There are 327 national first-class museums in mainland China
There are more than 6,800 museums (including memorial halls, exhibition halls, etc.) that are officially registered, registered and subject to annual inspection in mainland China, which can be divided into two categories: state-owned and non-state-owned museums. State-owned museums are invested and managed by the state, and are public institutions subordinate to the administrative departments of governments at all levels of the state, and their collection of cultural relics and works of art are state property; Non-state-owned museums are founded and managed by enterprises, individuals or organizations, and their collections of cultural relics and artworks are owned by private individuals or organizations, such as the famous Jianchuan Museum in Sichuan Province, the Tang West Market Museum in Xi'an, the Qingdao Beer Museum, and the Changyu Wine Culture Museum. State-owned museums can be divided into four levels: national, provincial, prefecture-level and county-level according to the administrative level of government departments at all levels: national museums are museums affiliated to national ministries, commissions, bureaus and institutes, such as the National Museum of China is affiliated to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the China Customs Museum is affiliated to the General Administration of Customs, the Museum of Modern Chinese Literature is affiliated to the Chinese Writers Association, the Museum of the Palace of National Culture is affiliated to the State Ethnic Affairs Committee, and the China Agricultural Museum is directly affiliated to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Provincial museums are museums affiliated to the Department of Culture and Tourism (Bureau) and the Department of Natural Resources of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and are generally located in provincial capitals (capital) cities, such as Anhui Geological Museum; Prefecture-level museums are museums affiliated to the Culture and Tourism Bureau (or Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau) of prefecture-level cities (autonomous prefectures), such as Suzhou Museum; The county-level museums are museums affiliated to the county (district, county-level city) Culture and Tourism Bureau, such as the Anhui Chu Culture Museum (Shou County Museum). Since 2008, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage has evaluated and graded all types of museums in China, from the aspects of comprehensive museum management and infrastructure, collection management and scientific research, exhibition and social services, and divided museums into three levels: first, second and third (level 1 is the highest level); In 2008, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage selected 83 first-class museums in the first batch, 17 in 2012 in the second batch of first-class museums, 34 in the third batch of first-class museums in 2017, 74 in the fourth batch of first-class museums in 2020, and 123 in the fifth batch of first-class museums in May 2024. As of June 2024, there are 327 national first-class museums in China.
The National Museum of China is located on the east side of Tiananmen Square in Beijing
Among the 327 national first-class museums, only 6 are non-state-owned museums (Sichuan Jianchuan Museum, Xi'an Tang West Market Museum, Qingdao Beer Museum, Angang Museum, Changyu Wine Culture Museum and Yili Grassland Milk Culture Museum), and the remaining 321 are state-owned museums. Among the national first-class museums, the Palace Museum, the National Museum of China, the Military Museum of the Chinese Revolution, the Geological Museum of China, the Museum of Prince Gong's Mansion of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Palace of National Culture, the China Railway Museum, the China Customs Museum, the China Women and Children's Museum, the Museum of Modern Chinese Literature, the Beijing Lu Xun Museum (Beijing New Culture Movement Memorial Hall), the China Science and Technology Museum, the China Printing Museum, the China Agricultural Museum, the Civil Aviation Museum of China, the China Aviation Museum, China Overseas Chinese History Museum, Former Residence of Comrade Song Qingling, Honorary Chairman of the People's Republic of China, Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Museum, China