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Hunan Provincial Museum has rich collections, among which Mawangdui Han Tomb, Bronze ware crafts of Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the cultural relics of Wu Kingdom are the most special.

The display of Mawangdui Han Tomb is the basic display of the museum. In the exhibition hall, there are coat as thin as cicada, well-kept floral print gown, all sorts of delicate needlework, bright lacquer work with colored drawing, silk painting with colored drawing, silk book with rich content, all sorts of wooden tomb figures, musical instruments and weapons.

The most surprising one is the well-preserved female corpse from Western Han Dynasty which has been buried under earth for more than 2100 years. Although the beautiful feature of the corpse cannot been seen anymore, there are lenitive skin, abundant subcutaneous fat and flexible parenchyma, which are well unusual in archaeology.

It also proves the highly developed technology of ancient China.

There are also celadon porcelains of Xiangyin Xiangyin Kiln and Yuezhou Kiln in Sui and Tang Dynasties, underglaze-printed porcelain of Changsha Kiln in Tang and Five Dynasties, the duplication of Wang Xizhi’s Preface to the Orchid Pavilion by people in Tang Dynasty and the script of famous ideologist in the end of Ming and the beginning of Qing Dynasties. All of these collections are highly valued.

While appreciate the precious collections of the museum, the beautiful environment of the museum can also show the history. Surrounded by trees, the museum is quite and elegant, with a mix of old exhibition building, office building and new exhibition hall, which shows the variance of the times through comparison. The new exhibition was built in the end of the twentieth century. Of primitive simplicity, it is magnificent and shows the rich content of Hunan's culture through its unique style. It has become one of the symbolic architectures of Changsha.

the crossing of Dongfenglu and Deyalu, public bus No 3 or 113

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2011-05-23
Hunan Provincial Museum in Changsha Hunan Provincial Museum is located on No. 50, Dongfeng Lu, Changsha City, next to the Revolutionary Martyr's Park. It covers an area of 50,000 square meters (about 12.2 acres) with a construction area of 20,000 square meters ...Read More
2011-05-23
Hunan Provincial Museum, located in the city of Changsha, Hunan Province, has five permanent exhibitions in its permanent collection, among which the Mawangdui Han Tomb exhibition is the driving force of the museum's permanent collection. The museum also ...Read More
2011-05-20
77-year-old Hans Hollein (2nd R) makes on-the-spot inspection with other international architects at Hunan Provincial Museum. On March 11, Hans Hollein from Vienna with another nine international architects made on-the-spot inspection at Hunan Provincial ...Read More

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by Cochiti 2011-05-23
Located on Dongfeng Road, near Nianjia Lake (Nianjia Hu), the Hunan Provincial Museum (Hunan Bowuguan), is one of China's better museums. The complex has three main buildings, one of which covers revolutionary history and two that are devoted to the Western Han (206 BC-24 AD) tombs that were discovered at Mawangdui, 4km northeast of Changsha. The tombs, ...
by Zoila 2011-05-20
The silver dragon hat, one of the major silver ornaments preserved at Hunan Provincial Museum attracts the most "eyeballs". Each silver jewelry on display symbolizes the splendid culture of the Miao Ethnic Group. The opening reception of "Beauty of Silver Jewelry - Hunan, Guangxi, Guizhou Miao Silver Ornaments Exhibition" was held on the third floor of the ...
by Anant 2011-05-20
The silver dragon hat, one of the major silver ornaments preserved at Hunan Provincial Museum attracts the most "eyeballs". Each silver jewelry on display symbolizes the splendid culture of the Miao Ethnic Group. The opening reception of "Beauty of Silver Jewelry - Hunan, Guangxi, Guizhou Miao Silver Ornaments Exhibition" was held on the third floor of the ...