Hubei Provincial Museum

Hubei Provincial Museum, located on the East Lake of Wuhan City, is an important national museum in China with rich cultural relics. What's worth seeing most is the treasures of the four town halls: the chime bell of Marquis Yi of Zeng, which was unearthed in the tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng in 1978, has a wide range and beautiful timbre, and can play all kinds of music at home and abroad. Its excavation has rewritten the history of music in the world. The sword of King Gou Jian of Yue, a masterpiece of China's cold weapon age, is extremely sharp up to now. On the side of it is the spear of King Wu Fucha, who was a mortal enemy before his death, After their death, their weapons were "together"; the geological age of the skull fossils of Yunxian people is about 1 million years ago, which is earlier than that of Peking man; the blue and white Si AI Tu Mei vase of Yuan Dynasty is an extremely rare fine blue and white porcelain of Yuan Dynasty. "Blue and white of Yuan Dynasty" is exquisitely made and rarely handed down from generation to generation, and the objects reflecting the figure patterns are even rarer.

From March to November every year, from Tuesday to Friday, there are three games every day, one at 10:30, one at 14:00 and one at 15:00. Four games a day on Saturday and Sunday, one at 10:30, one at 11:30, one at 14:00 and one at 15:00. Every national legal holiday, there are five games every day, one at 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 14:00 and 15:00 respectively. From December to February of the next year: 2 games every day from Tuesday to Friday, one at 11 o'clock and one at 15 o'clock. Three games a day on Saturday and Sunday, one at 11:00, one at 14:00 and one at 15:00. Each performance lasts 25 minutes.

Hubei Provincial Museum

Hubei Provincial Museum was established in 1953. It is located in Donghu scenic spot, Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province. It covers an area of 81909 square meters, with a building area of 49611 square meters and an exhibition hall area of 13427 square meters. It has the largest ancient musical instrument exhibition hall in China.

Hubei Provincial Museum has a collection of more than 260000 cultural relics, among which 945 are national first-class cultural relics and 16 are national treasures. The four treasures of the museum are the sword of King Gou Jian of Yue, chime bells of Marquis Yi of Zeng, skull fossils of Yunxian people, and plum vase of four love pictures in blue and white of Yuan Dynasty.

Hubei Provincial Museum is one of the eight national museums jointly built by the central and local governments, a national first-class Museum, a key scientific research base of the State Administration of cultural relics for the protection of unearthed wood lacquerware, and a national AAAAA tourist attraction. It is also a national comprehensive museum with the largest scale, the richest collections, and the strongest scientific research strength in Hubei Province. In 1960, Dong Biwu, then vice president of the people's Republic of China, visited the museum and inscribed its name.

On October 11, 2018, he was selected into the list of "national primary and secondary students' research and practice education base".

Historical evolution

The predecessor of Hubei Provincial Museum is Hubei Provincial People's Science Museum, which was established at the beginning of the people's Republic of China.

On March 16, 1953, Hubei Provincial Museum (Preparatory Office) was established on the basis of the original science museum. The preparatory office is located in Shuilu street. In September of the same year, Hubei Provincial Cultural Relics Management Committee and Hubei Provincial Cultural Relics sorting and preservation Committee merged to establish Hubei Provincial Museum of culture and history. The office address is temporarily located in the Preparatory Office of Hubei Provincial Museum, Shuilu street, Wuchang.

In April 1954, the people's Government of Hubei Province restored the Hubei Provincial Cultural Relics Management Committee, and co operated with the Preparatory Office of Hubei Provincial Museum.

In February 1958, Hubei Provincial Cultural Relics Management Committee was renamed as Hubei Provincial Cultural Relics Management Office, which is located in yaojialing agricultural exhibition hall, Wuchang.

In the spring of 1959, the Preparatory Office of Hubei Provincial Museum moved to Wuchang East Lake scenic spot, and the Hubei provincial government funded the construction of the exhibition building of Hubei Provincial Museum.

Moved to Wuchang fruit lake in 1956.

In 1960, he moved to the beautiful East Lake of Wuchang.

In January 1963, it was officially renamed Hubei Provincial Museum, and a 3000 square meter exhibition building was built and opened to the public.

In 1981, the 1911 revolution memorial hall was separated from the Hubei Provincial Museum and became an independent cultural and Museum institution.

In 1987, with the approval of the higher authorities, the "cultural management department" of Hubei Provincial Museum was separated from the museum and an independent "Hubei Provincial Institute of cultural relics and Archaeology" was established.

In January 1999, the chime hall with a construction area of 5717 square meters was completed and opened.

In 2002, Hubei Provincial Museum merged with Hubei Provincial Institute of cultural relics and archaeology.

In December 2005, the Chu culture center was completed and opened.

In September 2007, the comprehensive exhibition hall of the new museum was completed and opened.

In 2009, it was awarded as a national museum jointly built by China and the mainland by the State Administration of cultural relics.

In July 2011, the reconstruction project of chime Hall of Hubei Provincial Museum was started.

