Museum of the Chinese Communist Party, History museum in Chaoyang District, China

The Museum of the Communist Party of China is a rectangular building with a pale beige stone facade and a flat roofline edged by a low parapet, topped by a row of red flags. Its plan forms the Chinese character 工, with 28 columns on the east and west sides and six on the north and south. The lobby holds Ode to the Great Wall, a 600-square-metre lacquer painting made of 100 panels.

The museum opened in 2021 at the start of celebrations marking a major anniversary of the party and was the result of several years of planning and construction. The project drew many workers and craftspeople involved in completing it.

The building's shape echoes the Chinese character 工, standing for the working class, and its 28 columns on the east and west sides mark the 28 years from the party's founding in 1921 to the People's Republic in 1949. Chang Shana's team designed the column capitals, bases, architraves, lattice walls, copper doors and the museum emblem.

The location is accessible by public transport and sits in an area with many other visitor destinations nearby. Plan for enough time before your visit since the exhibitions are comprehensive.

The collection includes rare objects from different periods that visitors cannot see elsewhere. These items offer direct access to important moments and allow guests to experience history firsthand.