Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Museum
A long-established provincial comprehensive museum and national first-class museum, its main building reopened in 2022 after renovation and expansion
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 09:00-17:00 (closed on Mondays)
- Ticket
- Free (reservation required)
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
A long-established provincial comprehensive museum and a national first-class museum, whose main building reopened in 2022 after renovation and expansion. Its star treasures are the Western Han bronze drum with flying-egret design, the lacquer-painted bronze cylinder with loop handle, and the feather-pattern bronze phoenix lamp, alongside a complete sequence of Ou-Luo culture artifacts and Han-tomb finds. Founded in 1934 as the Guangxi Provincial Museum, it is one of the earliest provincial museums in China. The permanent 'Gems of the Ou-Luo Heritage' exhibition tells of the links between Lingnan's indigenous civilization and Hepu Port on the Han-dynasty Maritime Silk Road—the key to understanding Guangxi as an ancient departure port of the Maritime Silk Road.
Getting there: Metro Line 1, Minzu Square Station
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