Inner Mongolia Museum

Located in the center of Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Inner Mongolia Museum was founded on May 1, 1957. It is the only comprehensive museum at the autonomous region level in the whole region and the earliest Museum in ethnic minority areas in China. The building area of the museum is more than 15000 square meters, and the exhibition area is 7000 square meters. The exhibition hall building of Inner Mongolia Museum has unique shape and ethnic characteristics. There is a flying horse on the top of the building, symbolizing the auspiciousness and take-off of Inner Mongolia. The building has become one of the landmark buildings in the capital of the autonomous region since its completion.

Inner Mongolia Museum

The Inner Mongolia Museum is located in Xinhua East Street, Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia. As a key project of the 10th anniversary of the founding of the autonomous region in 1957, the former Inner Mongolia Museum is the only comprehensive museum at the autonomous region level in the region. It is also one of the earliest museums in the national minority areas. It was listed in the world architectural history as early as the 1950s. In 2007, Inner Mongolia Museum was officially established, with a construction area of more than 15000 square meters and an exhibition area of 7000 square meters. It is a national first-class Museum.

Historical evolution

On May 1, 1957, the Inner Mongolia Museum was completed.

In 2007, the Inner Mongolia Museum, located at the intersection of East 2nd Ring Road and Xinhua East Street in Hohhot, was completed, and the cultural relics on display in the former Inner Mongolia Museum were also relocated. The former Inner Mongolia Museum building has been taken over by Hohhot Museum.

Architectural features

Inner Mongolia Museum is a collection of modern elements, regional representation and national characteristics. There are flying horses on the top of the building, symbolizing the auspiciousness and take-off of Inner Mongolia. The building has become one of the landmark buildings in the capital of the autonomous region since its completion.

Exhibition hall distribution

On the second floor of Inner Mongolia Museum, the four basic exhibitions of "ancient world", "vast plateau", "underground treasure" and "flying god boat" introduce the place where grassland culture came into being; on the third floor, the four basic exhibitions of "majestic wind of Grassland", "pride of Grassland", "grassland customs" and "grassland beacon fire" show the vertical development of grassland culture from ancient times to modern times in the form of plate beads Development line; four layers of "grassland Sunrise", "wind and cloud Knight", "grassland clothing", "sky melody", "grassland chapter" and "ancient road heritage" six thematic display to highlight the way to present grassland culture.

Basic Display

Second floor

Ancient world: the natural paleontological fossil display in Inner Mongolia shows the great changes of Inner Mongolia's ancient ecological environment from 3 billion years ago to 10000 years ago, especially the Mesozoic dinosaurs and the tertiary and quaternary mammal fossil specimens.

Plateau magnificence: the exhibition of natural living creatures in Inner Mongolia shows the animal and plant specimens existing in Inner Mongolia, focusing on the typical environmental organisms of eastern forest, central grassland and Western Gobi desert. Underground treasure: Inner Mongolia Geological and mineral specimen display, showing all kinds of precious metal minerals, non-ferrous metal minerals, non-ferrous metal minerals, non-metallic minerals, energy minerals, building materials and other specimens rich in Inner Mongolia. Feitian Shenzhou: a large-scale exhibition of China's Aerospace Science and technology based on Inner Mongolia, showing the history and achievements of the Republic of China's aerospace industry and Inner Mongolia People's understanding of China's aerospace industry

China's contribution to the space industry.

three layers

Grassland beacon: Exhibition of the history of modern revolutionary struggle in Inner Mongolia, showing the social conditions and revolutionary cultural relics of Inner Mongolia from the May 4th Movement in 1919 to the founding of the people's Republic of China in 1949. Grassland Customs: the exhibition of modern ethnic customs in Inner Mongolia shows the customs of production and life, culture and art, customs and rituals, religious beliefs of eight ethnic groups living in Inner Mongolia in recent hundreds of years, including Mongolia, Daur, Ewenki, Oroqen, Manchu, Hui, Korean and Han. Grassland Tianjiao: the exhibition of the general history of the ancient Mongolian nationality, focusing on Genghis Khan and the Yuan Dynasty, shows the complete context of nearly a thousand years from the origin of the Mongolian nationality to the Yuan Dynasty and then to the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Majestic style of Grassland: the exhibition of ancient ethnic history in Inner Mongolia displays the cultural relics of ancient ethnic groups such as grassland ancestors, Donghu, Xiongnu, Xianbei, Turk and Qidan, highlighting the history of Hongshan Culture and Liao culture in the Neolithic age.

