Changsha Part 3: Museum of Chinese Academies 中國書院博物館
Museum of Chinese Academies 中國書院博物館 is the country’s only museum focused on the history of Chinese academies for classic learning.
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National Museum of China – HouMuWu Ding 后母戊鼎
It is the heaviest and largest Ding (bronze cauldron) found so far in China. Because of its size, HouMuWu DingContinue Reading
Forbidden City – Gallery of Historic Architecture and Corner Towers
Corner towers 角樓 on the four coigns of the lofty palace walls were established in 1420, rebuilt in the QingContinue Reading
Forbidden City – Treasures
The Forbidden City in Beijing is an architectural marvel. Among its 9,999½ rooms, many halls and rooms are converted intoContinue Reading
Australian Museum, Sydney
The Australian Museum is the oldest museum in Australia, with an international reputation in the fields of natural history andContinue Reading
Shanghai Museum – Gallery of Ancient Chinese Bronze
Many bronzes with unique shapes and distinctive regional styles have been found in remote areas of China. They exhibit artisticContinue Reading
Yad Vashem
Also know as the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, this museum is the most unforgettable one I have visited. The atrocitiesContinue Reading
Changsha Bamboo Slips Museum
Bamboo slips were used a instruments of records before the invention of paper. One downside, they decomposed. Very environmental friendly,Continue Reading
Old Changsha Museum
Historically, Hunan is where the old Eastern Wu 东吴 dynasty was based. So many relics of that era were foundContinue Reading
Te Papa Tongarewa
The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is New Zealand’s national museum, located in Wellington. Known as Te Papa,Continue Reading