Hangzhou Museum

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Hangzhou Museum
Chinese :良渚博物院
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The exbihition hall of Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasty
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Hangzhou Museum
Location within Zhejiang
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Hangzhou Museum
Hangzhou Museum (China)
Established2021 (2021)
Location18 Liangdaoshan, Shangcheng district, Hangzhou
Coordinates 30°14′20″N120°9′58″E / 30.23889°N 120.16611°E / 30.23889; 120.16611
TypeComprehensive
Website www.hzmuseum.com
Hangzhou Museum

Hangzhou Museum, formerly "Hangzhou History Museum", is a national first-grade museum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. [1]

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History

Hangzhou History Museum was established in 2001. It was reconstructed and reopened as Hangzhou Museum on June 9, 2012. Later Hangzhou Museum became a national second-grade museum. [2] On 18 May 2019, it was promoted to a national first-grade museum. [1]

Exhibition

The museum primarily showcases the history of Hangzhou. Its permanent collection includes relics from many eras, including works considered to be national treasures. There is a hall dedicated to stamps, and another displaying works of calligraphers and painters from the region as well. [3] The museum has incorporated many elements of modern technology. It also hosts temporary exhibits. [3]

There are hundreds of models of food, including pastries made during the Song dynasty, 800 years ago. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 关于发布第三批国家一级博物馆名单的通知_中国博物馆协会. 中国博物馆协会 (in Chinese). January 20, 2017. Archived from the original on March 30, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  2. 国家文物局 (in Chinese). September 24, 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Hangzhou History Museum". Zhejiang Government. 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  4. Dunlop, Fuchsia (January 31, 2014). "China discovers the food museum". BBC News. Retrieved June 6, 2019.