Thematic display

Grassland Sunrise: a special exhibition of Neolithic cultural relics in Inner Mongolia, showing the farming, hunting, pottery making, jade carving, living, food, clothing, marriage and childbirth, funeral, culture, religion and social organization of the ancient northern grassland ancestors of China in the Neolithic age.

Knight of the wind and cloud: a special exhibition of ancient pommel horse cultural relics in Inner Mongolia, showing the horse breeds, harness, grazing and domestication of the nomadic people in the northern grassland of ancient China, the influence of horses on the economy and culture of the Central Plains, and cavalry weapons of the past dynasties. Grassland Costumes: special display of ancient costumes and cultural relics in Inner Mongolia, reflecting the north with the method of jumping beads

The unique dress style of grassland nationality and forest nationality. Melody of the sky: the special exhibition of ancient and modern song and dance art in Inner Mongolia reflects the endless song and dance tradition and unique national artistic creativity of the northern grassland for thousands of years, which can interact directly with the audience. Grassland chapter: a special exhibition of ancient culture and art relics in Inner Mongolia, showing the rock paintings, steles, stone carvings and other cultural relics of northern grassland ethnic groups from the Neolithic era to the Qing Dynasty.

Heritage of ancient road: the special exhibition of ancient grassland Silk Road Cultural Relics in Inner Mongolia shows the cultural relics introduced from the Central Plains, from the West and from the east to the West during the Warring States period to the Qing Dynasty.

Collection

Honors

In March 2008, Inner Mongolia Museum was awarded the national education base for national unity and progress, and it is also the only national first-class Museum in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

On November 16, 2009, Inner Mongolia Museum won the 2009 Luban Award of China Construction Project (national quality project) from the Ministry of housing and urban rural development of the people's Republic of China.

In 2012, Inner Mongolia Museum "Boyuan" forum was named as "cultural publicity brand" by Inner Mongolia Party Committee Propaganda Department, becoming one of the first batch of top ten cultural publicity brands.

historical significance

Among the modern cultural relics collected by the Inner Mongolia Museum, revolutionary cultural relics are the most abundant, reflecting the 30-year revolutionary struggle of the people of all ethnic groups in Inner Mongolia under the leadership of the Communist Party of China from the May 4th Movement in 1919 to the founding of the people's Republic of China in 1949. These collections are not only vivid teaching materials for patriotism education, but also important carriers for cultivating national spirit.

Hold activities?

"Happy big classroom" quiz: an interactive activity focusing on the display and explanation of the content, aiming at primary, middle and primary school students. The activity is based on participation and interaction, supplemented by Knowledge Q & A. The competition includes fossil identification, on-site spinning, Mongolian wrestling competition, national costume production and a series of links for students to participate in.

"Students' comprehensive practice class": a "second class" which aims to rely on the cultural relics resources of the museum, make up for the lack of traditional classroom education, and improve students' hands-on ability and comprehensive quality, including fossil formation and excavation, packaging, ceramic production, spinning and weaving, Mongolian yurt construction, dairy production, etc.

Small interpreter training class: Students' practical activities for primary and secondary school students. Small commentators can use their spare time to improve their comprehensive quality by visiting and learning the exhibition halls they are interested in.

Demonstration of national etiquette and customs: present hada, demonstrate Mongolian long tune, perform horse head organ, etc., so that the audience can feel the charm and style of grassland culture in a closer and more intuitive way.

tourist guide

Ticket information

The basic exhibition of Inner Mongolia Museum is open to the public for free all the year round. Please make an appointment at least one day in advance for free visit, and the audience can get tickets to visit with the appointment number.

matters needing attention

Alcoholics, disheveled people and people with no or limited capacity are not allowed to visit the museum without guardians; no cameras, photos, flash lights and supports are allowed in the exhibition hall; consciously accept the security inspection, and do not bring flammable and explosive, controlled equipment, liquid objects and other dangerous goods into the museum.

Traffic information

transit

Take bus No. K1, Qingcheng line 1, Qingcheng line 2, No. 2, No. 3, No. 16, No. 23, No. 27, No. 51, No. 53, No. 59, No. 66, No. 67, No. 72, No. 75, No. 89, No. 92, No. 95, No. 97, No. 98, No. 102 in Hohhot to Wanda Square Station, and walk 100 meters northward to Inner Mongolia Museum.

rail transit

Hohhot Metro Line 1

Address: No.27 Xinhua East Street, Xincheng District, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia

Longitude: 111.737235

Latitude: 40.839336

Tel: 0471-4614000

Official website: http://www.nmgbwy.com/

Tour time: 2-3 hours recommended

Traffic information: take bus No.2, 3, 11, 23, 27, 52 in the urban area and get off at the "Museum" station.

admission ticket

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