On December 22, 2011, the opening ceremony of the third phase expansion project of Hubei Provincial Museum was held.

architectural composition

The comprehensive exhibition hall, Chu culture hall, chime hall and other high platform, wide eaves, large slope roof of the antique buildings in the museum area form a huge "product". As one of the two main projects of the expansion project, the comprehensive exhibition hall has a construction area of 24000 square meters and an exhibition area of 8000 square meters, and the chime hall has a construction area of 5717 square meters. The overall layout height of the museum area reflects the layout format of the central axis symmetry, "one tower and one hall", "multiple platforms in groups" and "multiple groups". The exterior wall of the building is decorated with light gray granite, and the roof is paved with dark blue gray glazed tile. The outdoor environment is arranged according to the characteristics of landscape style and garden style, and the historical and cultural atmosphere matched with the main building of the museum is created through sculpture sketches, rest courtyard, landscaping and supporting comprehensive service facilities.

Collection

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Hubei Provincial Museum has more than 200000 pieces of cultural relics and specimens, including nearly 1000 pieces of first-class cultural relics. The vast majority of the collections come from archaeological excavations and local collections. Most of them are unearthed cultural relics, which not only have strong and distinctive local color, but also have the characteristics of the times, and basically reflect the ancient culture of Hubei.

Among the more than 200000 items in the collection, many are rare treasures and important scientific materials. For example, the eggshell painted pottery spinning wheel of Qujialing culture in Jingshan in the Neolithic age; the jade man and jade eagle unearthed from Shijiahe site in Tianmen; the jade Dage, bronze tripod and bronze Yue unearthed from Shang Dynasty site and tombs in panlongcheng; the chime bell bronze ware group, 16 opencut dragon and Phoenix jade pendants and 28 astronomical image suitcases unearthed from Zeng Hou Yi tomb in suixian during the Warring States period; and the bamboo slips of Qin Dynasty legal documents unearthed from Shuihudi in Yunmeng.

Treasure of town hall

The four treasures of Hubei Provincial Museum are: the sword of King Gou Jian of Yue, chime bells of Marquis Yi of Zeng, skull fossils of Yunxian people, and plum vase of four love pictures of Yuan Dynasty.

First Grade Cultural Relic

There are also pottery chicken and big round tripod of Shang Dynasty, tiger seat bird drum, sixteen dragon and Phoenix pendants and Calendula of Warring States period, celadon lotus statue of northern and Southern Dynasties, music figurine of Tang Dynasty and Golden Phoenix crown of Ming Dynasty.

Other cultural relics

The painted wooden bird and animal pedestal screen unearthed from the Chu tomb in Jiangling, the lacquer painting of "betrothal gifts" and the bamboo slips of the Chu judicial documents unearthed from the Baoshan tomb in Jingmen, the bamboo slips of the Qin legal documents unearthed from the land of sleeping tiger in Yunmeng, and the Southern Dynasty celadon upside down lotus statue unearthed from the land hall in Wuchang are of high historical, scientific and artistic value The ink works of Wu Wei, the master of calligraphy and painting in Ming and Qing Dynasties, Shen Zhou, Wen Zhengming, Qiu Ying, Dong Qichang, Chen Jiru, Zhu Da, Jinnong, Zheng Xie, Huang Shen, Zhang Yuzhao, Yang Shoujing, etc. are rare. For example, the eighteen star military flag of the 1911 Revolution, the relics and memorials of the famous revolutionary martyrs and leaders Yun Daiying, Chen Tanqiu, Shi Yang, Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai and Dong Biwu.

Exhibition display

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Hubei Provincial Museum has held "Chu Culture Exhibition", "Yunxian people - ancient human beings 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", "Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng", "writing history - bamboo slips of the Warring States period, Qin and Han Dynasties", "lacquerware art of the Qin and Han Dynasties", "Tomb of King Liangzhuang - treasure of Zheng He era" and "earthen ware" The art of fire: more than ten exhibitions, such as the special exhibition of ancient porcelain and the Centennial heroes of Jingchu.

Yunxian people

Yunxian Man is an early Paleolithic hominid found in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, belonging to Homo erectus. In 1989 and 1990, two human skulls were found in xuetangliangzi, quyuanhekou, Qingqu Town, Yunxian County. The age of the site is about 1 million years ago. Taking the discovery of "yunxianren" as the main line, yunxianren also shows the discovery of Paleolithic remains in Hubei Province.

Qujialing

Qujialing culture is the first Neolithic culture in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River discovered in Qujialing, Jingshan, Hubei Province in 1954, 5100-4500 years ago. During this period, social stratification and religious activities intensified, resulting in a large number of settlements and ancient cities, and a series of civilization factors. Qujialing shows the life and spiritual world of prehistoric clan society in Jianghan area.

Panlong City

The panlongcheng site in Huangpi, Wuhan, discovered in 1954, is the site of the early Shang Dynasty. The site was built in the 15th century BC and declined in the late Shang Dynasty. The construction technology of Panlong City

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