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| Beijing is China's center for politics, culture, the economy, technology and education. It is also one of the world's most-renowned cultural cities - and ancient national capitals. If you want to understand Beijing's cultural history, in a short period of time, and if you want to experience both the spirit behind Chinese culture and the embodiment of Beijing's "High-Tech Olympics," then you will have to visit Beijing's museums.  The National Museum of ChinaThe National Museum of China is a comprehensive museum that focuses on history and art. The museum methodically displays China's long-standing cultural history. The museum has a substantial collection of cultural relics, which are used for archaeological studies, collections and research. These methodically collected cultural relics of past dynasties reflect China's past and present. They are displayed in various exhibits, so visitors can recognize China's great historical progress - and its distinct culture. - Address: Dongcheng District, 16 East Chang'An Street - Directions: Take bus 1, 4, 10, 22 or 120 and get off at Tian'anmen Station; take Subway Line 1 and get off at Tian'anmen Station - Business hours: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm - Admission: 30 Yuan China Military MuseumThe China Military Museum is grand, towering and spectacular. Each display has its own individual theme, however, the museum's focal point is China's military history. The displays include China's important military events, characters, treaties, technologies and ordnance development. Also on display are China's recent military achievements. The museum is one of the 10 biggest military museums in the world. - Address: Haidian District, 9 Fuxing Road - Directions: Take bus 1, 4, 21, 57, 65, 320, 337, 802 or Special Bus 1, and get off at the China Military Museum Station; take Subway Line 1 and get off at the China Military Museum Station - Business hours: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm - Admission: Adults 5 Yuan / Students 2 Yuan Beijing Museum of Natural HistoryThe Beijing Museum of Natural History has an extensive collection of cultural relics, fossils and samples of specimens, which, combined, is about 100,000 pieces. The museum has the world's second-largest fossil collection of large, prehistoric mammals. The museum is divided into the animal section, plant section, prehistoric life section, origins of mankind section, and dinosaur section. Combined, the sections present visitors with a wide spectrum of information regarding nature and science. The museum can help one better understand Earth. - Address: Chongwen District, 126 Tianqiao South Street - Directions: Take bus 17, 102, 105 or 106 and get off at Tianqiao Station - Business hours: 8:30 am to 5 pm (ticket sales end at 4 pm) - Admission: Adults 15 Yuan / Children 10 Yuan / Groups 6 Yuan each person (more than 30 people) Zhoukoudian Ruins MuseumThe living conditions and environments during the eras of Peking Man, cavemen and the upper cavemen are explained in detail. The timeline hallway highlights the continual changes in the area surrounding Zhoukoudian during a 300-million-year period. On display at the other exhibits are Peking Man's cranium fossil, a habitat, fossilized ruins, fossils of prehistoric men from China and the world, and art carvings. - Address: Fangshan District, Zhoukoudian (at the base of Longgushan) - Directions: Take bus 616, 917 or 922 and get off at Liangxiangximen Station. Then, take Bus Huanxian 2 and get off at Zhoukoudian Peking Man Museum Station - Business hours: 8 am to 4:30 pm - Admission: 20 Yuan to enter; 5 Yuan to visit the dinosaur exhibit Chinese Science and Technology MuseumThe Chinese Science and Technology Museum is divided into the following sections: The main hall (Exhibit Hall A); the panoramic theater (Exhibit Hall B); and the children's science fair (Exhibit Hall C). The main attractions - industrial technology and science and technology from China's past - are in Exhibit Hall A. While watching a film in the panoramic theater, one will be consumed by the surrounding image, as its effects are extremely realistic. Everything from the teaching of morality and academic education to physical education and aesthetic education are highlighted in the children's science fair, which is suitable for children aged three to 10. - Address: Xicheng District, 1 Beisanhuan Zhonglu - Directions: Take bus 21, 300, 407, 730 or 801 and get off at the Science and Technology Museum Station - Business hours: 9 am to 4:30 pm (closed every Monday) - Admission: Exhibit Hall A: Adults 30 Yuan / Students 20 Yuan; Exhibit Hall B: Adults 30 Yuan / Students 15 Yuan; Exhibit Hall C: Adults 10 Yuan (accompanying children) / Children 20 Yuan National Art Museum of ChinaThe National Art Museum of China, which