although the brushstrokes are rough, but the crab as a whole is very vivid. The crabs in the paintings are so playful and relaxed that you can't bear to eat them.
The security guards at the museum are also knowledgeable about the exhibits, so you can consult them if you want to find the exhibits.
He took us through these famous paintings and calligraphy in a short period of time, and if we were to wander around on our own, we might not be able to find them.
Guizhou is the cradle of ancient life on earth, so this side of the fossils are also particularly abundant, known as the "Kingdom of Paleontology".
There are many fossils of dinosaurs on land, as well as fossils of marine life (Guizhou used to be an ocean).
There's a special fossil gallery upstairs, with everything from huge dinosaurs to tiny sea creatures.
The museum's neighborhood is home to a bunch of international brand-name hotels, including the Hyatt, Hilton, and Renaissance, making it a great place to walk to while staying at a nearby hotel. Next door there is a Guanshan Lake Park, sunny days you can go to see the lake sparkling, go to the park in the fall to look for a variety of yellow leaves, but also very interesting.
Zhejiang Provincial MuseumThe next step is to talk about the Zhejiang Museum, which is a little closer. Zhejiang Provincial Museum is divided into Lushan Museum area and Wulin Museum area, the basic display is free and open to the public throughout the year.
Wulin exhibition area built in the West Lake Cultural Square, located in the downtown area, next to the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. In Hangzhou, this location is quite a C position.
The Lonely Mountain exhibition area is located at the West Lake, which is the Lonely Mountain in "Lonely Mountain Temple North Jia Ting West". The whole building is very Jiangnan garden flavor, personally I prefer it from the environment. And, it's kind of a place by the West Lake where you can avoid the crowds.
Generally speaking, in the two pavilions, there are fixed exhibitions and mobile exhibitions.
Wulin Branch:
The Zhejiang Provincial Museum has 10 major treasures, nine of which are in the Wulin Branch, such as the famous jade cong as well as the Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains.
Besides the period when Hangzhou was the temporary capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, one of the other glorious periods of its history was during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, when the king of Wu-Yue ruled over the two Zhejiang provinces (including all of Zhejiang, southern Jiangsu, Shanghai and northeastern Fujian).
So many of the products on display are related to these two eras.
There are also exhibits representing different local cultures in Zhejiang, such as celadon from Longquan.
The Hemudu culture of Yuyao, Ningbo, is also well known, as is this carved ivory butterfly, which is also listed as a "cultural relic prohibited from being exhibited abroad", the highest level of national cultural relics.
After strolling through the Wulin branch, it is recommended that you take a bus boat from the Wulin Gate Pier to Xiaohe Zhijie for the price of a bus ride, which is very therapeutic.
Listening to the bgm from "Please Answer 1988" while riding the boat is so good.
Lone Mountain Branch Museum
The interesting thing about the Lone Mountain Museum is that there are exhibition halls with different themes here, which are spread out in a nice-looking building with a story.
The highlight of the Lonely Mountain campus is the gilded, sterling silver Ashoka Pagoda, previously found in the underground palace of the Leifeng Pagoda, which is made of sterling silver and looks spectacular.
There is a Wenlan Pavilion here, which was previously one of the seven royal collections of the Qing Dynasty that housed the Siku Quanshu, and the theme currently on display here is called "Wenlan Legacy," which allows you to see a replica of the original codex of the Siku Quanshu.
There is also another more worthwhile theme to look at, which is "Ruixiang reminiscent of the Ruixiang," which focuses on the artifacts about the Leifeng Pagoda, and even a restoration of the excavation site for the Leifeng Pagoda. When you see this scene, it's like you've traveled a thousand years.
The Leifeng Pagoda is a Buddhist pagoda, and this statue below - the gilt-bronze statue of Sakyamuni Buddha speaking - was also dug out from the underground palace of the Leifeng Pagoda, and it is very significant that the Buddha's light has been relaunched after a thousand years.
Wait until the leaves are turning reddish-yellow, go shopping Zhebo more interesting. This year can not go to Japan to see the season of red leaves, Hangzhou West Lake in the mountains actually have quite a lot of such niche secret, see the exhibits at the same time, but also to harvest a lot of healing from the natural and architectural landscape.
Zhebo Lushan Park is also infested with kittens, so see if you can run into them sleeping or stretching.
Hunan Provincial MuseumWhen you go to Changsha, in addition to drinking tea and going to Wenheyou, there are really a lot of things to do, such as checking out the Hunan Provincial Museum, one of the most worthwhile cultural landmarks in Changsha. A lot of people just call it the Hunan Museum, which is quite confusing for outsiders to say provincial museum.
Ignorance of history is no excuse, and going here will only make history more interesting for white people. The exhibits inside are very old, but the whole pavilion brings a very hip feel to it.