Water Conservancy Museum, China Coal Museum, etc.; Provincial museums (including museums set up by universities) include the Capital Museum, Shanghai Museum, Tianjin Museum, Chongqing China Three Gorges Museum (Chongqing Museum), Hebei Provincial Museum, Shaanxi History Museum, Shanxi Provincial Museum, Shandong Museum, Henan Museum, Anhui Provincial Museum, Nanjing Museum, Zhejiang Provincial Museum, Jiangxi Provincial Museum, Fujian Provincial Museum, Hubei Provincial Museum, Hunan Museum, Guangdong Provincial Museum, Heilongjiang Provincial Museum, Jilin Provincial Museum, Liaoning Provincial Museum, Yunnan Provincial Museum, Guizhou Provincial Museum, Sichuan Museum, Gansu Provincial Museum, Qinghai Provincial Museum, Hainan Provincial Museum, Tibet Museum, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Museum, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Museum, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Museum, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum, Chinese Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall, CPC First National Memorial Hall, Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, Chongqing Natural History Museum, Shanxi Geological Museum, Shaanxi Natural History Museum, Jilin Provincial Natural History Museum, Tianjin Natural History Museum, Anhui Geological Museum, Hunan Provincial Geological Museum, Henan Natural History Museum, Inner Mongolia Natural History Museum, Tsinghua University Art Museum, Shanghai University Museum, Qian Xuesen Library (Qian Xuesen Memorial Hall of Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Shandong University Museum, Sichuan University Museum, Zhejiang University Art and Archaeology Museum, etc. more than 70; The city-level museums include Handan Museum, Yuncheng Museum, Fuyang Museum, Suzhou Museum, Chifeng Museum, Daqing Museum, Dalian Museum, Pingdingshan Museum, Memorial Hall to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (Dandong Research Center to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea), Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall, Hubei-Henan-Anhui Revolution Memorial Hall, Zhou Enlai Memorial Hall, Deng Xiaoping's Former Residence Exhibition Hall, Comrade Zhu De's Former Residence Memorial Hall, Comrade Liu Shaoqi Memorial Hall, Sun Yat-sen's Former Residence Memorial Hall, New Fourth Army Memorial Hall, Northeast Martyrs Memorial Hall, Zunyi Conference Memorial Hall, Huaihai Battle Memorial Hall, Yan'an Revolution Memorial Hall, Jingzhou Museum, Xiangyang Museum, Wuhan Museum, Yangtze River Civilization Museum (Wuhan Natural History Museum), Wuhan Zhongshan Ship Museum, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Museum, Xiamen Museum, Jiujiang Museum, Shangrao Museum, Jingdezhen Chinese Ceramics Museum, Guangzhou Museum, Shenzhen Museum, Opium War Museum, Changsha Museum, Liuzhou Industrial Museum, Guilin Museum, Zigong Dinosaur Museum, There are more than 170 museums, including Baotou Museum, Hulunbuir Museum, Guyuan Museum, Xianyang Museum, Lanzhou Museum, Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture Museum, Hami Museum, etc.; There are more than 20 county-level museums, including Dingzhou Museum, Li Dazhao Memorial Hall of Leting County, Qingzhou Museum, Tengzhou Museum, Juye County Museum, Zou Cheng Museum, Anhui Chu Culture Museum (Shou County Museum), Hangzhou Linping Museum, and Hezheng Ancient Animal Fossil Museum.
There are 327 first-class museums in mainland China in 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government except Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, including 32 in Shandong Province, 28 in Beijing, 26 in Jiangsu Province, 21 in Zhejiang Province, 17 in Jiangxi Province, 16 in Sichuan Province, 15 in Guangdong Province, 14 in Henan Province, 12 each in Shanghai and Hubei Province, 10 each in Hunan Province and Gansu Province, 9 each in Shanxi Province, Anhui Province, Liaoning Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, 8 in Hebei Province, 7 each in Heilongjiang Province, Fujian Province and Chongqing Municipality. 5 each in Guizhou, Jilin and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, 4 each in Tianjin and Yunnan Province, 3 each in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and 2 each in Qinghai and Hainan provinces.
