Museum of the Yellow Emperor and Yan Emperor

　　Destination Introduction
　　The Museum of the Yellow Emperor and Yan Emperor is located in the Asian Games Village in Beijing. It is China's first large-scale, modern art museum supported by public-private partnership and serves as a non-profit social institution and advanced art research center under the leadership of a board of directors.

　　　　The planning for the Museum of the Yellow Emperor and Yan Emperor began in 1986, and it 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 major and significant exhibitions, such as the "Chinese Painting Masters Exhibition Across the Taiwan Strait," the "Ren Bonian Painting Exhibition," the "Repin and His Contemporaries Painting Exhibition," the "Exhibition of Works by Four 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 these 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.

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

　　　　Opening Hours: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM; 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM (Closed on Mondays)

　　　　Location: No. 9, Huizhong Road, Asian Games Village, Beijing

　　　　Area: Over 10,000 square meters.

　　　　The Museum of the Yellow Emperor and Yan Emperor is beautiful but not traditional. Nestled among green trees, it is uneven and layered, and from the outside, one can hardly tell how large the museum actually is.

　　　　The interior of the museum is spacious and grand. The currently exhibited paintings are divided into three parts. As soon as you enter the lobby, right 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 view suddenly opens up and you arrive at the second part of the exhibition area. This section is larger and consists of a series of identical smaller exhibition halls. They are separated by square pillars or something akin to screen walls. Paintings are also displayed inside the pillars and screen walls. The third part of the exhibition continues upstairs from here, with a structure basically identical to the second part. The spacious halls are furnished with many distinctive benches—long slabs resembling irregular pieces of tree bark, wide and of a comfortable height for sitting. Aside from the paintings themselves, the overall lighting in the exhibition space is somewhat dim and soft. Coupled with the display of traditional Chinese ink paintings, the atmosphere becomes even more serene. Only beneath the staircase on the second floor does the ambiance suddenly become livelier. Here, a small sign reads "Little Study Room." It’s a place suitable for reflection, for quietly savoring things. The art of the Yellow and Yan Emperors spanning thousands of years should not only be this tranquil; it should also be vibrant and full of vitality. The tranquility of the Museum of the Yellow Emperor and Yan Emperor is beautiful—it gives you ample time and space, just 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 stop.

　　 Beijing, Chaoyang District