Of all the exhibits, the ones that shine the brightest are the ancient tomb of Mawangdui and the thousand-year-old immortal Mrs. Xinchu, which many people walk away from seeing with shock.
Of course, this is also due to the museum exhibits explain do quite well, each item is what, what to do with, how to use, all with the graphic said clearly.
Mawangdui Han Tomb
Mawangdui Han Tomb, a series of exhibits, is the C position in Xiangbo. Without the discovery of Haihunhou Liu He's tomb, the Mawangdui Han Tomb is definitely the most exciting thing in Chinese Han Tomb archaeology.
Walking in the pavilion area is like stepping into the world where Lord Twilight was once alive. It's a bit _human_ to say that, but it's not an exaggeration; the whole layout is just very immersive.
For example, the burial objects are full of Han figurines playing different instruments, taking one into a Western Han music scene and brainstorming a music festival.
For example, the presentation of a piece of clothing makes people marvel at the ancient people's life is so exquisite. After seeing these, and then look at the mall's fast-food clothing, there really is no heart.
One of the things that must be mentioned is the "Western Han Dynasty T-line silk painting" and the "Veiled Cicada Clothes".
The content of the Western Han Dynasty T-line silk painting pattern is from the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", which shows heaven, earth and hell. Depicted in exquisite embroidery, the pattern looks quite shocking, and once again, we marveled at the power of the ancient handicrafts.
Let's take a look at the Western Han Straight Train Vegetarian_Clothing.
It is incredibly light and thin. Such a large piece of clothing is only a hundred grams, folded up can be put into a matchbox, Uniqlo can be put into a small bag of light down, and it is compared to a small witch.
With modern technology, it is impossible to achieve the craftsmanship of the ancients of this handmade.
There are also some lacquerware in the burial objects, such as bowls and plates used for eating. The bowls are written on the "Jun Lucky Food", which means let you eat and drink well, the ancients lived with heart and soul, not losing to modern people at all.
In addition to the actual artifacts, there are also some new media technology to make the exhibition look more vivid. As a special exhibition of cultural relics, Xiangbo's curatorial standard is the top in China.
The following is about Mrs. Xinchu.
When the body of Mrs. Xinchu was unearthed in 1972, the news caused a global sensation. After more than 2,000 years it was still intact, with elastic muscles, movable joints, and hair still on the body, making it the first perfect wet corpse found in the world.
Experts face after the restoration of Mrs. Xin chou look like this ↓ is a great beauty ah.
The T-shaped painting on silk mentioned above is a classic among her burial goods.
In Xiangbo, you can see the immortal face of Mrs. Xin Zhui thousand years, do not be afraid, anyway, next to so many people together. The narrator on the side will also tell people about the life of Mrs. Xin Zhui, and you can see that she was very tasteful during her life.
Recently, there is a special exhibition on the first floor, "Ancient Civilizations of Peru", which is quite worth seeing.
Though there are only three floors, it is a very large area, so if you go in depth, you may not be able to walk afterward, but there are a lot of chairs in the museum for people to rest their feet.
The order of the visit is recommended to start from the 3rd floor to look down, so that a better understanding of some. It's free, except for the special exhibitions, for which there is a fee.
First Floor: Special Exhibition and Lady Xinchou
2nd Floor: History of Hunan
3rd Floor: Mawangdui Han Tomb
The Hunan Provincial Museum is a reservation system. Every day you can enter 15,000 people, online distribution of 9,000 places, three days in advance you can make a reservation. Like going on weekdays is not a big problem, if it happens to be a holiday, please be sure to make a reservation in advance.
How do I make a reservation?
1. Follow the "Hunan Provincial Museum" WeChat public number
2. Click on the bottom of the "visit services", select "ticket reservation"
3. Fill in the personal or friends information
Such a big museum, there is the explanation is very important.
1. manual explanation: the second floor and the third floor every day of the 10 o'clock free explanation, the explanation of the majority of the museum are retired old workers, in their mouths, these thousands of years of cultural relics, as if they all become more vivid. Highly recommended!
2. Electronic explanation: sweep the booth next to the QR code explanation. Comparatively speaking, not so vivid, but the advantage is that the exhibition can follow their own rhythm.
3. The front desk to apply for an interpreter.
Guangdong Provincial Museum
Guangdong Provincial Museum is located in Zhujiang New City, this inch of land, leaving a large piece of open space to engage in the humanities and the arts, is also a bit rare.
And it is surrounded by really good shopping, Canton Tower and it across the river, next to a circle of the Guangzhou Library, the Grand Theater, and Guangzhou white-collar workers to work in the CBD.
