Guyuan Museum

Guyuan museum is one of the most important museums in Ningxia Autonomous Region. The collection of the museum is characterized by the northern bronzes of the spring and autumn and Warring States periods and the Silk Road Relics of the Northern Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui and Tang Dynasties. The building of the museum is not complicated. It consists of exhibition building, Bell Pavilion, tomb restoration hall and stone carving. The exhibition building is the main area for tourists to visit. The exhibition of the exhibition building is divided into two parts: basic exhibition of Guyuan historical relics and special exhibition of Silk Road in Guyuan. Among the three cultural relics on display are the treasures of Guyuan Museum: gilded silver bottles of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, glass bowls with protruding nails, and lacquer coffin paintings of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Guyuan Museum

Guyuan museum is located in Guyuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. It is a comprehensive provincial museum mainly collecting national historical relics. Guyuan museum was founded in 1983 and officially opened to the public in September 1988. It covers an area of 24000 square meters and a construction area of 14000 square meters. The exhibition building is a four corner zanjian pagoda shaped structure imitating the Tang Dynasty.

As of September 2019, Guyuan Museum has four fixed exhibition halls with nearly 20000 cultural relics, including 123 national first-class cultural relics, 2008 second-class cultural relics, 3816 third-class cultural relics and 3 national treasure cultural relics.

Guyuan museum was rated as a national first-class Museum in 2008

In 2009, it was awarded the title of "national civilized unit".

Historical evolution

In 1983, Guyuan museum began construction.

On September 25, 1988, Guyuan museum was completed and opened.

In 2014, Guyuan Museum upgraded the old Exhibition on the basis of the original exhibition building.

In October 2016, Guyuan museum was opened to the public.

architectural composition

overview

As of September 2019, Guyuan Museum covers an area of 24000 square meters and a construction area of 14000 square meters. The exhibition of Guyuan museum is composed of basic exhibition of Guyuan ancient civilization, silk road in Guyuan and temporary exhibition.

Exhibition hall introduction

Collection

overview

As of September 2019, Guyuan Museum has four fixed exhibition halls with nearly 20000 cultural relics, including 123 national first-class cultural relics, 2008 second-class cultural relics, 3816 third-class cultural relics and 3 national treasure cultural relics.

Major cultural relics

Organization setup

Guyuan Museum has five departments: office, cultural relic protection section, exhibition and education section, preservation section and security section.

Curator: Wang Xiaojun; Deputy curators: Wang Zehua and Zhang Qiang.

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Cultural Activity

In January 2019, Guyuan museum will carry out the exhibition and education activity of "spring and autumn of finger palm - puppet art of Fujian and Taiwan".

In March 2019, Guyuan Museum held a lecture on inheriting the red gene and taking the new long march road.

academic research

Lingwu kiln in China

Lingwu kiln is one of the major ancient porcelain kilns in China. The project was signed by Beijing Art Museum and Guyuan Museum, and invested 150000 yuan. The project was established in 2015.

Investigation of Xixia ruins

The project of "investigation and Research on Xixia ruins in Xihaigu area of Ningxia" was launched in March 2016. The main research contents include: sorting out the historical traces of Xixia's management of Xihaigu area, including the rise of Dangxiang ethnic group in Xihaigu area, the rule of Xixia over some Xihaigu areas, the competition history of Song Xia and Jin Xia in Xihaigu area, etc., investigating and studying the military and political sites related to Xixia in Xihaigu area, including the state Castle villages established in Northern Song Dynasty and Jin Dynasty for Xixia, and the City Village Heritage of Xixia In addition, new materials and new discussions are put forward on some controversial historical and geographical issues related to Xihaigu area, such as tiandushan palace, nanmuhui, haoshuichuan Diwang and Yuanhao Yuan, Ren Dejing group's sphere of influence, Song Xia, Song Jin's offensive and defensive system in Xihaigu area, etc.

Honors

In 2008, Guyuan museum was rated as a national first-class Museum.

In 2009, Guyuan museum was named "national civilized unit".

Visit information

address

Guyuan museum is located at 133 Xicheng Road, Yuanzhou District, Guyuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

Ticket Price

Free Admission.

Opening Hours

9:00-17:00 every Tuesday to Sunday.

Bus routes

Tourists can take Guyuan No.1 bus to Xiguan cross, Guyuan No.2 or No.5 bus to Welfare Hospital, or Guyuan No.3 or No.9 bus to Yuanzhou No.5 primary school.

Address: No.133 Xicheng Road, Yuanzhou District, Guyuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

Longitude: 106.2767018481

Latitude: 36.0056761313