They are Beijing Police Museum and China Court Museum. At the same time, they are all located in Xiangmin, the longest alley in Beijing. Coupled with the hutongs closely related to the modern history of China, the two museums are definitely an excellent route to bring children to increase their knowledge.
Beijing Police Museum
This is a bank building made of masonry, simple and heavy, which embodies the western classical style. It used to be the former site of Citibank, and now it is used as the Beijing Police Museum.
The building is located in 19 14, facing south, with three floors above ground and one underground.
The third floor of the facade is divided into two parts by the horizontal cornice line, which is about 1: 3.
Four tall Roman Ionian granite eaves columns support the two-story front porch with wide flat pilasters at both ends.
In the center of the bottom floor of the colonnade is the entrance gate, with two large windows on both sides, and the upper part of the window is a semicircular arch.
Corresponding to the first floor, there are five huge windows on the second floor.
The center of the eaves is decorated with a round coat of arms engraved with the logo of Citibank.
In 200 1 year, the building was renovated and opened to the public as the Beijing Police Museum.
The exhibition consists of four floors, namely, the history of Beijing public security, criminal investigation, police functions and police equipment.
As soon as he entered the hall, the bronze police soul column stood in front of him. This copper column, which is 6 meters high and weighs 5 tons, is the best annotation to the indestructible spirit of the people's police.
The exhibition on the first floor reproduces the glorious course of the capital police in defending the CPC Central Committee, defending the capital and successfully completing public security work in various periods in a chronicle way.
From the turmoil in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, to the agitation in the 1980s and 1990s, and now to living and working in peace and contentment, Beijing's stability and peace are hard-won. It is the selfless dedication of generations of people's police with their flesh and blood that makes the people of the capital happy and safe today.
During Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, the modern police system in China was gradually formed under the influence of foreign countries. The exhibition on the second floor is an overview of the establishment process and police functions of modern police system in China.
The most striking thing on the third floor is a "hero memorial wall" carved with red sandstone. 58 martyrs, 58 pairs of eyes, 58 names, * * * tells the glorious deeds of heroes.
In addition, there are exhibitions about Beijing street signs, license plates, police caps and badges, police car license plates and other changes. The years have changed and kept moving forward.
In the corner of the building, there is an old elevator with a history of 100 years. It was made by an American company and installed no later than 19 12. It is one of the earliest elevators installed in Beijing and still operating normally.
No.36 Dongjiaomin Lane, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Qianmen Station of Metro Line 2 is within walking distance.
Free, you need to make an appointment in advance and change your ID card at the door.
Admission is closed from Tuesday to Sunday from 09:00- 16:00 15:30.
china court museum
The former Bank of Zheng Jin Beijing Branch was converted into the China Court Museum.
Justice Bank in Yokohama, Japan, was a new bank in Japan at that time and an early professional foreign exchange bank in Japan.
After Shanghai, it first set up branches in Beijing, Qingdao and Shenyang, and owned its own bank building.
Beijing Branch was established in 19 10. Compared with other cities, the building of Beijing Zheng Jin Bank is extremely special, which can be described as a landmark building in the whole Dongjiaominxiang area.
The whole building is designed according to the special geographical location of the street corner, showing an "L" shape, and the central semi-circular red dome is extremely eye-catching.
The access door composed of tall stone walls and narrow doorways is not only beautiful, but also strong in external defense.
The house on the second floor is small and complicated, which can provide a very private service space for guests.
Compared with a bank, it is more like a villa and a small castle.
In February 2008, the building was renovated and opened to the public as the China Court Museum.
In the exhibition hall on the first floor, what attracted me most was The Vicissitudes of the Times.
Seen from the gate, the exhibition hall is located in the former Ministry of Finance. The small exhibition hall includes old photos, sand table simulation and historical changes in the eastern suburbs of Xiangmin, which makes people feel a lot.
The exhibition of rare ancient law books is also very shocking.
The precious ancient books representing the achievements of ancient forensic science in China, such as A Brief Introduction to the Law of the Tang Dynasty, Ming Hui Dian, Qing Hui Dian and Collection of Injustice, which represent the highest level of ancient Chinese law, were exhibited.
The content in the "People's Trial History Exhibition" is close to reality and fascinating.
We have heard a lot, but it is not clear. Let us have a better understanding of history through pictures, texts and videos.
There are also six exquisite bronzes in an exhibition hall on the second floor.
These exquisite bronzes seem to have nothing to do with the theme, but in fact they were confiscated by the public security organs. In 20 18, National Cultural Heritage Administration and the Supreme People's Court * * * allocated it to the China Court Museum to become a permanent collection.
No.27 Dongjiaomin Lane, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Qianmen Station or Chongwenmen Station of Metro Line 2, and then walk there.
Free, you need to make an appointment at least one day in advance (you can call) and change your ID card at home.
Tuesday to Sunday 09: 30-11:0014: 00-16: 00?
Dongjiaomin lane
The earliest embassy district in China is closely related to the modern history of China and witnessed a humiliating history of China.
Looking at the embassy buildings and looking back at the dusty history and stories, we can gradually see the true colors of history.
In the Yuan Dynasty, Dongjiaomin Lane and Xijiaomin Lane were connected together, and it was named Jiangmi Lane because it was located in the throat of transporting grain from south to north.
In the Ming Dynasty, the chessboard boundary was built, and the original Jiangmi Lane was cut into Dongjiang Lane and Xijiang Lane.
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Dongjiaominxiang was the seat of the "Five Dynasties and Six Departments" of the imperial court, with departments such as officials, households, ceremonies, soldiers and workers.
After 1900, Dongjiang Mixiang was designated as the embassy area, with embassies of France, Japan, the United States, Germany, Russia, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy and Austria. Subsequently, foreign banks such as the British HSBC Bank, the Russian-Chinese Daosheng Bank, the Japanese Zhengjinyin Bank, the German Dehua Bank, and the French Oriental Swiss Credit Suisse Bank appeared one after another. French hospitals, German hospitals, American hospitals, French post offices, six-country hotels and other facilities opened one after another, and a large number of western-style buildings with different styles appeared.
1949, Beiping was peacefully liberated, and the China People's Liberation Army (PLA) went through Dongjiaomin Lane armed to the teeth, washing away the shame that armed personnel were not allowed to enter Dongjiaomin Lane in China for 50 years.
From 65438 to 0959, embassies of various countries moved to Jianguomen in the eastern suburbs, and the history of setting up embassies in Minxiang in the eastern suburbs came to an end.
During the "Wen Ming" period, it was hit again. The street name was changed to "Anti-imperialist Road" and many western-style buildings were destroyed.
Since 1980s, with the development of Beijing's urban construction, the buildings of Dongjiaominxiang have also been impacted. The former sites of HSBC, Jardine Matheson and Russia Pavilion were demolished due to road widening, Dehua Bank 1992 was demolished, and the former site of Japanese Embassy was changed to Beijing Municipal Government. Many high-rise buildings and modern buildings were built on the street, which caused great damage to the whole street.
Since 200 1, the embassy complex in Dongjiaominxiang has been announced by the State Council as the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.