Liuli China Museum

　　Covering an area of 2,400 square meters with a total height of 14.7 meters across four floors, the museum features two giant metal-mesh peony flowers—personally designed by artist Yang Hui-shan—that embrace and climb the exterior walls. By day, their shadows are serene; by night, they bloom brilliantly, exuding a strong sense of modern art. The first exhibition area is a 3C micro-cinema hall built to cinema standards, where the opening special screening is an 8-minute new film titled "Nüwa Mends the Sky." Stepping into the exhibit hall, nearly a hundred pieces of historical liuli treasures tell the story of ancient Chinese liuli, including works by French artist Émile Gallé—who is hailed as the “Father of World Liuli”—and was showcased at the 19th-century Paris World’s Fair. Fifty-four Buddha sculptures collectively showcase 23 years of wisdom and hard work by artist Yang Hui-shan.

　　With a total investment exceeding 20 million RMB, the museum is the first industry museum in China and Asia to comprehensively display liuli art. It stands in the heart of Shanghai’s fashion district, near Xintiandi. Its exterior alone is inlaid with over 4,800 transparent liuli bricks that resemble the texture of cave rock. A massive golden peony flower, spanning 10 meters in width, 5 meters in height, and weighing 1 ton, hangs prominently on the liuli wall, as if blooming from within the glass, making it especially eye-catching. Not just the exterior, but every detail of the museum reflects design elements—even the ceiling of the elevator room features fantastical multimedia projections.

　　The Liuli Museum is divided into upper and lower levels: the downstairs exhibition area displays a series of ancient Chinese liuli, masterpieces by world-renowned liuli artists, and new works by ten contemporary liuli artists from the international liuli scene. The upstairs area flows with a strong oriental atmosphere, featuring representative works by Liuli Workshop artist Yang Hui-shan. Six exhibition zones highlight two themes: Buddhist art creations and extensions and recreations of the artistic conception found in Chinese literature and calligraphy.

　　The most astonishing exhibit is the “Great Vow of This Life” Guanyin statue, which took 10 years to create. This three-dimensional reconstruction, originating from a Yuan Dynasty mural in the Mogao Caves at Dunhuang, stands a total of 4.5 meters high and is the only non-liuli artwork in the museum. Above it is a meticulously designed multimedia projection of flying apsaras; beneath the Guanyin statue are exquisitely transparent yellow liuli lotus flowers.

　　After nightfall, the Liuli Museum transforms into an art salon. The daytime display platforms slowly descend via mechanical control to become bars. Chairs stored along the side of the platforms unfold. At this time, the sunlight-lit liuli wall becomes a colorful, dynamic screen under the illumination of lights. Visitors can enjoy a bar-like ambiance while appreciating the cool elegance of liuli. Moreover, all tableware used for tasting fine drinks and desserts in the museum is made of liuli artworks, making them truly captivating.