Great Wall Museum

China Great Wall Museum

synonym

The Great Wall Museum generally refers to the Great Wall Museum of China

Located in Badaling Great Wall scenic area, Badaling Town, Yanqing District, Beijing, the Great Wall Museum of China is adjacent to the Great Wall cinema. It is a national three-level museum with the theme of the great wall and a comprehensive reflection of the history, military, architecture, economy, culture and art of the Great Wall.

The museum was completed and opened in September 1994, and its name was inscribed by then President Jiang Zemin. The Great Wall Museum of China shows the basic context of the Great Wall's emergence and development; the military defense function and system of the great wall; the major battles that took place inside and outside the Great Wall in history; the architectural structure and layout of the great wall; the economic development and prosperity of the areas along the Great Wall, the historical facts of the long-term common development and mutual integration of culture and art as well as the brothers and nationalities inside and outside the great wall; and the Great Wall's role as the center of China after liberation The symbol of the Chinese nation, the protection of the world cultural heritage by the people of the world, and the important role of the Great Wall in the diplomatic history and tourism of new China.

By 2019, the Great Wall Museum of China has more than 2500 sets of cultural relics, mainly iron, brick, ceramics and coins. The collection mainly comes from collection, excavation and donation. The representative collections include: Jiesheng Feikong mielu, bianfa shenpao, Guanmen lock, tonghuoqiang, Wanli 11th year inscription stele, world cultural heritage certificate, etc.

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Historical evolution

In September 1994, the Great Wall Museum of China was completed and opened.

In 2007, the Great Wall Museum of China carried out a comprehensive renovation with the theme of "world miracle · historical monument".

On May 18, 2008, the Great Wall Museum of China was officially opened to the public free of charge.

From April to June in 2019, the planning and infrastructure division of Badaling Special Administrative Region Office organized to repaint the facade of the Great Wall Museum of China with real stone paint, and painted the facade of the quadrangle of the museum with the traditional painting technology of ancient architecture. At the same time, the heating facilities of the quadrangle of the Great Wall Museum of China were transformed as a whole, and the heating mode of air source heat pump was adopted.

architectural composition

The Great Wall Museum of China has a construction area of more than 4000 square meters and an exhibition area of 3200 square meters. It has a preface hall, seven exhibition halls and a temporary exhibition hall. The preface hall displays the theme of the exhibition, the preface, the schematic diagram of the Great Wall, chariots, cannons and other cultural relics. The first exhibition hall is the first part of the exhibition "more than 2000 years of continuous construction", which shows the basic context of the Great Wall's emergence and development. The second, the third and the fourth exhibition halls are the second part of the exhibition, which shows the military defense function and system of the Great Wall, the major battles inside and outside the Great Wall in history, and the architectural structure and layout of the Great Wall. The fifth and sixth exhibition halls are the third part of the exhibition, which shows the historical facts of the economic development and prosperity of the areas along the Great Wall, culture and art as well as the long-term common development and mutual integration of the brothers and nationalities inside and outside the Great Wall. The seventh exhibition hall is the fourth part of the exhibition, which shows the Great Wall as a symbol of the Chinese nation, the protection of the world cultural heritage by the world people and the important role of the Great Wall in the diplomatic history and tourism of new China after the founding of new China. The eighth exhibition hall is the temporary exhibition hall, which is used to hold temporary exhibitions, academic seminars, etc.

Venue features

The building of the Museum of the great wall of China is unique. It looks like a connected beacon tower, and the interior exhibition line looks like the Great Wall horse road. From inside to outside, the Great Wall is permeated with profound cultural atmosphere. It is not only a base for teenagers to understand the great wall and carry out patriotic education, but also an important place for people to travel, leisure and entertainment.

Collection

overview

The exhibition of the Great Wall Museum of China focuses on cultural relics and specimens unearthed along the Great Wall from all over the country, supplemented by charts, photos, cultural landscapes and models.

 

By 2019, the Great Wall Museum of China has more than 2500 sets of cultural relics, mainly iron, brick, ceramics and coins. The collection mainly comes from collection, excavation and donation. The representative collections include: Jiesheng Feikong mielu, bianfa shenpao, Guanmen lock, tonghuoqiang, Wanli 11th year inscription stele, world cultural heritage certificate, etc.

 

Major cultural relics

Cultural Activity

With its unique natural and cultural landscape, the Great Wall has not only attracted countless tourists from all over the world, but also left their footprints on the Great Wall by world dignitaries and world figures. Since 1954, it has received nearly 500 heads of state and government of the world, as well as many world figures, and has become an important state protocol venue for the Chinese government.

 

In 2015, the ancient yamen art film of Neixiang County Yamen was exhibited in the Great Wall Museum of China.

 

Honorary recognition

In July 2009, the Great Wall Museum of China was rated as a national third level museum.

 

Function value

The Jiesheng Feikong mielu'an bianfa shenpao in the collection of the Great Wall Museum of China is of great value for the study of the weapons and equipment of the great wall of Ming Dynasty and its military casting technology.

 

Visit information

address

China Great Wall Museum is located in Badaling Great Wall scenic area, Badaling Town, Yanqing District, Beijing.

Ticket Price

It's free.

Opening Hours

Peak season: 9:00-17:00, off season: 9:00-16:30 (closed on Monday).

traffic

transit

Take bus no.877 at Deshengmen and get off at Badaling Great Wall Station.

Self driving

Beijing Tibet Expressway Badaling intersection out to.

Address: west side of Xinhua South Road, Jiayuguan City

Longitude: 115.656637

Latitude: 32.167025

Ticket information: 61-101 yuan

Opening hours: 8:30-18:30

8: 30-12:30, 14:30-18:30 (summer and Autumn); 8:30-12:00, 14:30-18:00 (winter and spring)