Shandong Province, the province with the most national first-class museums
Shandong Province has 32 national first-class museums, which is the province with the most national first-class museums in the mainland. Qingdao Museum, Qingdao Beer Museum, Qingdao Mountain Fort Site Museum, Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Museum, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Museum (Qingdao Seafood Museum, Qingdao Aquarium) and Qingdao Germany Governor's Building Site Museum (Qingdao Urban Cultural Heritage Protection Center), Shandong Museum, Jinan Museum, Jinan Zhangqiu District Museum and Shandong University Museum located in Jinan, Linyi Museum located in Linyi City, Dezhou Museum located in Dezhou City, Rizhao City Museum is located in Rizhao City, Zaozhuang City Museum, Tengzhou City Museum and Tengzhou Han Portrait Stone Museum are located in Zaozhuang City, Binzhou Museum is located in Binzhou City, Jining Museum, Confucius Museum and Zou Cheng Museum are located in Jining City, Zibo City Museum, Zibo Ceramic Glass Museum, Qi Culture Museum and Pu Songling Memorial Hall are located in Zibo City, Weifang City Museum, Qingzhou Museum and Linqu Museum are located in Weifang City, and Yantai City Museum is located in Yantai City, China First Sino-Japanese War Museum and Changyu Wine Culture Museum, located in Heze City, Juye County Museum, Liaocheng Grand Canal Museum, located in Liaocheng City.
The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Museum is located at No. 8 Laiyang Road, Shinan District, Qingdao City
Located at No. 8 Laiyang Road, Shinan District, Qingdao City, the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Museum is a military museum directly belonging to the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, officially opened to the public in 1989, covering a total area of 366 acres, with the main exhibition hall of the Naval Museum, the Navy Heroes Square, the main exhibition hall square, the land equipment exhibition area, the marine equipment exhibition area, etc., the land equipment exhibition area has the small surface ships, naval aviation equipment, naval coastal defense equipment and so on used by the People's Navy since its establishment. The marine equipment exhibition area mainly exhibits the Yangtze River ship ridden by Chairman Mao Zedong and the Anshan, the first destroyer in the mainland, and has more than 10,000 important cultural relics of the People's Navy in various historical periods. The Chinese People's Liberation Army Naval Museum was rated as the first batch of national first-class museums in 2008, and is a national defense education demonstration base, a national patriotism education demonstration base, the first batch of 100 red tourism classic scenic spots in the country, and a national 3A-level tourist attraction.
Shandong Museum is located in Jingshi Road, Lixia District, Jinan City
Located at No. 11899, Jingshi Road, Lixia District, Jinan City, Shandong Museum is a provincial comprehensive geographic museum founded in 1954, affiliated to the Shandong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, is the first provincial comprehensive museum established after the founding of New China, covering an area of 210 acres, the main construction area of more than 80,000 square meters, with a collection of pottery, porcelain, jade, bronze, calligraphy and painting, oracle bones, bamboo slips, lacquerware, seals, coins, costumes and other cultural relics nearly 150,000 pieces ranking 16th among the major comprehensive museums in China. With nearly 49,000 pieces of precious cultural relics, it ranks 10th among major comprehensive museums in China, and has more than 10 exhibition halls such as Shandong history and culture, portraits of the Han Dynasty, Confucius culture, and Buddhist statue art. Shandong Museum was rated as the second batch of national first-class museums in 2012, is one of the national key museums jointly built by the central and local governments, is a national patriotism education demonstration base, a national popular science education base, and was selected as the top 100 national museums in the first quarter of 2024 (released by the museum headlines, Wenbo headlines, the same below) ranked 21st!
Qingzhou Museum is located in the urban area of Qingzhou City, Weifang
Qingzhou Museum, located in the urban area of Qingzhou City, Weifang, is a county-level comprehensive museum built in 1984 (affiliated to the Qingzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism), built and opened in 2023, the new Qingzhou Museum has a total construction area of more than 50,000 square meters, with a collection of more than 50,000 pieces of cultural relics such as ceramics, bronzes, jade, stone carvings, calligraphy and paintings, including more than 3,000 precious cultural relics. Longxing Temple Buddha statue exhibition hall, Xiangshan Han Tomb terracotta figurine exhibition hall, stone carving art exhibition hall, etc.; In 2008, Qingzhou Museum was rated as one of the first national first-class museums by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage (the only county-level museum among the first batch of national first-class museums), and is part of the 5A-level tourist attraction - Qingzhou Ancient City Tourist Scenic Spot.
