Yuxian Museum

Located in the southwest corner of Yuxian Nanguan, Yuxian Sakya temple is one of the national key cultural relics protection units. It was built as an nunnery in the early Yuan Dynasty, and rebuilt as Sakya temple in the Hongwu year of Ming Dynasty. Shijia Temple faces south in the north, with a grand scale. It is composed of Zhaobi, bell and Drum Tower, approach bridge, stele Pavilion and so on. There are three main halls, namely Tianwang hall, Daxiong hall and houdian hall, which have obvious architectural characteristics of Yuan Dynasty. Although it has gone through wind and rain, it is well preserved. It is one of the famous ancient temples in Yuzhou. It is now the location of Yuxian Museum. There are 5666 pieces in its collection, among which porcelain, pottery, calligraphy and painting are the most. Among them, the green glazed pottery unearthed from the tombs of the middle and late Tang Dynasty is the most characteristic.

Yuxian Museum

Yuxian Museum, founded in 1958, was merged with the cultural museum during the cultural revolution. Restored and rebuilt in 1979, it is the earliest county-level Museum in Hebei Province. After reconstruction in 1979, the museum was located in the backyard of a folk house on pailou West Street. In early October 1998, the museum was successfully relocated to Sakya temple, mainly because of the unique features of each hall of Sakya temple, which provides important information for the study of the evolution of wooden buildings in Yuan Dynasty and the cultural relics of Yuxian County. On June 25, 2001, in the name of "Sakya Temple", it was announced as a national key cultural relics protection unit by the State Council.

Historical evolution

In November 958, Yuxian museum was established.

In 1960, the Yuxian Museum and the Yuxian cultural center were merged.

In October 1979, Yuxian museum was restored and rebuilt, which was one of the only two county-level museums in Hebei Province at that time.

In 1998, the Yuxian Museum moved from a courtyard in the West Street of the county to the Sakya temple in Nanguan.

In 2016, Yuxian museum was moved from the Sakya temple in Nanguan to the north of Tongyuan Road, a new ecological and cultural city in the south of Yuxian.

Collection

Yuxian Museum has a collection of 5666 pieces, including porcelain, pottery, calligraphy and painting. Among them, the green glazed pottery unearthed from the tombs of the middle and late Tang Dynasty is the most characteristic. In the middle and late Tang Dynasty, many tombs were found in Yuxian, but the funerary objects were different from those in other places. These green glazed pottery are large in size, exquisite in workmanship and unique in style, with distinctive and strong local characteristics and national style. Most of the paintings and calligraphy are court portraits of Yuzhou people and their families who were officials in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Location of the Museum

Yuxian museum is located in Hebei Province

Pailou West Street, Yuzhou Town, Yuxian County, Shandong Province. Post code: 075700

Opening Hours

It closes on Mondays and Tuesdays. It is open from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and from 14:30 p.m. to 17:30 p.m. in summer

Address: No.38, pailou West Street, Gucheng, Yu County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province

Longitude: 114.570743

Latitude: 39.834516

Tel: 0313-7213289

Traffic information: within walking distance of Yuzhou ancient city

Ticket information: five yuan