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The Capital Museum is divided into two exhibition areas, the east and west. The east area is a circular exhibition area. When you walk into it, you will see a screening room on the first floor which shows a city background promotional video. The west area is also the main exhibition area of the museum, which mainly reproduces the history of Beijing. Here, you can not only learn about the evolution process of Beijing's royal city, but also see the inherited folk customs, porcelain, Buddhist culture and the Peking Opera culture that cannot be ignored.
Attractions Location: No. 16 Fuxingmenwai Street, Xicheng District, Beijing
Tickets: Free admission, reservation in advance, no more than 5 tickets per person per time.
Online reservation: www.capitalmuseum.org.cn/zjsb/pwfw.htm
Telephone reservation: Individual 010-63393339, Group 010-63370458, daily 9:00-17:00, daily 12:00 to stop booking tickets for the day
Ticket collection and admission time: Tuesday to Sunday 9:00-16:00, closed on Monday
Ticket collection and admission location: Individual visitors can collect tickets from the North Gate, and groups and travel agencies can collect tickets from the East Gate on the first basement floor
Opening hours: 9:00-17:00, no admission at 16:00, closed on Mondays
Contact Details： 010-63370491,010-63370492
Transportation: Take bus No. 1, 52, 205, 728 and get off at Gonghui Building Station; take bus No. 26, 37, 45, 80, 319 and get off at Sanlihe East Road South Exit Station; take bus No. 26, 45, 80, 114, 308, 319, 840, 842, 843, 844, 845, 937 and get off at Baiyun Road Station; or take subway Line 1 and get out from Muxidi Station Exit C2
Time reference: 2-3 hours
1. Elderly people, disabled people and military personnel do not need to make an appointment and can visit the museum directly with their valid ID;
2. Flashlights and tripods are not allowed when taking photos in the Capital Museum;
3. The parking lot of the Capital Museum is 8 yuan per hour.
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The rich collection of the Capital Museum is only overshadowed by the National Museum and the Palace Museum. History lovers must visit it when they come to Beijing.
It is a free museum. You need to book tickets with your ID card, but it is quite convenient and you can usually get a reservation. There are several Beijing-style exhibitions in the collection, but the exhibits are average. There are special exhibitions from time to time, which are not bad.
It's quite big, and there aren't many visitors, even during the Qingming Festival! There aren't many bronze ware parts inside, but the highlight is that there are many temporary exhibitions, and they are all exquisite, such as Qinghai and Ji'an. I feel that the temporary exhibitions are more powerful than their own museums.
The photo gallery is very capricious, taking up an entire floor, a great place.
You don't need to make an appointment in advance, just bring your ID card, and there aren't too many people.
The Capital Museum is a great place, with free movies introducing the past of Yanjing
There are also many national treasure-level exhibits, enough to play for an afternoon.
The original site of the museum was the "Beijing Confucius Temple". A museum integrating collection, exhibition, research, archaeology, public education and cultural exchange
Museum lovers can spend a whole day here. Many cultural relics that you have seen in history books or Chinese language textbooks can be seen here.
Actually, I am completely new to cultural relics and history, but I think the collections here are extremely exquisite.
After all, it is the Capital Museum, so there are still many treasures~
(Make an appointment in advance): The exhibits of the Capital Museum focus on the display of Beijing culture. Whether it is the written materials and commercial imprints from the late Qing Dynasty, or the Beijing Culture Exhibition Hall on the top floor, they are more inclined to display Beijing's culture. Here you can see some prehistoric relics unearthed from Beijing, and you can also see the writings of ancient talents, such as the answer paper of the first place in the imperial examination. Their handwriting is really beautiful.
Due to the competition from the Forbidden City and the National Museum, the Capital's Dragon's Birthplace is inferior to other excellent provincial museums. However, porcelain is a unique item and is the pride of the government. The Porcelain Museum has the most explanations. Many rare porcelains in the collection world are no longer rare items after being opened in the Capital Museum.