It is located in the Qingdao Beer Museum at No. 56 Dengzhou Road, North City, Qingdao
Located at No. 56 Dengzhou Road, North City, Qingdao City, Tsingtao Beer Museum is a special museum affiliated to Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd., officially opened in 2003, the museum is located in the old factory of Tsingtao Beer 100 years ago, the centennial history and process of Tsingtao Beer as the main line, condensed the development history of China's beer industry and Tsingtao Beer, is a special museum with tourism knowledge, entertainment and interest; In 2020, Qingdao Beer Museum was rated as the fourth batch of national first-class museums, and is also a 4A-level tourist attraction, a national industrial tourism demonstration base, and a national popular science education base.
It is located in the Zibo Ceramic Glass Museum in Zhangdian District, Zibo City
Located at No. 417, Liantong Road, Zhangdian District, Zibo City, Zibo Ceramic Glass Museum is a state-owned thematic museum with the theme of ceramic glaze, affiliated to the Zibo Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, open to the public free of charge in 2000, the museum construction area of 50,000 square meters, the collection of ancient and modern Chinese and foreign including more than 20 countries of all kinds of ceramic glaze boutique more than 25,000 pieces, the treasure of the town hall is the blue glaze lotus and glass beads, with the ancient Qi hall, the ancient porcelain hall, the national kiln hall, the five-color hall, the quintessence of the hall, the high-tech hall, the international hall, There are more than 20 exhibition halls such as the donation hall and the modern glass hall, which is currently the largest large-scale ceramic glass museum in China; In 2020, the Zibo Ceramic Glass Museum was rated as the fourth batch of national first-class museums by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage; The museum is also a 4A-level tourist attraction and a national popular science education base.
Jiangsu Province, the province with the second largest number of national first-class museums
There are 26 national first-class museums in Jiangsu Province, which are located in Nanjing City, Nanjing Museum, Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall, Nanjing Museum, Nanjing Imperial Examination Museum, Yuhuatai Martyrs Memorial Hall, Nanjing City Wall Museum, Nanjing Dabao'en Temple Ruins Museum, Nantong Museum located in Nantong City, Yangzhou Museum and Yangzhou China Grand Canal Museum located in Yangzhou City, Suzhou Museum, Suzhou Silk Museum, Suzhou Silk Museum, Suzhou Wuzhong District Museum and Changshu Museum, located in Huai'an City Museum and Zhou Enlai Memorial Hall in Huai'an City, Yancheng China Haiyan Museum (Yancheng Museum) and New Fourth Army Memorial Hall in Yancheng City, Xuzhou Museum and Huaihai Battle Memorial Hall in Xuzhou City, Zhenjiang Museum in Zhenjiang City, Lianyungang City Museum in Lianyungang City, Wuxi Museum, Yixing City Museum and Jiangyin City Museum in Wuxi City, Changzhou Museum in Changzhou City.
Nanjing Museum is located in Zhongshan East Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing
Located at No. 321, Zhongshan East Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing City, Nanjing Museum is a provincial-level comprehensive museum opened in 1949, is a deputy department-level institution directly under the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, formerly known as the National Central Museum built in 1933, is the earliest comprehensive museum created in the mainland, Nanjing Museum covers an area of more than 130,000 square meters, for a courtyard of six museums and six layouts, that is, with a history museum, a special exhibition hall, the Republic of China Museum, an art museum, an intangible cultural heritage museum and a digital museum six halls, with archaeological research institutes, The Institute of Cultural Relics Protection, the Institute of Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection, the Institute of Ancient Architecture, the Institute of Exhibition Art and the Institute of Ancient Art have six institutes, with 433,000 pieces of cultural relics in various collections such as jade, bronze, ceramics, calligraphy and painting, ranking fifth among the major comprehensive museums in China (second only to the Palace Museum, the National Museum of China, the Shaanxi History Museum, and the Shanxi History Museum), and the 370,000 sets of precious cultural relics rank second among the major comprehensive museums in China (second only to the Palace Museum). Miscellaneous Flower Scroll", Matteo Ricci's "Kun and the Complete Map of All Nations" and other treasures of the town hall. In 2008, Nanjing Museum was rated as the first batch of national first-class museums, in 2009 it was listed as the first batch of "national museums jointly built by the central and local governments", in 2017 it was rated as a national 4A-level tourist attraction, and ranked 14th among museums in the world in the "2019 Global Theme Park and Museum Report"! Ranked 9th in the list of the top 100 popular museums in China in the first quarter of 2024! In 2023, the number of visitors to Nanjing Museum will reach 5.01 million!
