Dongguan Guanhe Museum

Guanhe museum is located on the second floor of Victoria Garden in the center of Zhangmutou town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province. It is the largest enterprise (private) Museum in Guangdong Province and the first museum with classical furniture exhibition in China. The earliest collection of Guanhe museum is the Han Dynasty (206-221), which is more than 1800 years away from now. The ancient furniture is mainly from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with the span of 543 years (1368 in the early Ming Dynasty to 1911 in the late Qing Dynasty). Most of the furniture in the north, mainly produced in Henan, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi and other regions. At that time, the Central Plains was the center of politics, economy and culture, so the furniture technology was relatively advanced. There are also a few southern (Zhejiang, Shanghai) furniture in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, with delicate and precise carvings, lifelike figures and flowers, three-dimensional sense, and the aura and delicacy of southerners. Guanhe Museum has a large collection of 1500 exhibits, which are divided into 10 exhibition areas, including red sandalwood area, large strip case plaque area, early Republic area, weapons and musical instruments area, and big cabinet and big bed area. Classical furniture exhibition is mainly in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with a span of 543 years (1368-1911). This period is the golden age of traditional furniture. The furniture of Ming Dynasty is tall and majestic, with beautiful lines and simple patterns. It is very imposing. Whether from the use of dots and lines or unique processing techniques, it has an important position in the world art history. The Qing Dynasty furniture is exquisitely carved, with various patterns, and pursues the magnificence of the palace style. There are also official iron nailed gates, court clothes, wood carvings, stone carvings, various weapons, ancient rural living utensils, and folk crafts in the collection. It is a noble artistic enjoyment to linger in the Museum. From the aspects of furniture modeling, technology, material, practicality, etc., you can see it from a glance However, we can see people's aesthetic concepts in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. We can also appreciate the development characteristics of politics, economy and culture in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and appreciate the brilliant page of Ming and Qing culture.

Dongguan Guanhe Museum

Dongguan Guanhe museum is located on the third floor of the central square of Guanhui Avenue, Zhangmutou town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province. It has complete equipment, novel design and innovative colors. The whole museum is divided into two exhibition halls, namely the title exhibition hall and the long-term exhibition hall. With a total investment of 40 million yuan, Guanhe museum is the largest enterprise (private) Museum in Guangdong Province and the first museum with antique furniture exhibition in China.

Development history

The development of China's classical furniture has a long history. The Ming and Qing Dynasties was the heyday of China's classical furniture creation. At this time, the furniture used by princes and nobles was made of superior wood and exquisite workmanship. Ming style furniture has smooth lines, simple and generous. It is designed from the perspective of human body structure and shape, and has a high position in the world furniture system and art history. Qing style furniture has changeable shape, complex carving and exquisite and gorgeous. Among the classical furniture materials of Ming and Qing Dynasties, purple sandalwood, yellow pear wood and sour branch wood are the most precious. Red sandalwood is more cherished by the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties, with the reputation of "inch sandalwood inch gold".

All kinds of plaques can be seen above the gates and under the eaves of palaces, temples and buildings in ancient China. There are many kinds of plaques, such as merit plaques for meritorious deeds, behavior plaques for promoting ethics and morality, birthday plaques for celebrating birthday, reminder plaques for expressing aspirations, and warning plaques for future generations. The plaque contains rich cultural connotation and information. It is a combination of politics, history, culture, etiquette, religion, music, art, calligraphy, folk custom, character, family and woodcut. There are three kinds of tiaohan: Pingtou case, Qiaotou case and Jiaji case, whose functions are to read documents, examine cases, burn incense for Buddha, etc. Therefore, the words used nowadays, such as "copywriting", "trial of a case" and "making a case as strange", are derived from the culture of Tiao an.

Dongguan Guanhe museum was built and opened in September 2001, with an exhibition area of about 5000 square meters and more than 10000 cultural relics on display.

architectural composition

The long-term exhibition hall is divided into 12 exhibition areas: precious furniture area, large strip horizontal plaque area, ornament area, weapon and musical instrument area, wood carving and brick carving area, big bed and big cabinet area, square table Buddha table area, niche area, root carving area, rural daily necessities area, furniture area and free area. There are more than two large and small exhibits in a well-organized way.

Visit information

admission ticket

15 yuan, free policy: children under 1.2 meters in height are free; the elderly over 70 years old with valid certificates are free. . preferential policy: the disabled can buy preferential tickets for scenic spots with their disability certificates.

Opening Hours

9: 00-12:00, 13:30-17:30 (closed on Sunday)

Address: Guanhe Museum, Guanzhang West Road, Dongguan City

Longitude: 114.0694291

Latitude: 22.9066791

Tel: 0769-86269189; 0769-8

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