Inner Mongolia Longyuan Museum

Inner Mongolia Longyuan Museum

Inner Mongolia Longyuan Museum is located in Reshuitang Village, Sijiazi Town, Aohan Banner, adjacent to the national AAA-level scenic spot Aohan Hot Spring City. It lies 42 kilometers north of Xinhui Town, 58 kilometers south of Chaoyang City in Liaoning Province, and 130 kilometers west of Chifeng City.

Inner Mongolia Longyuan Museum is the first privately-owned museum bearing the name “Inner Mongolia” and is the largest private prehistoric culture museum in China. It was developed and constructed in 2013 by Chifeng Longyuan Culture Development Co., Ltd. The museum complex covers a total area of 33,350 square meters, with a total construction area of 23,551 square meters and a total investment of 160 million yuan. Facilities include the museum, Longyuan Hotel, jade and craft exhibition hall, jade and craft processing factory, jade and craft exhibition and sales street, as well as a research and training center. Longyuan Museum serves as an art investment research base for the China Actuarial Research and Development Center at Peking University, an inspection site for Tsinghua University’s Advanced Art Appreciation and Collection Workshop, and an archaeological teaching internship base for the History Department of Chifeng University.

The Longyuan Museum houses over 8,000 sets of cultural relics including paleontological fossils, Neolithic Age artifacts (Xinglongwa Culture, Zhaobaogou Culture, Hongshan Culture, Xiaohexiayuan Culture), Bronze Age items (Lower Xiajiadian Culture, Upper Xiajiadian Culture), as well as ceramics, jade, bone, shell, metal objects, and murals from the Warring States to Han Dynasty, and Liao to Qing Dynasty. Among them are over 300 precious relics. Notably, the Hongshan Culture jade deity statue, pottery figurines, and beast-mask jade pendants are rare treasures. Bronze Age artifacts such as painted pottery li tripods and painted pottery jars from the Lower Xiajiadian Culture are outstanding pieces of the period. Liao Dynasty masterpieces include white porcelain human-headed fish-dragon water droppers, tri-colored intertwined mandarin duck pots, tri-colored peony-patterned rooster-head flasks, and green-glazed relief dragon-patterned rooster-head flasks. Song Dynasty Jun kiln purple-spotted incense burners, Yuan Dynasty blue-and-white dragon-patterned plum vases, and Jin Dynasty black-glazed gourd-shaped porcelain bottles are extremely rare.

The Longyuan Jade Craft Processing Factory mainly produces and processes Longxue Stone handicrafts. Longxue Stone is sourced from Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, formed through crustal shifts and volcanic fissure sedimentation. Belonging to the chalcedony family, it has a hardness of 7.0. Known for its hardness, vibrant color, and benefits for skincare, mental tranquility, and home protection, it is hailed by domestic and international experts as “jade,” and is also esteemed as one of the Buddhist treasures. It ranks alongside pearls, jadeite, white jade, agate, coral, and turquoise as a premium item for collection and gifting. The Longxue Stone handicrafts produced by the factory are crafted from top-grade raw materials and meticulously carved by nationally renowned master artisans. With exquisite craftsmanship, fine carving, vivid shapes, and lifelike details, these pieces hold significant value for appreciation and collection.