Hunan Museum
A major provincial museum famed for its Mawangdui Han tombs exhibition
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 09:00-17:00 · closed Mondays
- Ticket
- Free (reservation required)
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
A major provincial museum famed for its Mawangdui Han tombs exhibition. Finds unearthed in 1972-1974 from the three Han tombs at Mawangdui in Changsha stunned the world: a plain gauze gown weighing just 49 g and light as mist; Lady Xin Zhui's preserved body uncorrupted after two millennia; and the T-shaped silk painting and cloud-patterned lacquerware fully recreating Western Han aristocratic life and burial beliefs. The new exhibition closes with a projected reconstruction of the tomb pits—a breathtaking finale. Hunan bronzes such as the Four-Ram Square Zun (unearthed at Ningxiang) and Changsha kiln export porcelain are displayed in the same halls, tracing the complete arc of Xiang-Chu civilization; reserve several days ahead, and the permanent 'Changsha Mawangdui Han Tombs Exhibition' is of national first-class exhibition standard.
Getting there: Bus / by taxi (Dongfeng Road)
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