Nanjing Museum
Nanjing Museum (Chinese: 南京博物院; pinyin: Nánjīng Bówuyuán;) is located in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, on East Zhongshan Road, about 3 km from the Xinjiekou traffic circle to the east, just inside Zhongshan Gate. With an area of 70,000 square metres[1], it is one of the largest museums in China.
Buildings and Exhibition halls
There are eleven exhibition halls:
- Ancient Chinese Earthenware
- Ancient Chinese Jade
- Ancient Chinese Calligraphy & Painting
- Bronze Ware
- Cultural Relics
- Folk Art
- Jiangnan Silk Product
- Ming and Qing Porcelain
- Modern Art
The main building was designed by Liang Sicheng in the 1930s combining Chinese and Western architectural styles: the front section is a traditional structure in the style of the Liao-Dynasty and featuring a golden tiled roof; in the back is a western-style flat-roof structure. Added in the 1990s to the west of the main building is an art hall which references Chinese architecture of the first half of the 20th century[2].
The jade exhibition includes the famous full size suit of armour made from small jade tiles held together by silver wire.
The folk museum includes full sized mannequins dressed in traditional local costume.
There is also an exhibition of laquerware.
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