Established in 1953, Hubei Provincial Museum is located in Donghu Scenic Area, Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, covering an area of 8 1909 square meters, with a building area of 4961kloc-0/square meter and an exhibition hall area of 13427 square meters. There is the largest exhibition hall of ancient musical instruments in China.
Hubei Provincial Museum is one of the eight national museums built by the central government, a national first-class museum, a key research base for the protection of folk lacquerware in National Cultural Heritage Administration, and a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction. It is also a national comprehensive museum with the largest scale, the richest collection and the strongest scientific research strength in Hubei Province.
Cultural Relics Collected by Hubei Provincial Museum
Hubei Provincial Museum has more than 200,000 pieces (sets) of various cultural relics and specimens, including nearly 1,000 pieces (sets) of first-class cultural relics. The vast majority of the collections come from archaeological excavations and local collections, among which unearthed cultural relics are the main ones, with strong and distinctive local colors and characteristics of the times, which basically reflect the face of ancient Hubei culture.
Among the more than 200,000 collections, many are rare treasures and important scientific materials. Such as the eggshell painted pottery spinning wheel of Qujialing culture in Jingshan in Neolithic age; Jade man and jade eagle unearthed from Shijiahe site in Tianmen; Jade Ge, bronze tripod and bronze cymbal unearthed from Shang Dynasty ruins and tombs in Panlongcheng; Bronze chimes and 16 carved dragon and phoenix Yu Pei and 28 astronomical suitcases unearthed from the tomb of Zeng Houyi in Sui County during the Warring States Period; Bamboo slips and other legal documents of Qin Dynasty unearthed in Yunmeng Sleeping Tiger Land.