The Hunan Provincial Museum [Changsha]

The Hunan Provincial Museum was set up in early 1950s and it lies in the Kaifu District of Changsha, which is a famous historical and cultural city, adjoining the beautiful Martyr’s Park. It has an area of 51000 square meters and the total public building has 29000 square meters. It boasts abundant collections that feature cultural relics excavated from the outstanding Mawangdui Han Tombs, the bronzewares of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties and Chu State, pottery and porcelain works in the past dynasties, calligraphy works and paintings, and modern cultural relics. Hunan Provincial Museum is the largest museum of history and art in Hunan Province, and was chosen to be a National Demonstration Base of Patriotic Education and a AAAA national Tourist Attraction.

Surrounded by green trees, Hunan Provincial Museum has a fine environment .Its new exhibition building which was completed at the end of the 20th century is simple in form, but is marked for its magnificent grandeur. With its unique style, it presents the rich undertones of Hunan culture and serves as one of the landmarks of Changsha, which is a city with a long history. The multi-functional and well equipped building shows five permanent exhibitions including“the Exhibition of Mawangdui Han Tombs” and other temporary exhibitions.

With a concentration of treasures of cultural relics from the land of Hunan, Hunan Provincial Museum paints a panoramic historical picture of Hunan civilization .Serving as an important window through which to interpret the history and nuances of Hunan culture, it attracts hundred thousands of visitors from home and abroad.