Guide on Hubei Provincial Museum

Constructed in 1953, Hubei Provincial Museum is recognized by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage as a protection base of Chinese traditional culture, a director member of China Museum Association of Musical Instrument, and an AAAAA level scenic spot authorized by National Tourism Administration.

Exhibitions

Exhibition of Chu culture: it demonstrates rich and splendid Chu culture through the Chu bronze articles, Chu silk fabrics and embroidery (刺绣) and so on.

Porcelain (瓷器) Profile: this exhibition is divided into two parts. Part I mainly focuses on the unearthed porcelain. Part II mainly concentrates on the porcelain handed down from ancient times collected by the museum.

Distinguished figures in Hubei during a Century: this exhibition, featuring a selection of more than a hundred famous and respected figures, such as Dong Biwu, Li Xiannian, whose photos are accompanied by relics, outlines their biographies and achievements.

Introduction to Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng: the exhibition features the most representative relics from the tomb Marquis Yi of Zeng, and represents the spiritual and material life 2,400 years ago.

Opening time

Tuesday-Sunday 9:00am-5:00pm (Suspend admission after 4:00pm)   

Our services

1. The self-service locker: visitors can have free access to it.

2. Baby care room: restrooms are provided for the elderly as well as mothers and babies free of charge.

3. Wheelchairs: wheelchairs, charged by the hour, can be rented at the reception desk, with visitors carrying a valid ID document.

4. Umbrella depository: all umbrellas can be kept on the umbrella stand, which is not charged.

Qibao, located in the center of Minhang District, Shanghai, is a village with a history of one thousand years. In the village, wine and tea are served on old-fashioned square tables together with long benches, long-mouth copper pots and flat-end chopstick used. The most famous snacks in old Shanghai are square pastry, rice wine and steamed salted pork in wine.

Telephone: 021-21087225

Entrance Ticket: 45 yuan per all-in-one ticket (preferable price of 30 yuan is available now), covering almost all tourist attractions inside the village.

Villagers skillfully make good use of folk arts such as printing and dyeing, embroidery (刺绣), wood carving. They take the various folk customs and the busy scenes of labor of villagers in the lower Changjiang valley as the theme of paintings and create farmer paintings in a simple style.

Telephone: 021-57355555

Entrance Ticket: 30 yuan/person

The village provides tourists with accommodations, tours, chess, cards, fitness and entertainment through renting out separate farmhouse and sells tourist products and agricultural by-products related to the merry countryside tour.

Telephone: 021-57395433

Entrance Ticket: Free

It is one of Shanghai countryside tour scenic spots, which features art of teapots, crop plantation and export. The Geological Science Popularization Hall stores up tens of thousands of rare stones collected all over the world.

Telephone: 021-33935557

Entrance Ticket: 50 yuan/person

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