Not as good as other museums in Beijing, free internet access, brought by tour groups.
For children, museums can arouse their curiosity and help them learn something.
I recommend the folk customs exhibition on the 6th floor of the museum, which has puppet models and courtyard-style exhibition halls, which are very stylish.
For special exhibitions and short-term exhibitions, you need to make a free ticket reservation on the official website one day in advance.
Before the museum closes at 17:00, you can try to make a request for a visit by saying "the child doesn't need an appointment, but is curious and wants to go in." The staff will usually agree.
In addition, drinking water and disposable paper cups are provided in the museum, so you don't have to worry about being thirsty.
Free rental of strollers, wheelchairs for the disabled, and luggage storage are provided, which is convenient for both the elderly and children.
There are many special exhibitions with many unique exhibits. There are guides available for rent.
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The Capital Museum is the most important museum in Beijing besides the National Museum. It has long-term exhibitions on Beijing's history and humanities. If you want to learn about Beijing's history, you might as well come here. There are folk customs, cultural relics, paintings, and porcelain, and you will definitely gain something. The recent exhibition of the Five Capitals of the Liao Dynasty, Beijing's Founding in 1080, uses detailed historical materials and cultural relics to introduce people to the development process of Beijing and the splendid culture of the Liao Dynasty. It is worth seeing.
Take Metro Line 1, exit at Muxidi Station, and walk a few hundred meters to arrive.
As you enter the Capital Museum, you will see a memorial archway in the hall that is very eye-catching.
There is an exhibition called "City Life - Tokyo and Beijing in the 18th Century" in the exhibition hall on the first basement floor, which is well worth a visit.
Next to the "City•Life - Tokyo and Beijing in the 18th Century" exhibition is a "Discovering Beijing Photography Exhibition", and the photographs on display are also very interesting.
There is also a "Qicaifang Children's Interactive Area" on the basement floor, but there are not many people.
Went there on the weekend, queue wasn't long, made reservation online a day in advance, and exchanged tickets was smooth.
There is a floor in the museum that tells the complete history of Beijing, and the space feels a bit rushed.
There is a Beijing Folk Museum on the first floor, which is quite interesting, but the facilities are rather old and not sophisticated enough.
As for explanations, the Capital Museum does not have any audio explanations on its official account. It only has on-site rental machines (don’t even think about borrowing one on weekends) and human volunteers (you really can’t hear clearly without a microphone).
The overall experience is not very good. The museum is generally old, crowded, with fingerprints on the glass. The explanation experience is not very good, and some venues are still under repair.
I saw this unique building on the bus and it caught my eye. I have to say that although the buildings in Beijing are old, the design is really avant-garde. The Capital Museum has three buildings: a rectangular exhibition hall, an oval special exhibition hall, and a strip-shaped office and research building. Listening to the guide in the museum explaining Beijing folk stories in a full Beijing accent, my thoughts really followed the people and scenes on the wall and walked through the streets of old Beijing.
The architecture of the Capital Museum adopts the traditional Chinese style of overhanging eaves, sloped roofs, and steps from the Qing Dynasty. The stone curtain wall symbolizes the ancient city wall; the oval bronze slant implies that the cultural relics have emerged from the ground. The exhibition halls are divided into square halls (general history, folklore, porcelain, Buddhism) and round halls (bronze, calligraphy, painting, jade) as well as temporary exhibition halls.
As time goes by, objects and cultural relics from dozens, hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years ago are displayed in front of us through the dust of history, still so clear and so real. The golden and vivid Buddha statues in the distance, when you get closer and savor them carefully, you will know how meticulously carved these carvings are. When the porcelain pieces are placed in front of you, you will feel pity for them. It is really "I feel pity for them". Ancient jades have patterns of different shapes and have extremely high historical and artistic value. The old stories of the capital city with their own charm, the study treasures that broaden your horizons, the glorious history of the ancient capital Beijing... A picture scroll of history is displayed in front of you, which is unforgettable. You can walk around the museum at will, and listen to a guide from time to time to learn some knowledge points. There are also many experts in the museum. They can talk freely about one or two collections or a certain period of history, which sounds very helpful for you to understand that period of history. These numerous objects left a deep impression on me. I really envy the people working in the museum, who get to meet these cultural relics every day and listen to them talk about those glorious years.
