{"id":25016,"date":"2023-09-06T09:45:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T01:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/?p=25016"},"modified":"2023-09-06T09:45:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T01:45:41","slug":"top-museums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/top-museums.html","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Museums in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"37c28470d9d6d3cb9ff74e663adb766a\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3594734025006597\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Museums are important places to protect and display human cultural heritage, and are also important windows for people to understand history, culture, science and art. As an ancient civilization with a long history, China has rich museum resources. In order to better understand and appreciate these museums, this article will select the top 10 museums in China based on the comprehensive index and introduce them in detail.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/top-museums.html\/#1_The_Palace_Museum\" title=\"1. The Palace Museum\">1. The Palace Museum<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/top-museums.html\/#2_National_Museum_of_China\" title=\"2. National Museum of China\">2. National Museum of China<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/top-museums.html\/#3_Shanghai_Museum\" title=\"3. Shanghai Museum\">3. Shanghai Museum<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/top-museums.html\/#4_Shaanxi_History_Museum\" title=\"4. Shaanxi History Museum\">4. Shaanxi History Museum<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/top-museums.html\/#5_Shenyang_Palace_Museum\" title=\"5. Shenyang Palace Museum\">5. Shenyang Palace Museum<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/top-museums.html\/#6_Hangzhou_Museum\" title=\"6. Hangzhou Museum\">6. Hangzhou Museum<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/top-museums.html\/#7_Nanjing_Museum\" title=\"7. Nanjing Museum\">7. Nanjing Museum<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/top-museums.html\/#8_Guangzhou_Museum\" title=\"8. Guangzhou Museum\">8. Guangzhou Museum<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/top-museums.html\/#9_Luoyang_Museum\" title=\"9. Luoyang Museum\">9. Luoyang Museum<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/top-museums.html\/#10_Chengdu_Museum\" title=\"10. Chengdu Museum\">10. Chengdu Museum<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_The_Palace_Museum\"><\/span><strong>1. The Palace Museum<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Top-10-Human-Landscapes-in-China-Beijing-Palace-Museum.jpg\" alt=\"Top 10 Human Landscapes in China-Beijing Palace Museum\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Top-10-Human-Landscapes-in-China-Beijing-Palace-Museum.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Top-10-Human-Landscapes-in-China-Beijing-Palace-Museum-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Composite index: 9.8<br \/>\n<a title=\"China\u2019s Top 10 Famous Museums\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/10-famous-museums.html\">The Palace Museum<\/a> in Beijing is the largest royal palace museum in China and one of the famous museums in the world. Located in the center of Beijing, it covers an area of about 720,000 square meters and has a rich collection of cultural relics, including ancient paintings, ceramics, jade, bronze, gold and silver wares, etc. Among them, the most famous collections are the jade seal of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty and the palace cultural relics of the Ming and Qing dynasties.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_National_Museum_of_China\"><\/span><strong>2. National Museum of China<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4159\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/15-Famous-Museums-in-China-National-Museum-of-China.jpg\" alt=\"15 Famous Museums in China-National Museum of China\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/15-Famous-Museums-in-China-National-Museum-of-China.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/15-Famous-Museums-in-China-National-Museum-of-China-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Composite index: 9.7<br \/>\nThe National Museum of China is the largest comprehensive museum in China and one of the most visited museums in the world. It is located in the center of Beijing, covering an area of about 130,000 square meters, and has a collection of various cultural relics from the Neolithic Age to modern times. Among them, the most famous collections are bronzes from the Shang Dynasty and pottery from the Han Dynasty.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Shanghai_Museum\"><\/span><strong>3. Shanghai Museum<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-shanghai.jpeg\" alt=\"Top 10 Museums in China-shanghai\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-shanghai.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-shanghai-600x375.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-shanghai-300x188.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Composite index: 9.5<br \/>\nThe Shanghai Museum is one of the largest art museums in China and one of the famous museums in the world. It is located in the center of Shanghai, covering an area of about 20,000 square meters, and has a rich collection of ancient paintings, ceramics, bronzes, jades and other cultural relics. Among them, the most famous collections are the blue and white porcelain from the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty and the Forbidden City bronze tripod from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Shaanxi_History_Museum\"><\/span><strong>4. Shaanxi History Museum<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-shaanxi.jpg\" alt=\"Top 10 Museums in China-shaanxi\" width=\"640\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-shaanxi.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-shaanxi-600x372.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-shaanxi-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Composite index: 9.4<br \/>\nShaanxi History Museum is one of the largest history museums in China and one of the famous museums in the world. It is located in Xi&#8217;an City, Shaanxi Province, covering an area of about 90,000 square meters, and has a collection of various cultural relics from ancient times to modern times. Among them, the most famous collections are Buddhist statues from the Tang Dynasty and jade articles from the Han Dynasty.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Shenyang_Palace_Museum\"><\/span><strong>5. Shenyang Palace Museum<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-shenyang.jpeg\" alt=\"Top 10 Museums in China-shenyang\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-shenyang.