Liuzhou Museum

　　   Liuzhou Museum is located on the east side of People's Square in Liuzhou City, Guangxi. It is a comprehensive national-level key museum with advanced facilities and modern functions.

　　   The museum houses a collection of over 36,000 cultural relics. Its main exhibits include the "Liuzhou Historical and Cultural Exhibition," "Exhibition of Ethnic Customs of Liuzhou's Minorities," "Ancient Bronzes Exhibition," "Ancient Paintings and Fans Exhibition," and "Ancient Ceramics Exhibition," showcasing the ethnic culture and history of Liuzhou to visitors.

　　   Liuzhou Museum is a national AAAA-level cultural heritage tourist attraction, covering an area of 39 mu, with a building area of 16,600 square meters and an exhibition area of 8,000 square meters. It administers the cultural scenic areas of Liuhou Temple and Dongmen City Tower.

　　   The main structure of Liuzhou Museum is built with granite storm stones in the style of an ancient city gate tower. The outer corridor features 21 carved reliefs, symbolizing Liuzhou in the 21st century and its 2,100-year history, reflecting prehistoric civilization, ethnic and folk culture, and modern culture of Liuzhou. Permanent exhibitions include the "History Hall," "Ethnic Hall," "Bronze Hall," "Fans and Paintings Hall," "Paleontological Fossils Hall," a multi-functional activity hall, and an academic lecture hall. Through scene settings and authentic cultural relics from different historical periods, the museum recreates the historical landscape of Liuzhou and displays the charm of the ancient city.

　　   History Hall

　　   The hall displays hundreds of historical relics from the Paleolithic Age to the Republican period, reflecting the development and evolution of Liuzhou's historical culture in terms of social change, economic culture, and daily life.

　　   Ethnic Hall

　　   The Ethnic Hall showcases various aspects of Liuzhou’s ethnic cultures, including Zhuang mountain songs, Miao festivals, Yao dances, and Dong architecture, as well as folk crafts such as brocade, embroidery, ceramics, bamboo weaving, and rattan weaving. It also features the stilted dwellings of the Zhuang people, traditional medicine of the Yao and Miao ethnic groups, and the folk literature and art of each ethnicity.

　　   Bronze Hall

　　   The Bronze Hall displays over 150 pieces of bronze ware from the museum’s collection, including a Western Zhou Dynasty cloud-and-thunder-patterned trumpet-shaped bronze vessel, a Western Zhou Dynasty human-faced bronze sword, a Western Zhou Dynasty spiral-mei-patterned bronze bell, a Warring States Period cicada-patterned sheep-horn-handle bell, a Warring States Period boot-shaped battle-axe, a Warring States Period human-faced and frog-patterned sword, a Han Dynasty bronze distiller, and an Eastern Han Dynasty standing-frog bronze drum.

　　   Fans and Paintings Hall

　　   The Fans and Paintings Hall exhibits over 200 fine pieces of fan and painting artwork from the Ming and Qing dynasties to the modern era, all part of the Liuzhou Museum’s collection.

　　   Paleontological Fossils Hall

　　   The Paleontological Fossils Hall displays a rich variety of fossils spanning a long timeframe, from China’s earliest Chengjiang Biota fossils (Cambrian period, 570 million years ago) to Quaternary-period mammal fossils from Liuzhou. The exhibition hall features multimedia films such as "The Tragic Story of Psittacosaurus," "Evolution of Paleontological Fossils," and "The Extinction of Dinosaurs" that play on a loop.

　　   Evolution of Paleontological Fossils

　　   Venue Features

　　   Liuzhou Museum is a comprehensive national-level key museum with advanced facilities and modern functions. Visitors can learn about the evolution of paleontological life in the Paleontological Fossils Hall, gain a comprehensive understanding of Liuzhou’s history in the History Hall, explore ethnic customs in the Ethnic Hall, discover ancient bronze smelting techniques in the Bronze Hall, and study the art of calligraphy and painting in the Fans and Paintings Hall. By visiting the museum and learning about these relics and historical stories, one contributes to the preservation and continuation of Liuzhou’s historical and cultural heritage.

　　   Through visiting the museum and learning about these relics and historical stories, one contributes to the preservation and continuation of Liuzhou’s historical and cultural heritage.

　　   Suggested Visit Duration

　　   2 hours

　　   Admission

　　   Free

　　   Location

　　   No. 37, Jiefang North Road, Liubei District, Liuzhou City