The tickets for the Capital Museum are among the top 3 among all the tourist attractions.
I came here with my schoolmates. We mainly visited two exhibitions here. One was the exhibition of cultural relics unearthed from Fu Hao's tomb, and the other was the exhibition on globalization at the British Museum, which happened to be the possible direction of the 2017 college entrance examination comprehensive liberal arts questions.
The treasures in the museum are no worse than those in the Forbidden City. There is air conditioning indoors and not many people. Highly recommended
The Capital Museum is free, but reservations must be made online in advance. Here is the website *** .
You need to register first before you can make an appointment. And one user name can only make one appointment per day, so if you want to visit with several people, you have to register and make an appointment separately according to the number of people. And remember to bring your ID card!
The Capital Museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 to 16:00, but remember that it is closed on Mondays!
About transportation: 1. Take the subway: Line 1 and get off at Muxidi Station;
2. Take the bus: Get off at the Trade Union Building on Bus No. 1, 4 or 52; get off at the South Exit of Sanlihe East Road on Bus No. 37; get off at Baiyun Road on Bus No. 45, 26, 727, 717 or 937.
Except for the special exhibitions that need to be booked one day in advance, you can visit them by swiping your ID card. The overall building is large, but there are not many exhibitions to visit. The collections of cultural relics exhibition are indeed very exquisite and rich. If you look at them carefully, you will need a whole day to see them all. However, I went there to kill time, so I looked at them in a hurry.
But the Beijing Folk Customs Exhibition Hall upstairs is not very interesting. The exhibits are very crude and there is no need to see them.
It's very big inside, with a good environment, and there are explanations. Unlike other provincial museums, there are many stories about old Beijing here. I strongly recommend you to come and have a look!
Although it is not as good as the National Museum, its collection is also very rich, including many cultural relics from Dingling Mausoleum.
I missed the train at the West Railway Station, so I came to the Capital Museum. It was a pleasant surprise. I had not been to the West before, and I only paid attention to the Forbidden City, so I didn't have any feelings about the Capital Museum. I still liked it this time. The Forbidden City is considered to be China, and the Capital Museum is real, it belongs to Beijing, recording the past and present of Beijing, and the customs and folkways of Beijing. I especially like the idea of the three exhibition halls of porcelain, Buddha statues and Beijing history. It would be better if the lighting and text descriptions were improved. It was a pity that I couldn't see the special exhibition without making an appointment to exchange tickets on the day.
Entry is by ID card, and there are far fewer visitors than the National Museum. Most of the exhibitions are about Beijing's history. The information desk has guide maps of the exhibition halls on each floor of the museum, and you can take a map to tour. There is a regular exhibition on the fifth floor called "Stories of Old Beijing" series, which displays various aspects of life customs in old Beijing, such as birthdays, marriages, and childbirth. It is worth a visit.
That day, we happened to encounter the temporary exhibition of "Eight Wonders of Yanjing". The exhibits included historical relics as well as inherited modern handicrafts. I was quite surprised after seeing them.
Please make an appointment at least 1 day in advance.
Official website of Capital Museum (bookings can be made on the website)——***
Tickets for the Capital Museum - Check once in the lobby and again when entering the special exhibition
Exhibition time: March 27 to June 22, 2018
Opening hours: 09:00-17:00 (last admission at 16:00, closed on Mondays)
Exhibition location: Hall A, Basement 1, Capital Museum
Exhibition Type: Free
The Capital Museum’s special exhibition is free but not free to enter! You need to make an appointment in advance on the Capital Museum’s official website! Pick up your ticket at the service desk on the first floor with your ID card!