It is located in the main hall of Suzhou Museum on Northeast Street, Gusu District, Suzhou City
Located at No. 204, Northeast Street, Gusu District, Suzhou City, Suzhou Museum is a city-level comprehensive history museum founded in 1961, a public institution affiliated to the Suzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio and Television, designed by the world architect I.M. Pei, the construction area of the Suzhou Museum was built in 2006 with a construction area of more than 10,000 square meters, and the construction area of the West Hall of the Suzhou Museum built in 2021 is more than 48,000 square meters. There are more than 20,000 pieces of stationery and other cultural relics, including more than 9,000 pieces of precious cultural relics, which are good at collecting archaeological unearthed cultural relics, calligraphy and painting and handicrafts of the Ming and Qing dynasties. In 2008, Suzhou Museum was rated as one of the first national first-class museums, in 2013 it was awarded the title of "Most Innovative Museum" in China, and was selected as the 11th in the list of top 100 popular museums in China in the first quarter of 2024. In 2023, the Suzhou Museum will receive 4.85 million visitors, ranking second among all comprehensive museums in Jiangsu (second only to the Nanjing Museum).
The New Fourth Army Memorial Hall is located on Jianjun East Road, Tinghu District, Yancheng City
Located at No. 159, Jianjun East Road, Tinghu District, Yancheng City, the New Fourth Army Memorial Hall is a comprehensive thematic memorial hall that comprehensively reflects the journey of the New Fourth Army in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. The New Fourth Army Memorial Hall is composed of three parts: the main museum area, the reconstruction of the military headquarters memorial tower and the reconstruction of the old site of the New Fourth Army Military Department (Taishan Temple), covering an area of 120 acres, with a total construction area of more than 13,000 square meters, and a collection of more than 10,000 pieces of cultural relics such as the New Fourth Army Anti-Japanese War, military telegrams, military telegrams, military letters, related photos, related calligraphy and painting works, and related books, and has an exhibition hall in the main hall area of the New Fourth Army Memorial Hall. Located at No. 118, Jianjun West Road, Tinghu District, Yancheng City, the former site of the reconstructed New Fourth Army Military Headquarters (Taishan Temple) is the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. The New Fourth Army Memorial Hall will be rated as the fifth batch of national first-class museums in 2024, and will be the national patriotism education demonstration base, the national 100 red tourism classic scenic spots, the national 4A-level tourist attractions, and the national defense education demonstration base, and will be selected as the top 100 national popular memorial halls in the first quarter of 2024 (released by the museum headlines and Wenbo headlines) and ranked 8th!
Beijing is the municipality with the largest number of first-class museums in the country
There are 28 national first-class museums in Beijing, making it the municipality with the largest number of first-class museums in mainland China. They are the Palace Museum, the National Museum of China, the National Museum of Natural History, the China Women and Children's Museum, the China Customs Museum and the China Overseas Chinese Museum located in Dongcheng District, the China Geological Museum, the Beijing Planetarium, the Museum of Prince Gong's Mansion of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Capital Museum, the Beijing Lu Xun Museum, the former residence of Comrade Song Qingling, the Honorary Chairman of the People's Republic of Chinese China and the National Culture Palace, and the China Film Museum, the China Agricultural Museum, and the China Railway Museum (Dongjiao Pavilion) located in Chaoyang District , the Museum of Modern Chinese Literature, the Civil Aviation Museum and the China Science and Technology Museum, the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution, the Tsinghua University Art Museum and the Xiangshan Revolution Memorial Hall in Haidian District, the Chinese Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall, the Beijing Automobile Museum and the China Garden Museum in Fengtai District, the China Aviation Museum in Changping District, the Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site Museum in Fangshan District, and the China Printing Museum in Daxing District.
