Wuhan >> Provincial Museum

Attraction Typ: Galleries, Palast and Museums

Location: about 10 km from city

Recommend: 4 Star

Provincial Museum

Hubei Provincial Museum is the only provincial comprehensive museum in the province.

Hubei Provincial Museum (Chinese: 湖北省博物馆; pinyin: Húběishěng Bówùguǎn) is the only provincial comprehensive museum in the province. Constructed in 1953, the museum is the center for collecting, studying, preserving and displaying historical and cultural relics in Hubei. It boasts over 200,000 cultural relics, including pottery, porcelains, jade, bronze vessels, ancient weapons, and ancient musical instruments. Among these cultural relics, 812 are listed as first-class relics of China, and 16 are considered national treasures.

Hubei Provincial Museum is located in the Wuchang District of Wuhan, Hubei Province. Covering an area of 40,000 square meters, the museum has organized about 100 exhibitions including Lacquer Wares of the Warring States, Qin and Han periods, Excavations from the Zeng Houyi Mausoleum, etc. Among the precious, the most famous relicts contain the sword of King Goujian of the Yue State unearthed in Jiangling, and Zeng Houyi Bells excavated in Sui County, all renowned both to domestics and foreigners.

When visit to the museum, you can not miss the Chime Bells Hall where preserves the most historically important relics--the Zeng Houyi Chime Bells. The complete set includes 65 bells hanging on a three-tiered rack weighing over 2,000 kilograms. On the bells are gold-plated inscriptions about music. Each bell can emit two tones. After over 1,000 years, the bells still sound perfect, ready to play melodies local and foreign, classic and modern.

You will pick up the long history and splendid culture of Hubei when pay a trip to the museum.