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The exhibition really uses only a very small number of exhibits to briefly introduce some situations of the Renaissance in chronological order.
Many works of artists who made important contributions to the Renaissance were not exhibited, such as the three famous Renaissance masters Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo...
This exhibition features some relatively marginal works by heavyweight painters including Botticelli, Raphael's teacher Perugino, and Titian, which also allow viewers to get a glimpse of the influence of the Renaissance on painting art, especially religious painting styles.
The Capital Museum has my favorite intangible cultural heritage exhibitions.
I have to give a thumbs up to the volunteer guides of the Capital Museum. They are awesome. They have added a different style to the museum.
The east area of the museum started maintenance in November 2017, and the notice said it would take 5 months, so the bronze and jade exhibitions were closed, and I didn't get to see the famous Ban Gui. The Buddha statue art exhibition in the west area was okay, and the Tibetan Buddhist statues were exquisite. The explanations of the volunteers were detailed and vivid; there were quite a few porcelain exhibits, and the Qing Dynasty enamels were very delicate. After the tour, I can have a coherent understanding of the history of the Beijing area.
Beijing has the Forbidden City and the National Museum, so people naturally think that the Capital Museum is inferior. But after I went there today, it was completely beyond my imagination. It's a pity that the Bronze Museum is under renovation. But you must see the Porcelain Museum of the Capital Museum, and it's best to listen to their explanations. The explanations of the volunteers of the Capital Museum are really great, and I was completely fascinated.
You can learn more about the folk customs of old Beijing. There are also many exhibitions of porcelain and Buddha statues. If you are lucky, you can even meet a free tour guide.
When you come to Beijing, you must first understand the history of this place, so you can go to the Capital Museum. This place always changes its exhibitions, which is worth learning if you love to visit exhibitions!
Exit C1 of [Muxidi] and walk eastwards to the National Museum of China. The magnificent architecture is hard to miss. There were many people on weekends and there were special exhibitions.
Special Exhibition: Beautiful China - Exhibition of Archaeological Achievements in the Past Twenty Years is very nice. The treasures from museums all over the country are gathered here. It is very precious and worth seeing.
If the National Museum is a microcosm of a country's history and culture, then the Capital Museum is a microcosm of Beijing. Here you can see a lot of traditional culture inherent in old Beijing, and you can also encounter some temporary exhibitions and activities. Temporary activities are also very exquisite, and you can learn a lot of stories about Beijing...
I don’t know if you have the same feeling as me. Every time I see the little people in the museum, I imagine that they are just like the scenes in the movie “Night at the Museum”, and they all come alive at night. Time changes, but it can’t take away the strong humanistic atmosphere here…
Compared with the National Museum, the visiting environment of the Capital Museum is relatively relaxed. You can get your ticket by swiping your ID card and then go through security check. However, the exhibition hall is actually quite large. It takes most of the day to see all of it. There are mostly folk culture... We happened to encounter the introduction exhibition of the Siheyuan, which I personally felt was very good!
I am used to good reviews. The entire third floor is not open. The explanation is not humane. The explanation starts at the same time in each exhibition hall, and it is not a circular explanation. It is impossible to finish the explanation from the basement to the fifth floor in one day. It is not convenient for out-of-town tourists. Fortunately, I am not from out of town. And when I saw the "Tourist Opinion Book" on each floor and wanted to leave a message, I found that every pen was out of ink. Every pen on every floor, no! Water!
The statue, jade and porcelain exhibition halls of the Capital Museum are the biggest highlights, while the content of the general history exhibition hall is unremarkable.
Of course, people's good evaluation of the Capital Museum lies in its humane service (especially in sharp contrast to the completely inhumane "service" of the National Museum), first-class environment and frequent high-quality temporary exhibitions.
But this does not change the fact that the Capital Museum does not have top-notch collections.
