Museum of the Yellow Emperor and Yan Emperor Art

Museum of the Yellow Emperor and Yan Emperor Art

Destination Introduction

The Museum of the Yellow Emperor and Yan Emperor Art is located in Beijing’s Asian Games Village. It is China’s first large-scale, privately-funded yet publicly supported modern art museum, serving as a social welfare institution and advanced art research organization under the leadership of a council.

The Museum of the Yellow Emperor and Yan Emperor Art began preparation in 1986 and was completed and opened to the public on September 28, 1991. Mr. Huang Zhou donated a large number of his precious collections and artworks to the museum, and many artists also contributed their outstanding works.

Since its establishment, the museum has hosted over a hundred large-scale and significant exhibitions, such as the “Chinese Painting Masters Exhibition from Both Sides of the Taiwan Strait,” the “Ren Bonian Painting Exhibition,” the “Repin and His Contemporaries Painting Exhibition,” the “Exhibition of Works by the Four Great Masters: Wu Changshuo, Huang Binhong, Qi Baishi, and Pan Tianshou,” the “Famous Cartoons Exhibition by Hua Junwu,” and the “Photography Retrospective Exhibition by Hou Bo and Xu Xiaobing.” In addition, numerous academic seminars have been held in conjunction with the exhibitions. Notably, the “1993 Science and Art Symposium,” jointly initiated by the renowned scientist Li Zhengdao and Mr. Huang Zhou, and the “1995 Economy and Culture Symposium,” chaired by Yuan Baohua and Huang Zhou, had a significant impact both domestically and internationally.

The Museum of the Yellow Emperor and Yan Emperor Art is beautiful, but not traditional. Nestled among green trees, it stands in varying heights and layers, and from the outside, you can hardly tell how large the museum actually is.

The interior of the museum is spacious and grand. Currently, the exhibited paintings are divided into three parts. As soon as you enter the lobby, directly opposite the main entrance, there is a smaller but relatively enclosed small exhibition hall. To the right of the lobby is a staircase. Halfway up the stairs, the space suddenly opens up—you’ve reached the second part of the exhibition. This section is larger and consists of a series of identical small exhibition rooms separated by square pillars or screen-like structures. Paintings are also displayed on the pillars and screens. The third part continues upstairs from here, with a structure essentially the same as the second part. The spacious exhibition halls are furnished with many distinctive benches—long slabs resembling irregular tree bark, wide and comfortable to sit on at various heights. Aside from the paintings themselves, the overall lighting in the exhibition spaces is somewhat dim and soft. Coupled with the display of traditional Chinese ink paintings, the atmosphere becomes even more tranquil. Only beneath the staircase on the second floor does the mood suddenly become livelier. Here hangs a small sign that reads “Little Study.” It’s a place suitable for reflection, for quietly savoring moments. The art of the Yellow and Yan Emperors spanning thousands of years should not be confined to such tranquility—it should also embody vibrant vitality. The quietness of the Museum of the Yellow Emperor and Yan Emperor Art is beautiful; it gives you ample time and space, much like Chinese ink painting. Transportation Information

Take bus routes 108, 328, 358, 387, 380, or 803 and get off at the Museum of the Yellow Emperor and Yan Emperor Art stop.

Address: No. 9, Huizhong Road, Asian Games Village, Chaoyang District, Beijing

Recommended Visit Duration: 30–40 minutes

Phone: 010-64912902

Opening Hours:

9:30–16:30 (Closed on Mondays)

Ticket Information:

Free admission.