Xuanhua Museum

Xuanhua Museum

Xuanhua Museum is located east of the Catholic Church on Pailou West Street in Xuanhua. It was formerly the Josephine Major Seminary. The museum officially opened to the public on February 11, 2011, exhibiting over 1,000 cultural relics unearthed from ancient, modern, and contemporary periods since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, as well as more than 1,300 images, supplemented by simulated scenes, dioramas, sculptures, and more.

The exhibition consists of two parts: "A Millennium of Glory – The Historical and Cultural Exhibition of Xuanhua" and "Red Chahar – A Special Exhibition on the Democratic Government of Chahar Province."

"A Millennium of Glory – The Historical and Cultural Exhibition of Xuanhua" covers the historical development from ancient times, the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, the Qin and Han dynasties, the Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties, the Liao, Jin, and Yuan dynasties, the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Republican period, to the years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

"Red Chahar – A Special Exhibition on the Democratic Government of Chahar Province" is divided into three sections: the First Liberation of Xuanhua, the Establishment of the Democratic Government of Chahar Province, and the Second Liberation of Xuanhua Leading to Victory. The exhibition highlights the harmony and unity of past and future, history and modernity, art and nature. Through the visit, it enriches and enlivens the cultural life of the audience, allowing them to intuitively understand the history of Xuanhua and gain social knowledge.