Here you can learn about the evolution history and customs of Beijing Royal City
If you go to a place like this, you must be prepared to spend the whole day, bring light food, and a small jacket :)
♦ In addition, I really envy the children who have grown up in Beijing. They have so many vivid learning resources. The "Beijing History" Museum vividly displays the historical process from the Mesopotamian period to the modern era, and lays out the process of China, the process of the West and other regions on the left and right, which is a good comparison.
♦ The "Beijing Customs" Pavilion is a good summary and display of Chinese traditional customs. As a post-90s generation, I can't help but feel nostalgic~
It's free, you can get a ticket with your ID card. Its special zone is also free but you need to make an appointment in advance. We didn't do our homework at first, we just knew it was free, so we didn't care about anything. Although we didn't see the special zone, we didn't care much. Overall it's not bad, it has Beijing's own characteristics. Some of the collections in the museum are quite good, but there is no English translation, all in Chinese, I can't help but watch some foreign friends looking at it in a fog. The jade seal inside is very big, bigger than the palm of your hand.
Last time I came here with my friends, there are many ancient relics exhibitions in the Capital Museum. The last time we saw was the oracle bone inscriptions exhibition. Regardless of whether it is authentic or not, it is very exciting. It is a good place for enlightenment education~
Whenever there is a new exhibition, I try to find time to see it.
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Location: East of Muxidi Subway Station, Beijing
Features: Museum
Pros: There are many temporary exhibitions. The content of the permanent exhibitions is very helpful for understanding the history of Beijing. The museum is very new and the facilities are OK.
Disadvantages: Some exhibition areas were closed when I went there. The surrounding cultural and creative areas were quite disappointing, especially after visiting the Forbidden City and the National Museum.
The internal lighting design is not very good, and the east area is still under repair
I didn't make it to the National Museum that day, but I made this trip to the Capital Museum possible. I liked the Buddha statue exhibition hall here the most, especially the Tibetan Buddhist statues.
The second stop was the Capital Museum. I had booked tickets online before, so I took the order number to the small room next door to get the tickets and entered quickly. I have been to the Capital Museum several times and never get tired of visiting. The security at the entrance is very strict. But there is one thing I don't like, which is why there are grilled sausages for sale in the museum...
The exhibits at the National Museum of China are very comprehensive, and I like the classification very much. However, the layout is too complicated, with the South Building and the North Building (or the East Building, I can’t remember clearly). Ryan was confused as soon as he got on the elevator and was confused throughout the entire journey.
We both agreed that our favorite part was the exhibition hall of gifts for establishing diplomatic relations between China and foreign countries. There were really many gifts full of ethnic and national characteristics, and each one was profound in meaning. From big to small, rough to exquisite, they all reflected the wealth of that country and the friendship between China and that country at that time (but these were not our impressions after watching the exhibition, we heard them from a group of grandfathers...)
I happened to catch the "Enter the Hall of Mental Cultivation" exhibition and met an excellent and patient old grandfather who gave me explanations. 32 likes!
You can make an appointment online to visit, it's a great place.
In the Capital Museum, you can see a large number of bronze, jade and pottery artifacts unearthed from the Yan area, as well as many Buddha statues, gold and silver artifacts and porcelain from the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. From the quantity and quality of cultural relics, it can be seen that Beijing or its surrounding areas, regardless of which historical period, were the most important cities in the region, even if they were not the capitals of dynasties. The heritage of a city cannot be accumulated in thirty or fifty years.
In 2016, Jiangxi excavated the tomb of Marquis Haihun, unearthing numerous precious cultural relics, which were sent to the Capital Museum for an archaeological exhibition. Good things must be appreciated by the people of the imperial capital. This politically correct awareness is touching. However, having said that, I still have to say something off topic. I must congratulate the Jiangxi Provincial Museum, which has always been boring, for its turnaround. Just like the Mawangdui Han Tomb revived the Hunan Provincial Museum, and the Zenghouyi Tomb directly upgraded the Hubei Provincial Museum by three levels. Marquis Haihun, the only magical man in Chinese history who was both an emperor, a king, and a marquis, did not have any mighty deeds when he was alive, but he really benefited a certain museum thousands of years later.