is the biggest art museum in the country, primarily researches, collects and exhibits modern Chinese art. Various types of art are exhibited in the museum, which has painting exhibits of individual artists, film exhibits, calligraphy exhibits, children's painting exhibits, and the folk art exhibit, which is one of the most popular displays. Since the 1980s, hundreds of exhibits from abroad - including France, the United States, Japan, Russia, Greece and South Korea - have been held in the museum. - Address: Dongcheng District, 1 Wusi Street - Directions: Take bus 104, 108, 109 or 111 and get off at the Art Museum Station - Business hours: 9 am to 5 pm (ticket sales end at 4 pm) - Admission: Ticket prices vary, depending on the exhibits China Red Sandalwood MuseumThe China Red Sandalwood Museum is the first, and biggest, special-theme museum in the country operated by local residents. The museum collects, studies, and displays red sandalwood art and traditional Chinese furniture. Here, one can appreciate the charm of traditional furniture, the traditional furniture from the Ming and Qing dynasties, and China's ever-declining traditional architectural sights. The fine, ingenious designs of red sandalwood art have reproduced the splendor and magnificence of China's traditional furniture. - Address: Chaoyang District, 23 Jianguomen Street - Directions: Take bus 312 or 728 and get off at Gaobeidian Station; take Subway Line 1 and get off at Sihuidong Station, and proceed east about 500 meters; or take the metro train and get off at Gaobeidian Station, Proceed south about 100 meters - Business hours: 9 am to 5 pm (ticket sales end at 4:00; museum is closed every Monday) - Admission: Adults 50 Yuan (group 30 Yuan each person) / Seniors and Students 30 Yuan (group 20 Yuan) / free for children under 1.2 meters Beijing Planning Exhibition HallBeijing Planning Exhibition Hall is commonly referred to as the education platform for Chinese patriots. The museum is approximately 16,000 square meters, and the display area is about 8,000 square meters. The museum has displays of Beijing's long-standing history, Olympic stadium planning, and blueprints for transportation reform. The museum is a place of deep cultural history, expressed in an original, and simple, way. - Address: Chongwen District, 20 Qianmen East Street - Directions: Take bus 9, 22 or 110 and get off at Qianmen Station; take Subway Line 2 and get off at Qianmen Station - Business hours: 9 am to 4 pm (closed every Monday) - Admission: 30 Yuan; free for elementary and high school students every Tuesday Beijing MuseumThe new Beijing Museum is located at the southwest corner of Baiyun Crossroad, which is the western extension of Chang'an Avenue. On display are 5,622 pieces of great historical and artistic value, which have been selected from more than 200,000 items. Eighty percent of these pieces are being displayed for the first time. Visitors will be charmed by the large number of pieces on exhibit, the new facilities and the high quality of service. - Address: Xicheng District, 16 Fuxingmenwai Avenue - Directions: Take bus 1, 4 or 52 and get off at Gonghuidalou Station; take Subway Line 1 and get off at Muxidi Station - Business hours: 9 am to 4 pm - Admission: 20 Yuan Other Recommended Museums• Yanhuang Art Museum - Address: Chaoyang District, Yayuncun, 9 Huidong Road - Business hours: 9 am to 4:30 pm (closed every Monday) - Admission: 5 Yuan • Beijing Museum of Traditional Construction - Address: Xuanwumen (inside Xiannongtan) - Business hours: 9 am to 4 pm - Admission: Adults 15 Yuan / free for elementary and high school students • Dabaotai Xihan Mausoleum Museum - Address: Fengtai District, Huaxiang(south of Guogongzhuang) - Business hours: 9 am to 4 pm - Admission: Adults 10 Yuan / Students 5 Yuan • Traditional Pottery Development Museum - Address: Xuanwu District, 12 Youanmen East Street (north gate of Daguanyuan) - Business hours: 10 am to 5 pm (closed on Monday) - Admission: Adults 20 Yuan / Students 10 Yuan • Xizhou Yandu Ruins Museum - Address: Fangshan District, Liulihe Township, Dongjialin Village - Business hours: 9 am to 4:30 pm - Admission: 10 Yuan • Beijing Folk Arts Museum - Address: Chaoyang District, 141 Chaowai Street - Business hours: 9 am to 4 pm - Admission: Adults 10 Yuan / Students 5 Yuan • Huguang Guild Hall Opera Museum (Huguang Hall) - Address: Xuanwu District, 3 Hufang Road - Business hours: 9 am to 9 pm - Admission: 150-200 Yuan • Beijing Art Museum - Address: Haidian District, Xisanhuan Road, (northeast of Zizhuqiao) - Business hours: 10 am to 4 pm - Admission: Adults 20 Yuan / free for students • Aviation and Aerospace Model Museum - Address: Chaoyang District, Dashanzi(inside Huantie) - Business hours: 8 am to 6 pm - Admission: Adults 40 Yuan / Students 25 Yuan |
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