And, the appearance of its building is super nice, like a hidden in the skyscrapers between the treasure box, but also used a lot of hollow design, so the overall look of a more artistic.
The Guangdong Provincial Museum is divided into four major parts: the Art Museum, the Nature Museum, the History Museum and the Permanent Exhibition Hall. Except for the Permanent Exhibition Hall, the other three major halls mainly present some stories of the local area from ancient times to the present.
What are the highlights inside the permanent exhibition?
Chaosu Woodcarving Art Exhibition
There are two major woodcarving systems in China, one in Dongyang, Zhejiang Province, and the other right here in Chaozhou.
The Chaozhou here does not refer to today's Chaozhou, but to the ancient Chaozhou Prefecture, which encompassed the entire 3 cities of Chaoshan.
The beauty of wood carving in Chaozhou is really beyond my imagination. The craftsmen could use the wood to depict stories, fights or celebrations, and it looked so lifelike.
The most important thing in Chaoshan is the various ancestral halls, from the building to the interior, there are wood carving elements everywhere. In the ancestral hall, there is no shortage of shrines, simply put, it is a wooden seat used to enshrine the gods.
Shrines can be plainly carved or very artistic. Generally, the shrine will be plastered with pure gold leaf after the pattern is carved, and it just looks a lot more grandiose.
There is a treasure here, called the "Gold Lacquer and Wood Carving Shrine", which has also been on the National Treasure and is the largest known shrine.
It has many rich scenes on it, including some traditional patterns, plants and fruits, and lively scenes of major gatherings of the ancients, which is a kind of condensed map of the earth, and it is very shocking.
Duanyan Art Exhibition
Duanyan is one of the four famous inkstones. And it's quite amazing, the ink ground out with it won't freeze even if it's very cold in winter; the words written with this ink won't be moth-eaten by insects and ants.
The inkstone here is a rare museum exhibits can be touched, obviously stone, but with a bit of soft texture, which is very curious, what is the process behind it, just this exhibition can be the storyteller.
The treasure of the museum here is the 'Thousand Gold Monkey King Inkstone'.
It was created during the Guangxu period. He, an advisor to Zhang Zhidong, then governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, found a local craftsman to make the Duan inkstone, using the valuable Daxidong stone from the old pit of Duanxi as the raw material.
At first glance the monkey pattern is not obvious, with a damp cloth to wipe the smokestack, the golden monkey's jumped off the page. I traced the yellow line where the monkey face, everyone see?
You can see the famous fish brain jelly, rouge, fire copy and other natural grain color on it, it looks like the monkey is surrounded by peach trees. The monkey's eyes, nose and mouth look lifelike.
There is also a collection of ceramics through the ages exhibition, exhibition of natural resources in Guangdong Province, not to mention today, are quite good shopping. The latter, in particular, is quite photogenic.
The permanent exhibition is free, you can get a ticket to visit with ID card. Reservations are made on a real-name basis, and each person can reserve no more than three free tickets per visit (children 1.4 meters and under are exempt). Reservations can be made for 1,500 tickets per day, while supplies last.
There's a recent special exhibit honoring anti-epidemic workers that comes highly recommended. After all, it may be the biggest event in the country this year, and didn't "Together" come out recently to go along with this exhibit to see the hard work of the health care workers, which you can appreciate even more.
By the way, it recently cooperated with the lychee culture exhibition of a set of peripheral, there are earrings, notebooks, rulers, umbrellas, etc., kinda makes the heart water.
An awesome variety show about museumsNational Treasure
National Treasure has been mentioned before when talking about several artifacts.
It is very recommended to look at, the program each episode to take you to an awesome museum, celebrities take you in depth to see the different treasures of the town, like Zheng Kai, Li Chen, Wang Kai, Liu Tao have come to be a guest guest, but also personally cos on the line to tell the story, fun and learning culture at the same time.
In the various provincial museums as a travel must visit List at the same time, you can do a little homework in advance through this program, when the time to visit the museum, do not have to read the explanation, you can know the treasures of the past and present life, how cool this feeling.
The first season focuses on nine major museums:
Nanjing Museum, Hunan Provincial Museum, Shanghai Museum, Zhejiang Provincial Museum, Palace Museum, Henan Museum, Shaanxi History Museum, Liaoning Provincial Museum, Hubei Provincial Museum.
Several new ones were added in the second season: Hebei Museum, Shanxi Museum, Shandong Museum, Guangdong Provincial Museum, Sichuan Museum, Yunnan Provincial Museum, Gansu Provincial Museum, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum.
All of them are great museums that can be added to the Traveling List.
The museums mentioned above, in addition to the site to exchange tickets, can be directly in their official WeChat public number to make reservations in advance. It is more recommended to make an appointment in advance, the site may be queuing up.