The National Museum of Natural History is located at No. 126 Tianqiao South Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Located at No. 126 Tianqiao South Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, the National Museum of Natural History is a large-scale natural history museum built and opened in 1959, formerly known as the Central Museum of Natural History and Beijing Museum of Natural History, and renamed the National Museum of Natural History in January 2023, with a building area of more than 23,000 square meters and a collection of more than 400,000 specimens. There are exhibition halls such as the Botanical World, Dinosaur Park, Ancient Mammals, Ancient Reptiles, Invertebrate Prosperity, Animal-Human Friends, and Magical Africa. The National Museum of Natural History was rated as the first batch of national first-class museums in 2008, and in 2022, it was named the first batch of national science education bases from 2021 to 2025 by the China Association for Science and Technology, and ranked 43rd in the list of the top 100 popular museums in China in the first quarter of 2024!
The China Customs Museum is located on Jianguomennei Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing
China Customs Museum, located at No. 2 Jianguomen Nei Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, is a national industry museum opened in 2014, directly under the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China, the main exhibition area construction area of about 8,000 square meters, the collection of more than 30,000 important customs cultural relics from the Warring States period to the contemporary period, the collection of fine products include 1894 "China Lighthouse Map", Dalong stamps, the mail bag used by the General Taxation Department Hurd, Guangdong Customs ten taels of silver ingots, Jiujiangguan blue and white porcelain bowls, Warring States "Guan" character tile, " Customs 902 boat", etc., with basic exhibition halls such as Qianqiu Ancient Customs, Modern Customs, and Modern Customs. In 2024, the China Customs Museum will be rated as the fifth batch of national first-class museums and a national patriotic education base.
The Capital Museum is located at No. 16 Fuxingmenwai Street, Xicheng District, Beijing
Located in Beijing Xicheng District Fuxing Gate Street No. 16 Capital Museum is a provincial comprehensive museum officially opened to the public in 1981, built in 2006 the new Capital Museum construction area of more than 63,000 square meters, a collection of ceramics, bronze, gold and silver, jade, coins, calligraphy and painting, embroidery, cultural toys and other cultural relics more than 120,000 pieces, including more than 63,000 pieces of precious cultural relics in the country ranked 8th, the basic display of "the ancient capital of Beijing: history and culture", Old Things in Beijing - Old Beijing Folk Customs Exhibition", etc., as well as boutique exhibitions "Beijing Ancient Pagoda Cultural Relics Exhibition", "Yandi Bronze Art Exhibition" and so on. In 2008, the Capital Museum was rated as the first batch of national first-class museums, a national 4A-level tourist attraction, a national excellent social and educational base, the first batch of national popular science education bases from 2021 to 2025, and ranked 12th in the list of the top 100 popular museums in China in the first quarter of 2024!
The Chinese Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall is located in Wanping City, Lugou Bridge, Fengtai District, Beijing
Located in Wanping City, Lugou Bridge, Fengtai District, Beijing, the Chinese Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall is a comprehensive thematic memorial hall opened in 1987, the competent department is the Propaganda Department of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, is the only large-scale memorial hall in the mainland that comprehensively reflects the history of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japan, the collection is mainly based on various historical documents and related objects during the Anti-Japanese War from 1931 to 1945, and the collection of cultural relics exceeds 30,000 sets, which are basically displayed as "Great Victory—— Large-scale thematic exhibition to commemorate the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War". The Memorial Hall of the Chinese Anti-Japanese War was rated as the first batch of national first-class museums in 2008, as a national excellent patriotic education demonstration base, a national clean government education base, and a national 100 red tourism classic scenic spots, and was selected as the 9th place in the list of the top 100 national memorial halls in the first quarter of 2024 (released by the museum headlines and Wenbo headlines)!
Hangzhou City, a prefecture-level city with the largest number of national first-class museums
Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, is a prefecture-level city, with 12 national first-class museums, including Zhejiang Provincial Museum, Zhejiang Museum of Natural History, Hangzhou Museum, Hangzhou West Lake Museum, Hangzhou Arts and Crafts Museum, China National Silk Museum, China Tea Museum, China Water Conservancy Museum, Liangzhu Museum, Zhejiang University Museum of Art and Archaeology (in Hangzhou), Hangzhou Linping Museum, and Hangzhou Xiaoshan Cross-Lake Bridge Site Museum.
