Tengzhou City Museum

　　Tengzhou City Museum is located at No. 82 Longshan Road in the urban area, covering an area of over 10 acres with a construction area of 5,700 square meters. It is an antique-style traditional Chinese building. The main building has 10 floors, and visitors can enjoy a panoramic view of the city from the top floor.

　　The museum currently houses a collection of more than 13,000 cultural relics, including over 60 designated as national first-class treasures, which have been exhibited abroad multiple times. The outstanding features of the collection include artifacts from the 7,300-year-old "Beixin Culture," primitive celadon ware from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, bronze ware, and exquisite jade artifacts. The museum features six exhibition halls: Prehistoric Culture, Shang and Zhou Culture, Weapons, Bronze Mirrors, Coins, and Calligraphy & Paintings.

　　The Prehistoric Culture Hall mainly displays artifacts from the Beixin Culture, Dawenkou Culture, Longshan Culture, and Yueshi Culture periods. Stone grinding plates, stone sickles, stone shovels, deer antler picks, and chestnut grains prove that as early as over 7,000 years ago, there was a relatively developed primitive agricultural culture settlement here. The simple and rustic Beixin ceramics, the beautifully shaped and exquisitely crafted Dawenkou ceramics, and the Longshan ceramics that perfectly unify form and craftsmanship together form the elegant and refined overall style of Dongyi culture pottery. The single-colored "red-topped bowl" traces the origin of the splendidly colored pottery of the Dawenkou Culture.

　　The Shang and Zhou Culture Hall mainly exhibits bronze ware unearthed from the three ancient states of Teng, Xue, and Ni within the territory of Tengzhou during the Shang and Zhou periods. Many inscribed bronze artifacts from the State of Teng have been successively excavated from the ancient city of Teng and the noble tombs of the Teng state, such as the "Tenghou Tripod," "Tenghou Gui," "Bukui Gui," "Xuezhong Chiqi," "Xuezizhong Gui," "Tenghuang Bianzhong," and "Stone Bianqing." The solemnly shaped and richly decorated Tenghou Tripod, adorned with mysterious patterns, is a rare piece of ancient art. The Tenghuang Bianzhong and Stone Bianqing are well-preserved, producing clear and melodious tones, making them the best-preserved musical instruments from the Warring States period in China. The "Xuezizhong An Gui" and "Xuezhong Chiqi" both bear inscriptions and feature exquisite craftsmanship and beautiful designs. The heavy artifact "Bukui Gui" bears an inscription of 151 characters, recounting the war in the 12th year of King Xuan of the Western Zhou Dynasty when King Xuan ordered Guoji Zibai and Bukui to attack the northern Xianyun invaders from Central China, as well as the king’s reward system.　

　　The Weapons Hall displays inscribed weapons such as the "Wangzi Fan Ge," "Tenghou Yu Ge," "Ling Ge," and "Yuan Ge," along with bow-shaped artifacts, indirectly reflecting the historical reality of rival states fighting and annexing one another.

　　The Bronze Mirror Hall showcases various types of bronze mirrors from the Warring States period to the Qing Dynasty, allowing you to observe the artistic styles, painting art, and mythological stories reflected in the casting techniques of bronze mirrors across different dynasties.

　　The Coin Hall features a large number of exhibits with unique styles, giving you an understanding of the overall development of Chinese currency. In particular, the pictographic characters on ancient coins are a microcosm of the evolution of Chinese calligraphy, featuring all styles including seal, clerical, running, regular, and cursive scripts—truly a flourishing array.

　　The Calligraphy & Paintings Hall allows you to appreciate the masterful calligraphy and paintings of ancient artists. Tengzhou City Museum brings together a wealth of cultural relic treasures with historical, artistic, and scientific value, gathering the shining pearls of human civilization’s developmental history. It welcomes domestic and international guests year-round with the highest quality service.