Hubei Provincial Museum, located in Wuhan city, is the largest museum in Hubei Province. It is famous for the four treasures.
The four treasures of Hubei Museum
The unearthed from the Zeng Houyi Bianzhong in the tomb of Zeng Houyi.
The masterpiece of the Cold Weapon Era.
The Yue King Goujian Sword, skull fossils of Yunxian people dating back 1 million years ago.
Treasure in Yuan blue and white porcelain, Four Love Plum Vase.
The daily exhibitions in the museum also have distinct characteristics of ancient Chu culture and ancient Yangtze River civilization.
The Hubei Museum consists of three antique style buildings: the Comprehensive Exhibition Hall, the Chu Culture Hall, and the Chime Bell Hall. The layout reflects the high platform architectural layout format of "one platform, one hall" and "multiple platforms grouped" in ancient Chu architecture.
Bianzhong, unearthed from the " Marquis Yi of Zeng's Tomb" in 1978, has a wide range of sounds and has rewritten the history of world music; The exquisite work of the Cold Weapon Era, the Yue King Goujian Sword, remains incredibly sharp to this day, with the "Wu King Fuchai Spear" displayed next to it; The geological age of the skull fossils of Yunxian people is about 1 million years ago, which is earlier than the skull fossils of Peking Man; The Yuan Blue and White Four Love Plum Vase is an extremely rare masterpiece among Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain.
Hubei is located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and belonged to the territory of the State of Chu during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. The daily exhibitions of the museum showcase the ancient civilization of southern China, which is different from the Yellow River civilization in the north. At present, there are permanent exhibitions in the museum, such as "Chu Culture Exhibition", "Yunxian People - Ancient Humans in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River", "Qujialing - Prehistoric Culture in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River", "Panlong City - Bronze Civilization in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River", etc.
In addition to admiring cultural relics in the museum, you can also enjoy a bell weaving performance. In the concert hall of the museum, there is a bell weaving performance every day during the opening hours.
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Address: 160 Donghu Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan City
Telephone: 027-86794127,027-86790329
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday (opening at 9:00 am, closing at 4:00 pm, closing at 5:00 pm), closed on Mondays (excluding statutory holidays).
Admission ticket: CNY 30