Keshiketeng Banner Museum

Keshiketeng Banner Museum

The Keshiketeng Banner Museum is located in Jingpeng Town, Keshiketeng Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Established on April 1, 1984, it evolved from the cultural relics section of the former Banner Cultural Center. It is under the administration of the Culture and Sports Bureau of the People's Government of Keshiketeng Banner. The museum is situated in the Qingning Temple, which was constructed in 1760 during the 25th year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty. It covers an area of 10,000 square meters, with a building area of 2,000 square meters, including over 900 square meters of exhibition space. The museum has published the "Keshiketeng Banner Cultural Relics Record" and has issued dozens of academic archaeological articles.

The museum is a two-story building with distinct ethnic characteristics. It houses a museum exhibition hall that displays historical relics, revolutionary artifacts, animal and plant specimens, mineral samples, and local light industrial products. The unearthed relics exhibition features paleontological fossils, artifacts from the Xinglongwa Culture and Hongshan Culture of the Neolithic Age, as well as items from the Xiaohexiayan Culture. It also includes objects from the early Bronze Age cultures such as the Lower Xiajiadian Culture and Upper Xiajiadian Culture, along with relics from the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties.

The "Keshiketeng Banner Historical Relics Exhibition" is the museum’s core permanent exhibition, presenting the essence of the region’s cultural and historical heritage from multiple perspectives. The first section, "Light of Humanity · A Comprehensive History of Historical Relics," traces the development and civilization of Keshiketeng Banner from the Xinglongwa Culture, Hongshan Culture, Xiaohexiayan Culture, Lower Xiajiadian Culture, Upper Xiajiadian Culture to the Liao and Jin periods. The second section, "Ancient Capital Yingchang · Holy Land of the Imperial Clan – Mongol-Yuan Culture Exhibition," focuses on the history and culture of the Keshiketeng Hongjila Tribe during the Mongol-Yuan period, further divided into subsections such as the history of the Hongjila Tribe, list of nobles, empresses, imperial sons-in-law, grand palaces, and the founding of the Northern Yuan. The third section, "Ulan Butung · Battles of the Ancient Frontier," centers on the Ulan Butung Campaign to showcase cultural history. The fourth section, "Silent Epic · Immortal Art," displays rock art from Baichaha River, Xar Moron River, Weitang River, and Zhanzi Mountain in Keshiketeng Banner.

The museum houses a collection of over 3,000 cultural relics, with a focus on artifacts from the Liao, Jin, and Yuan dynasties.

Address:

Jingpeng Town, Keshiketeng Banner, Chifeng City

Opening Hours:

From May 1 to October 1 each year, Monday to Saturday: 9:00–16:00. Closed at other times.