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-shenyang-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-shenyang-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-shenyang-400x225.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Composite index: 9.3<br \/>\nShenyang Palace Museum is one of the largest royal palace museums in China and one of the famous museums in the world. Located in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, it covers an area of about 60,000 square meters and has a rich collection of cultural relics, including court relics from the Qing Dynasty and folk relics from the Northeast. Among them, the most famous collections are the jade seal of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty and the &#8220;Sikuquanshu&#8221; from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Hangzhou_Museum\"><\/span><strong>6. Hangzhou Museum<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-hangzhou.jpg\" alt=\"Top 10 Museums in China-hangzhou\" width=\"640\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-hangzhou.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-hangzhou-600x396.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-hangzhou-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Comprehensive index: 9.2 Hangzhou Museum is one of the largest comprehensive museums in China and one of the famous museums in the world. It is located in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, covering an area of about 30,000 square meters, and has a collection of various cultural relics from the Neolithic Age to modern times. Among them, the most famous collections are jade wares from the Liangzhu Culture and gold and silver wares from the Southern Song Dynasty.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Nanjing_Museum\"><\/span><strong>7. Nanjing Museum<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25022\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-nanjing.jpeg\" alt=\"Top 10 Museums in China-nanjing\" width=\"640\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-nanjing.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-nanjing-600x390.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-nanjing-300x195.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Composite index: 9.1<br \/>\nNanjing Museum is one of the largest art museums in China and one of the famous museums in the world. It is located in Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, covering an area of about 50,000 square meters, and has a rich collection of ancient paintings, ceramics, bronzes, jades and other cultural relics. Among them, the most famous collections are blue and white porcelain from the Ming Dynasty and palace cultural relics from the Qing Dynasty.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Guangzhou_Museum\"><\/span><strong>8. Guangzhou Museum<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25019\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-guangzhou.jpeg\" alt=\"Top 10 Museums in China-guangzhou\" width=\"640\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-guangzhou.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-guangzhou-600x425.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-guangzhou-300x212.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Composite index: 9.0<br \/>\nGuangzhou Museum is one of the largest history museums in China and one of the famous museums in the world. It is located in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, covering an area of about 80,000 square meters. It has a rich collection of cultural relics, including various historical relics from ancient times to modern times. Among them, the most famous collections are pottery from the Han Dynasty and Buddhist statues from the Tang Dynasty.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_Luoyang_Museum\"><\/span><strong>9. Luoyang Museum<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-luoyang.jpeg\" alt=\"Top 10 Museums in China-luoyang\" width=\"640\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-luoyang.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-luoyang-600x378.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-luoyang-300x189.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Composite index: 8.9<br \/>\nLuoyang Museum is one of the largest art museums in China and one of the famous museums in the world. It is located in Luoyang City, Henan Province, covering an area of about 50,000 square meters, and has a rich collection of ancient paintings, ceramics, bronzes, jades and other cultural relics. Among them, the most famous collections are murals from the Northern Wei Dynasty and Buddhist statues from the Tang Dynasty.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Chengdu_Museum\"><\/span><strong>10. Chengdu Museum<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25018\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-chengdu.jpeg\" alt=\"Top 10 Museums in China-chengdu\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-chengdu.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-chengdu-600x366.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Top-10-Museums-in-China-chengdu-300x183.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Composite index: 8.8<br \/>\nChengdu Museum is one of the largest history museums in China and one of the famous museums in the world. Located in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, it covers an area of about 70,000 square meters and has a rich collection of cultural relics, including various historical relics from ancient times to modern times. Among them, the most famous collections are pottery from the Han Dynasty and gold and silverware from the Song Dynasty.<br \/>\nThe above is a detailed introduction to the top 10 museums in China. Each of these museums has its own characteristics and rich collections of cultural relics. It is an important window for people to understand history, culture, science and art. I hope this article can help everyone better understand and appreciate these museums.<\/p>\n<div class=\"37c28470d9d6d3cb9ff74e663adb766a\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3594734025006597\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Museums are important places to protect and display human cultural heritage, and are also important&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,49],"tags":[3558,3556,3559,3560,3557],"class_list":["post-25016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culturehistory","category-top","tag-museum-rankings","tag-museums-in-china","tag-the-best-museums-in-china","tag-the-largest-museums-in-china","tag-top-ten-museums"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25016"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25027,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25016\/revisions\/25027"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}