National Museum of China [VIP private group tour with Expert Lecturer and National Museum Guide, including admission ticket]

▲ Notice: 1. The National Museum requires real-name reservations for all visitors. Minors under the age of 14 (inclusive) are not allowed to enter alone and must be accompanied by an adult for entry redeem. 2. Note: If you only need individual admission ticket, please make your own reservations on the official website of the attraction. This product is a group tour and individual admission ticket are not sold.

▲ The history of the National Museum of China can be traced back to the establishment of the Preparatory Office of the National Museum of History in 1912, driven by visionary figures such as Cai Yuanpei and Lu Xun. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the central government decided to build the Museum of the Chinese Revolution and the Museum of Chinese History east of Tiananmen Square. These museums launched the "General History of China" and "History of the Chinese Revolution" exhibitions, serving as a forum for social education for generations. In 2003, the two museums merged to form the National Museum of China. Following its renovation and expansion in 2012, the museum officially opened to the public. With a floor area of nearly 200,000 square meters and 48 standard exhibition halls, it is the largest modern comprehensive museum in the world.

▲ Design Concept: The National Museum's architecture retains the original west, north, and south facades, with a "Gate of Victory" design concept, symbolizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Grand Scale: The total site area is 70,000 square meters, the building is 42.5 meters high, with five floors above ground and two floors underground, housing 48 standard exhibition halls. Spatial Layout: From an aerial perspective, the National Museum's square main building echoes the circular roof, symbolizing the ancient cosmological concept of "the sky is round and the earth is square." From ground level, the tall columns and wide staircases exude a solemn and majestic aura.

▲ quantity of collections: The National Museum currently has a collection of more than 1.43 million pieces, covering a variety of categories such as ancient cultural relics, modern and contemporary cultural relics, and artworks, including oracle bones, bronzes, porcelains, jades, gold and silver wares, coins, Buddhist statues, rare ancient books, and rubbings of inscriptions and calligraphy.

▲ The museum's treasures: The Houmuwu Ding of the Shang Dynasty is a bronze tripod from the late Shang Dynasty. It is 133 cm high and weighs 832.84 kg. It is the heaviest bronze artifact known in ancient China. Shang Dynasty Four-Ram Bronze Square Tripod: A bronze ritual vessel from the late Shang Dynasty, 58.3 cm high, with a sheep sculpted on each corner, with a majestic shape and exquisite craftsmanship. Li Gui of the Western Han Dynasty: A bronze ware from the early Western Zhou Dynasty, with an inscription of 33 characters in 4 lines on the bottom, recording the historical event of King Wu's conquest of King Zhou in the early morning of the Jiazi day. Neolithic painted pottery basin with human face and fish pattern: a representative work of Yangshao culture, 16.5 cm high, with symmetrical human face and fish patterns painted on the inner wall, which is a relic of primitive religion and witchcraft activity. The Nine Dragons and Nine Phoenixes Coronet of Empress Xiaoduan of the Ming Dynasty: The Phoenix Coronet of Empress Wanli Emperor is inlaid with more than one hundred gems and more than five thousand pearls, and is gorgeous and precious.

▲ The "Ancient China" exhibition hall is the basic display of the National Museum of China. It is divided into eight parts based on the succession of dynasties, namely the ancient period, the Xia, Shang and Western Zhou periods, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Qin and Han periods, the Three Kingdoms, the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties, the Liao, Song, Xia, Jin and Yuan periods, and the Ming and Qing periods.