Ji’an Museum

Ji’an Museum

Ji’an Museum was established in 1969 and is located at No. 80 Yongshu Road in the downtown area of the city. In 1998, due to urban redevelopment, the original museum building was demolished and relocated to No. 7 Xixiaojia Lane, the former residence of Comrades Mao Zedong and Zhu De. On June 18, 2014, it moved to the new urban district in the southern part of Ji’an City, and in 2018, it was designated as a National Third-Class Museum. Ji’an Museum is a comprehensive museum integrating exhibition display, public education, research and collection, and social exchange. It covers an area of 32.85 acres, with a total construction area of 13,000 square meters, an exhibition area of 6,000 square meters, and over 1,000 meters of exhibition space. The museum oversees four permanently open sites: the new Ji’an Museum building, the former residences of Zhu De and Mao Zedong, the Folk Culture Expo Garden, and the Ji’an Luling Folk Museum.

Ji’an Museum currently has six permanent exhibition halls. Using a combination of chronological and thematic approaches, it integrates content and form and employs modern exhibition techniques to link various themed exhibitions, including A Brief History of Ji’an, The Kingdom of Bronze, Famous Kilns of Jizhou, A Prestigious Prefecture of the South, The Cradle of the Red Revolution, and Contemporary Ji’an. These exhibitions comprehensively showcase the rich cultural heritage and socioeconomic development achievements of Ji’an City.

The A Brief History of Ji’an exhibition introduces the city’s history in chronological order, covering topics such as Ancient Relics, the Establishment of Luling in the Qin Dynasty, the Founding of Jizhou in the Sui Dynasty, and the Name Ji’an in the Yuan Dynasty. Through artifacts from different periods, it traces the development of the city’s historical culture. The Kingdom of Bronze exhibition focuses on relics unearthed from the Shang Dynasty tomb at Dayangzhou in Xin’gan, using bronze ritual vessels, weapons, tools, and musical instruments to unveil the mysteries of the Bronze Age in the southern region. The Famous Kilns of Jizhou exhibition highlights that the quantity and variety of Jizhou kiln products rank first in the country. With a wealth of cultural relics and specimens, it showcases the glorious history of the renowned Jizhou kiln, a famous folk kiln site during China’s Tang and Song dynasties. The A Prestigious Prefecture of the South exhibition presents the profound Luling culture through themes such as the Golden Waterway, Three Thousand Scholars, High Literary and Ethical Standards, and Prominent Luling Families. The Cradle of the Red Revolution exhibition combines real objects and reconstructed scenes to depict the magnificent revolutionary struggles in Jinggangshan and the Central Soviet Area. The Contemporary Ji’an exhibition uses a wealth of photographic materials to illustrate the city’s remarkable achievements since the reform and opening-up, especially in recent years.

The themes of the exhibitions are distinctive, organizing and refining the rich historical and cultural resources that Ji’an has accumulated from ancient times to the present. From the bronze artifacts of Xin’gan to the millennia-old firing tradition of the Jizhou kiln, from the sense of patriotism rooted in literary integrity to the timeless Jinggangshan spirit, the exhibitions prominently feature representative cultural symbols and related heritage resources of Ji’an. They present the culturally unique peaks throughout Luling’s history and trace the journey toward contemporary brilliance. These exhibitions highlight the spirit of Ji’an’s ancestors, who persisted in cultural innovation and upheld moral integrity whether in times of peace or national crisis. This spirit has coalesced into the backbone of national cultural confidence and, in the great journey of national rejuvenation in the new era, serves as a source of soft power for the nation—passed on from generation to generation and celebrated forever.

Opening Hours: 9:00–16:30, Tuesday to Sunday

Further Reading:

· National Second-Class Museum of China