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National Museum Of China, Beijing

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East of Tiananmen Square stands National Museum Of China, an inclusive institution which commemorates the nation's history and honors its culture. After years of renovation and expansion, the museum reopened in 2011 as one of world's largest modern museums. Inspect the displayed treasures exhibited in various themes such as the arts of porcelain and jade, Chinese paintings and calligraphy, dynasty furniture, and Buddhist memorabilia. The museum also houses thousands of archaeological discoveries like the 1.7 million-year-old teeth of the Yuanmou Man. In addition to exploring the exhibition halls, you can rest at tea or coffee shops, purchase souvenirs, and watch educational movies at the 700-seat theater. Plan your National Museum Of China visit and explore what else you can see and do in Beijing using our Beijing road trip planning tool.
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  • It looks like foreigners are allowed in again as I just needed to flash my.passport and show them my health code and reservation, which anyone can book online for free. It's a nice, big orderly... 
    It looks like foreigners are allowed in again as I just needed to flash my.passport and show them my health code and reservation, which anyone can book online for free. It's a nice, big orderly...  more »
  • We were very excited to go there, but then, what a surprise: It’s not opened for foreigners! Indeed this is what they told us in the entrance: “Because of the Coronavirus, foreigners are not allowed.....  more
    We were very excited to go there, but then, what a surprise: It’s not opened for foreigners! Indeed this is what they told us in the entrance: “Because of the Coronavirus, foreigners are not allowed.....  more »
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  • It's a good museum and not too overwhelming, despite the awe-inspiring size of the place. It's very airy and the exhibits are limited and tightly focused. It's got a good mix of various things, although each individual exhibit isn't really tied to any of the others through any thematic link. I enjoyed the jade exhibit and the wood-carving exhibit, and some of the ceramics were most impressive. The staff speaks a decent amount of English, but be warned, you're going to need your passport to get in.
  • Huge museum, and very crowded. We queued for about 30 minutes in a very unruly line before being able to enter. You have to have your passport, as with everything in China, and the museum entry is free. No maps are available in English, and not all exhibitions have English descriptions. The basement (B1) has the Ancient China exhibition - very informative, with a lot of artifacts. We liked the room where they display presents from other governments to the Chinese government which was on the fourth floor.

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