Qitai County Museum

　　   Qitai County Museum was established in 1997. In 2004, with the support of higher-level departments, Qitai County raised funds through multiple channels totaling over 22 million yuan and commenced construction on the 10,025-square-meter Lihua Jian Cultural Building. After the building was completed, the museum was relocated to the third floor of the Lihua Jian Building. The museum facility covers an area of 1,840 square meters, including 1,450 square meters for exhibition halls, 65 square meters for cultural relics storage, and 55 square meters for security and monitoring rooms. The Qitai Museum features exquisite interior decoration, advanced security facilities, a cultural relics storage area that meets construction standards, and scientifically arranged and well-designed exhibition halls. The museum currently houses a collection of over 1,700 cultural relics, including 4 national first-grade relics, 43 national second-grade relics, over 400 national third-grade relics, and a large number of relics currently under appraisal. It has also collected 264 folk items for five ethnic culture exhibitions and 590 cultural relics for exhibition display. The exhibition layout is divided into three main sections: the first part, "Vast Changes," reflects the geological history and biological evolution of Qitai; the second part, "Seasons of the Land," showcases the social and historical development of Qitai County, displaying artifacts unearthed from the Bronze Age, Iron Age, and the Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing, and Republican periods, as well as images of historical sites; the third part, "Local Customs and Scenery," highlights reforms since the establishment of the local government, industrial and agricultural production, cultural, educational, and health initiatives, as well as ethnic customs and folklore. Since its opening on October 1, 2006, the museum has become a patriotic education base for Qitai County.