Without saying anything more, just quietly appreciate the wonderful cultural relics, especially those exquisite porcelains, which are the real national treasures.
Some scenes make you recall the past scenes~~~What a touching museum.
There is no reason to recommend it! ! ! ! ~ You must go when there is a special exhibition! ! !
I have also been to the Capital Museum many times. Although the collections of the Capital Museum are not as good as those of the National Museum, they have a strong Beijing flavor. The best thing about the Capital Museum is the temporary exhibitions. It always cooperates with local museums to continuously update temporary exhibitions.
At the beginning of the year, I believe everyone was swept up in the screen by the Haihunhou. The "Five Colors Dazzling-Nanchang Han Dynasty Haihunhou State Archaeological Achievements Exhibition" was held at the Capital Museum on March 2 under the watchful eyes of the public. Since this major archaeological discovery, which lasted for five years, created many "firsts", "mosts" and "rare", after a year of hot pursuit by various media, a small number of cultural relics were selected to come to Beijing with the approval of experts to show the people of today a glimpse of the brilliant era of "Han". Archaeological evidence confirms that the owner of the main tomb of the Dingdunshan Cemetery is Liu He, the first generation of Haihunhou in the Western Han Dynasty. Liu He, from king to emperor, was abolished, and became a marquis. His legendary life experience attracted the audience. "Five Colors Dazzling-Nanchang Han Dynasty Haihunhou State Archaeological Achievements Exhibition" has four parts: "The Surprise of the Marquisate", "The Majesty of the King and the Marquis", "The Identity of the Tomb Owner" and "Protection and Sharing", which flashes back to the audience and reveals this "historical drama" one by one.
The new Capital Museum started trial operation in December 2005 and officially opened on May 18, 2006. With its grand architecture, rich exhibitions, advanced technology and complete functions, the Capital Museum has become a "historical and cultural city" in line with Beijing...
To experience the old style of Beijing, you must go there if you want to understand the old Beijing
I went to the Capital Museum to see the Haihunhou exhibition. Haihunhou was really a local tyrant at that time. There were all kinds of golden exhibits.
The academic atmosphere was very strong. It took me about three days to finish the whole exhibition hall. Of course, I looked at it in detail. During the exhibition, I met scholars who were also visiting the exhibition several times and explained the exhibition to us enthusiasts. Through their oral descriptions, I felt closer to this long-gone history. When visiting the exhibition, I was always shocked by the exquisite exhibits. I was particularly impressed by a porcelain Guanyin, which was very exquisite and vivid, with a soul-stirring beauty. Because I was so absorbed in watching it, a girl coughed next to me and scared me (ಥ_ಥ)
Although the exhibits are not as complete as those in the National Museum, many of them are authentic, including a large number of porcelains.
Exit C1 of Muxidi on Line 1, walk 200 meters east and you will arrive. You can make reservations online in advance. It is free but not free of charge. Of course, it is not as crowded and has more things as the National Museum, but the exhibitions inside are still good, especially the temporary exhibition hall "Enter the Hall of Mental Cultivation", which restores the basic appearance of the Hall of Mental Cultivation in the Forbidden City. Each exhibition hall has free explanations at fixed times, which is great. The Beijing Folk Customs Museum on the fifth floor is also very good. It is a good choice to spend half a day in the museum on weekends.
To understand the history and culture of a city, this is a place you must visit.
I made an appointment in advance for the spring special exhibition. I went there in the morning and basically stayed there until closing time. The Han Tomb of Haihunhou in Nanchang and the Tomb of Fu Hao in Yinxu are definitely worth seeing. The other exhibits mainly focus on the folk culture of the capital.
It is a very large and spectacular museum with five floors. It is very informative to visit.
Today is Saturday. I didn't make an appointment and didn't need to queue. I only visited three exhibition halls in the morning. It is indeed a museum that is visited by many people from Beijing. We met an enthusiastic old man who explained to us. We benefited a lot. There happened to be a mobile exhibition called the Three Capitals of the Yuan Dynasty on the first floor.
