China Sports Museum

        The China Sports Museum is locatedsoutheast of the National Olympic Sports Center in Beijing’s Asian Games Village, and opened to the public in September 1990. The museum covers a construction area of 7,100 square meters, with an exhibition area of 510 square meters. It houses over 4,700 pieces of ancient and modern sports relics, as well as more than 5,000 precious images of sports relics. It serves as a multifunctional comprehensive social education platform for promoting and researching Chinese sports culture, and is an important window into understanding Chinese sports. The exhibitions are divided into five sections: Ancient China, Modern China, Sports Achievements of the People’s Republic of China, the Olympic Movement, and Ethnic Sports. Through these exhibits, visitors can gain a comprehensive understanding of the development of China's long-standing sports history.

　　　　The museum also hosts various temporary exhibitions, such as the Philatelic Exhibition of the 11th Asian Games (featuring 1,374 frames of stamps from 207 collections across 30 countries and regions—making it the largest thematic philatelic exhibition in Asia), touring exhibitions to promote the spirit of the Beijing Asian Games, exhibitions on the bid for the 2000 Olympics, the Centennial Exhibition of the Olympic Movement, Chinese Athletes in Barcelona, and "Open China Looking Forward to the Olympics." The museum receives over 200,000 visitors annually.

　　　　Here, through unearthed relics, rubbings, paintings, and more, you can learn about China’s long sports development history; through biographies of modern sports pioneers, you can understand the challenges of China entering the international arena; through the stories of numerous world champions, you can witness the glorious achievements of China’s unprecedented sports development; through extensive physical materials, you can explore the history of the Olympic Movement and China’s relationship with it; and through introductions to the sports of 56 ethnic groups, you can discover the diverse athletic activities and unique customs of China’s many nationalities.

　　　　After visiting the museum, Mr. Juan Antonio Samaranch, President of the International Olympic Committee, remarked: “The China Sports Museum is one of the best sports museums in the world.”

　　　　Address:No. 3A, Anding Road, Chaoyang District

　　　　Opening Hours: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

　　　　Location: Southeast of the National Olympic Sports Center in Beijing’s Asian Games Village

      Best Time to Visit: All seasons

      Ticket Price: 10 RMB per person

　　　　Area: Construction area of 7,100 square meters, exhibition area of 510 square meters

　　　　      The museum features a uniquely designed octagonal fan-shaped structure that spirals upward. The exhibition space covers 2,500 square meters and includes eight exhibition halls: the Ancient Hall, the Modern Hall, the New China Sports Achievements Hall, the Olympic Hall, the Traditional Sports of Chinese Ethnic Groups Hall, and others.

　　　　      The first section, "Ancient Chinese Sports Exhibition," introduces the evolution of sports in China from the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties to the end of the Qing dynasty over a span of four thousand years. Through unearthed relics, rubbings, paintings, and more, it vividly displays the long and continuous development of ancient Chinese sports. Here, you can see sports such as polo from the Tang dynasty, cuju from the Song dynasty, and chuiwan from the Ming dynasty—many of which show the origins of modern sports.

　　　　      The second section, "Modern Chinese Sports Exhibition," mainly introduces the introduction of modern sports between 1840 and 1949, the coexistence and development of traditional and modern sports, as well as the challenging journey of China’s entry onto the world sports stage and participation in the Olympics and international competitions. 　
　　 The third section, "Sports Achievements of New China," highlights the glorious accomplishments of China’s unprecedented sports development through world champion trophies, medals, physical artifacts, and photographs of outstanding athletes such as Rong Guotuan, Chen Jingkai, Xu Haifeng, as well as heroic teams like the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team and the Chinese Table Tennis Team.

　　　　      The fourth section, "Olympic Exhibition," presents the history of the ancient and modern Olympic Movement, as well as China’s relationship with the International Olympic Movement.

　　　　      The final section, "Traditional Sports of Chinese Ethnic Groups," showcases the distinctive sporting events of China’s 56 ethnicities.