Changqing District Museum

Changqing District Museum

Since its establishment in September 1984, the collection of the Changqing District Museum in Jinan has grown year by year. The artifacts now span a history of over 8,000 years, with particular strengths in bronzeware, chariot and horse fittings, jade artifacts, and stone carvings. Some of the relics were invited to be exhibited abroad in 1985, 2001, and 2005, making positive contributions to international cultural exchange.

The inclusion of artifacts unearthed from the Western Han Dynasty Tomb of the King of Jibei at Shuangruishan in Changqing — which was honored as one of the “Top Ten Archaeological Discoveries in China in 1996” — brought significant development opportunities for the museum. Adhering to the principles of being “close to the people, close to reality, and close to life,” the museum has expanded its exhibition space to 1,600 square meters, rooted in the local area, and successively hosted special exhibitions such as the “Exhibition of Selected Artifacts from the Shuangruishan Han Tomb,” the “Photo Exhibition for the 100th Anniversary of Deng Xiaoping’s Birth,” and the “Changqing General History Exhibition.” The museum’s exquisite jade artifacts, chariot and horse fittings, gold and silverware, and other precious items were displayed in the “National Artifacts Exhibition Celebrating the 15th National Congress of the CPC” at the National Museum of Chinese History in 1997; exhibited in Japan’s National Hagi Museum for six months in 2001; showcased in the “Shandong Province’s Decade of Archaeological Excellence Exhibition” at the Shandong Provincial Museum in 2003; and exhibited at Princeton University in the United States in 2005. In 2004, this exhibition was awarded the title of “Top Ten Outstanding Exhibitions in Shandong Province.”

In recent years, all artifacts unearthed from the Western Han Dynasty Tomb of the King of Jibei at Shuangruishan have been successfully restored using traditional techniques. In January 2000, the project passed the national final acceptance, with the restoration technology reaching an advanced domestic level. The “Research on Restoration Techniques of Artifacts Unearthed from the Western Han Tomb of the King of Jibei” project won the “First Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress in Jinan City” in September 2000; the “First Prize for Cultural Science and Technology Progress in Shandong Province” in December 2000; and the “Third Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress in Shandong Province” in September 2001.

Further Reading:

· National Third-Class Museum of China