The Capital Museum is very interesting. There are some old Beijing folk museums where you can see how people lived in the past and experience traditional culture. There is also a replica theater.
There are many exhibits in the museum, and you can spend a whole day there to see them all. The quintessence of Chinese culture is collected here.
1. It has Beijing characteristics and allows you to fully and deeply understand Beijing's history, folk customs, cultural relics, etc.;
2. The architectural features are obvious and the exhibits are relatively rich;
3. It is very large and the overall route needs to be planned.
Not bad, the museum is a place to gain knowledge
Summer resort~ There are some very beautiful collections~~~~ The air conditioner is still the coolest on the first floor
Compared with the National Museum of China, the Capital Museum, which has the same large collection but is quieter and allows you to experience our national treasures, can be your first choice for visiting museums in Beijing. Take a look at our national treasures, and you will have a greater recognition of the greatness of the Chinese nation.
The Capital Museum is a pleasant surprise, not only for its collections, but also for its outstanding exhibition layout. Compared with the National Museum, this seems to be the museum that people should visit. It is slightly inferior to the National Museum, but it is definitely not inferior. The exhibits are equally exquisite, and the exhibitions of porcelain, jade and Buddhist statues are particularly memorable. Another important reason to go to the Capital Museum is that there are two special exhibitions going on here. One of them is the exhibition of the tomb of Haihunhou, which is too famous. The other is the exhibition of the tomb of Fuhao, a female general of Shangchao. Later, her tomb was discovered and a large number of bronze and oracle bone artifacts were found. I have seen this exhibition in the Henan Museum. However, the exhibition layout of the Capital Museum is surprising. It does not simply list exhibits, but also makes a lot of lighting, decoration and music designs for the entire exhibition hall, which makes people feel immersive. The exhibition of the Capital Museum really surprised me. The people of Beijing are so happy. With such a great museum around, the National Museum seems even more tasteless.
It took almost half a day to visit the Capital Museum. There weren't many things there, but the cultural display in the entire venue was very layered and well-organized. One thing I need to remind you of is that a good audio guide may disappear in an instant 😂. Another point is that if you want to listen to scheduled explanations and watch movies, you must ask the staff there about the time and place, otherwise you will miss it if you are not careful.
I have always wanted to go to the Capital Museum, but I have not been there in several trips to Beijing. This time I went to Beijing just in time for the special exhibitions of Fu Hao's Tomb and Haihunhou's Han Tomb launched by the Capital Museum, which was an eye-opener. The exhibition hall design of the Capital Museum is very distinctive and grand. The venue does not lose the characteristics of Beijing. The garden-like presentation makes people feel very friendly. The exhibits are clearly layered and clear. From the underground floor to the top floor, you can walk through the civilization history of thousands of years and feel the culture of Beijing's capital, which makes people benefit from the interaction. The service staff is kind and serious, and the explanation is in-depth. You can feel the different cultural atmosphere. If you have time, you can go there more often and you will definitely gain something.
Overall, it was good. The special exhibition about Haihunhou and Fuhao was very popular. I made an appointment for more than two months and finally got it. It was postponed, otherwise I would not have seen it. There are also old Beijing folk exhibitions, porcelain exhibitions, Peking opera exhibitions, and Beijing history exhibitions. You can't see enough without a whole day. The environment is very good, the visitors speak softly and politely, and the level of the on-site guides is quite high. It is worth spending the summer to escape the heat and learn more! ! !
The Capital Museum mainly displays the history of Beijing, as well as folk costumes, etc. You need to make an appointment in advance on the official website and pick up the ticket at the front desk with your ID card.
I happened to come across the "Five Capitals of the Liao Dynasty" exhibition at the Capital Museum. After nearly two hours of wonderful explanation by the volunteer lady, I gained a deeper understanding of the origins of Khitan and Beijing.