The China Tea Museum is located in Shuangfeng Village, Xihu Township, Xihu District, Hangzhou
Located in the West Lake District of Hangzhou, the China Tea Museum is a special museum with the theme of tea and tea culture opened in 1991, one of the two museums directly under the Management Committee of the West Lake Scenic Area of Hangzhou (the other is the main hall of the West Lake Museum in Hangzhou), which is composed of two parts: the Shuangfeng Museum of China Tea Museum (in Shuangfeng Village, Xihu Township, Xihu District, Hangzhou, built and opened in 1991) and Longjing Museum (at No. 268, Wengjiashan, Xihu Street, Xihu District, Hangzhou, completed and opened in 2015). With a total construction area of 13,000 square meters, there are nearly 4,000 pieces of cultural relics such as more than 170 kinds of ancient and modern tea specimens, tea sets, tea calligraphy and paintings, tea stamps, tea culture tablets, tea boxes, tea advertising sheets, tea wrapping paper, tea house price lists, tea house tea number plaques, etc., with tea history hall, tea extraction hall, tea set hall, tea customs hall, tea affairs hall and other exhibition halls, as well as different styles of tea rooms for visitors to taste tea; The China Tea Museum is the exhibition and exchange center of tea culture between China and the world, as well as a tea culture theme tourism complex, and an important part of the national scenic spot - Hangzhou West Lake Scenic Area. In 2020, the China Tea Museum was rated as the fourth batch of national first-class museums, and is a patriotic education base and a national popular science education base in Zhejiang Province, ranking 88th in the list of top 100 popular museums in China in the first quarter of 2024!
Liangzhu Museum is located at No. 1 Meili Zhou Road, Yuhang District, Hangzhou
Liangzhu Museum is located in Hangzhou Yuhang District, Liangzhu Street, Meili Zhou Road, No. 1, Liangzhu Museum is a state-owned museum built in 2008 to open the social science archaeology, covering an area of more than 40,000 square meters, construction area of more than 10,000 square meters, the collection of cultural relics for the Liangzhu site unearthed more than 3,000 pieces of cultural relics, including more than 100 pieces of precious cultural relics, with "water town Zeguo", "civilization holy land", "jade soul of the country" three basic exhibition halls, showing the Liangzhu site and Liangzhu culture archaeological achievements, heritage value, It embodies the important position and unique contribution of Liangzhu civilization in the historical development process of "pluralism and integration" of Chinese civilization. The site of the ancient city of Liangzhu, where the Liangzhu Museum is located, is a group of cultural relics in the late Neolithic Age, and the unearthed cultural relics are characterized by a large number of exquisite jade ritual vessels, which is the naming place of "Liangzhu Culture", which was listed as the fourth batch of national key cultural relics protection units in 1996 and was listed as the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2019. In 2024, Liangzhu Museum will be rated as the fifth batch of national first-class museums, a national 4A-level tourist attraction, a national patriotic education demonstration base, and ranked 57th in the list of the top 100 popular museums in the first quarter of 2024!
The China Water Conservancy Museum is located at No. 1 Shuibo Avenue, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou
Located at No. 1 Shuibo Avenue, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, China Water Conservancy Museum is a national industry museum directly under the Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China, completed and opened in 2010, the China Water Conservancy Museum with a construction area of 36,500 square meters and a tower height of 129 meters, is one of the landmark buildings in Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou; The China Water Conservancy Museum integrates the functions of collection, exhibition, science popularization, publicity, education, research, and leisure, and has four exhibition halls: early water conservancy, ancient water conservancy, modern water conservancy, and contemporary water conservancy. In 2024, the China Water Conservancy Museum will be rated as the fifth batch of national first-class museums, and will be a national water education base, a national science education base, and a national research and practice education base for primary and secondary school students.