Shanxi Taosi Site Museum to open Nov 12
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Shanxi Taosi Site Museum to open Nov 12

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The National Cultural Heritage Administration held a press conference in Beijing on Nov 6 to announce the official opening of the Taosi Site Museum in North China's Shanxi province on Nov 12. Located at the Taosi National Archaeological Park entrance in Xiangfen county, Linfen city, the museum covers nearly 10,000 square meters with exhibition halls spanning around 5,000 sq m. It contains 230 artifacts, including pottery and jade unearthed from the Taosi site, presenting the archaeological excavations and research findings of the 3,900 to 4,300-year-old Taosi culture. With the opening of the Taosi Site Museum, Linfen plans to promote the construction of the Taosi historical and cultural demonstration area, the Taosi National Archaeological Park, and the Taosi Cultural and Artistic Creative Park. The Taosi Site Museum will showcase the site's archaeological research results, offering a new public cultural space for local people and contributing to China's innovative approach to conserving and utilizing large archaeological sites.

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New museum highlights timekeeping Taosi culture
1 month, 1 week ago

New museum highlights timekeeping Taosi culture

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A visitor looks at an exhibit in the Taosi Site Museum in Linfen in Shanxi province, Nov 12, 2024. Evidence of such is now on display at the Taosi Site Museum in Linfen in North China's Shanxi province. A total of 230 cultural relic items or sets of items in the museum, including pottery, jade, bone, bronze ware and lacquerware, …

Ancient city site to get dedicated museum
4 months, 1 week ago

Ancient city site to get dedicated museum

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Ancient city site to get dedicated museum.CAO YANG/XINHUA TAIYUAN — A new museum is set to open at the 4,300-year-old Taosi relics site in North China. "The discovery of walled city ruins and important buildings at Taosi represents a significant breakthrough," says Wang Wei, chief expert in charge of the project tracing the origins of Chinese civilization. "The main building …

Ancient city site to get dedicated museum
4 months, 1 week ago

Ancient city site to get dedicated museum

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Ancient city site to get dedicated museum.CAO YANG/XINHUA TAIYUAN — A new museum is set to open at the 4,300-year-old Taosi relics site in North China. "The discovery of walled city ruins and important buildings at Taosi represents a significant breakthrough," says Wang Wei, chief expert in charge of the project tracing the origins of Chinese civilization. "The main building …

Ancient city site to get dedicated museum
4 months, 1 week ago

Ancient city site to get dedicated museum

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Ancient city site to get dedicated museum.CAO YANG/XINHUA TAIYUAN — A new museum is set to open at the 4,300-year-old Taosi relics site in North China. "The discovery of walled city ruins and important buildings at Taosi represents a significant breakthrough," says Wang Wei, chief expert in charge of the project tracing the origins of Chinese civilization. "The main building …

New building of museum at Shang Dynasty capital site to open this month
10 months ago

New building of museum at Shang Dynasty capital site to open this month

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BEIJING -- The new building of the Yinxu Museum at the Yin Ruins, the site of the last capital of the Shang Dynasty, will open to the public on Feb 26. The museum, located in the city of Anyang in Central China's Henan province, will showcase nearly 4,000 items or sets of cultural relics, including bronzeware, pottery, jade objects, and …

New museum to display best of Shang civilization
10 months ago

New museum to display best of Shang civilization

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Some of the Shang civilization artifacts that will be on display at the new Yinxu Museum in Anyang, Henan province. A new museum will soon open in Anyang, Henan province, to display the brilliance of the 3,000-year-old Shang civilization, the National Cultural Heritage Administration announced at a news conference in Beijing on Feb 19. The Yinxu Museum, which will open …

New museum to display best of Shang civilization
10 months ago

New museum to display best of Shang civilization

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Some of the Shang civilization artifacts that will be on display at the new Yinxu Museum in Anyang, Henan province. A new museum will soon open in Anyang, Henan province, to display the brilliance of the 3,000-year-old Shang civilization, the National Cultural Heritage Administration announced at a news conference in Beijing on Monday. "Through the exhibits, the public can better …

New museum to display best of Shang civilization
10 months ago

New museum to display best of Shang civilization

China Daily  

Some of the Shang civilization artifacts that will be on display at the new Yinxu Museum in Anyang, Henan province. A new museum will soon open in Anyang, Henan province, to display the brilliance of the 3,000-year-old Shang civilization, the National Cultural Heritage Administration announced at a news conference in Beijing on Monday. "Through the exhibits, the public can better …

China's Shanxi builds museum on Neolithic civilization
1 year, 6 months ago

China's Shanxi builds museum on Neolithic civilization

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This photo taken on May 1, 2023 shows a miniature model of the Taosi relic site in Xiangfen county, North China's Shanxi province. TAIYUAN -- North China's Shanxi province is constructing a museum dedicated to showcasing the remarkable relics of Longshan Culture, a late Neolithic civilization in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. The museum of the …

Shanxi Bronze Museum, Shanxi province
3 years, 2 months ago

Shanxi Bronze Museum, Shanxi province

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The exhibition hall of the Shanxi Bronze Museum Installed in the Shanxi Museum and showcasing a brilliant collection of bronzes discovered in Shanxi province, the Shanxi Bronze Museum tells the story of China’s Bronze Age from a new cultural perspective and with an extraordinary design philosophy. The permanent display Glories of the Bronze Age exhibits over 2,200 cultural relics dating …

Shanxi province
3 years, 4 months ago

Shanxi province

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Shanxi Museum Established in 2004, Shanxi Museum on the west bank of Fenhe River in Taiyuan covers 112,000 square meters and is the largest collection, protection, research and exhibition center for historical relics in Shanxi province. Showcasing the essence of Shanxi culture are relics from the Neolithic Age at the Taosi site, relics from the Shang, Zhou and Northern Dynasties, …

Ancient ruins add to drama of arts festival
3 years, 7 months ago

Ancient ruins add to drama of arts festival

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Installation Art Festival is being held at China West Film Studio in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region. Although the COVID-19 pandemic forced many to stay at home in 2020, the number of visitors to the site was still an impressive 1.5 million, a slight decline from 1.7 million in 2019, according to studio officials. The festival's opening saw a surge …

China city builds museum for World Heritage Site ruins
4 years, 1 month ago

China city builds museum for World Heritage Site ruins

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The central Chinese city of Anyang, on Monday, started construction on a museum for the World Heritage Site Yinxu, or the Yin Ruins, to bring people back to the last capital of the Shang Dynasty more than 3,000 years ago. "With the museum, the Chinese archeologists' dream of displaying unearthed relics from the Yin Ruins is coming true," said Song …

China city builds museum for World Heritage Site ruins
4 years, 1 month ago

China city builds museum for World Heritage Site ruins

China Daily  

The central Chinese city of Anyang, on Monday, started construction on a museum for the World Heritage Site Yinxu, or the Yin Ruins, to bring people back to the last capital of the Shang Dynasty more than 3,000 years ago. "With the museum, the Chinese archeologists' dream of displaying unearthed relics from the Yin Ruins is coming true," said Song …

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