Hebei Museum, Provincial museum in Shijiazhuang, China.
The Hebei Museum occupies a main campus with a south and north building on East Street in Shijiazhuang's Chang'an District. The north building is the former provincial museum main block, built as the Mao Zedong Thought Victory Exhibition Hall. Its exhibition area covers about 20,000 square metres and displays nearly 150,000 cultural relics.
The museum was founded in 1953 and underwent two relocations during the 1980s before establishing itself at its current South Zhongshan Street location. These moves reflect the growing importance of the collection.
The museum displays works from multiple Chinese dynasties, including jade burial suits from the Western Han period and bronze vessels from royal tombs that reflect the artistic traditions of the region.
The museum is on South Zhongshan Street in Shijiazhuang, facing the provincial capital's cultural square. It opens Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and closes on Mondays. Entry is free with valid identification, so bring your passport or ID card.
The 2,300-year-old bronze lamp from the tomb of King Cuo of Zhongshan is one of the museum's signature pieces. The Changxin Palace lantern, recovered from Dou Wan's tomb at Mancheng, is likewise among the highlights of the collection.
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