Tue, August 05, 2008
BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhua) -- For many overseas visitors to Beijing for the Olympic Games, it may be a good and meaningful arrangement to insert some trips to local museums between sport matches. Here, Xinhua helps you screen the city's more than 2,300 museums and patch up a simple list of more than 80 museums that may cater to your interests.
The list, offering the most basic information, is just a start of our museum recommendations. Xinhua staff will, henceforth, provide brief introductions to some of the museums, including their display items, cultural background, bus route and admission fee, every day till the end of this month.
The list is as following:
The National Museum of China Address: 16, East Chang'an Avenue, Dongcheng District Phone: (8610) 8447-4902 (Chinese); (8610) 8447-4914 (English) Website: www.nmch.gov.cn
The Capital Museum Address: 16 Fuxingmenwai Dajie, Xicheng District Phone: (8610) 6337 0491; (8610) 6337 0492 Website: www.capitalmuseum.org.cn/en/
The Palace Museum Address: Forbidden City. Everybody in Beijing knows where it is. Phone: (8610) 6513 2255Website: www.dpm.org.cn
The National Art Museum of China Address: No.1, Wusi Dajie, Dongcheng District Phone: (8610) 6401 7076; (8610) 6401 2252Website: www.namoc.org
The National Arts and Crafts Museum Address: 101, Fuxingmennei Dajie, Dongcheng District Phone: (8610) 66053476
Beijing Arts & Crafts Museum Address: 4th Floor, No.200 Wangfujing Street, Dongcheng District Phone: (8610) 6528 9326; (8610) 6528 8866 (ext.4051) Website: www.gongmeigroup.com.cn
Beijing Art Museum Address: Wanshou Temple, North of West 3rd-ring Road Phone: (8610) 6847 9391; (8610) 6841 3380Website: www.bjww.gov.cn/bjwwlivepic/english.htm
Beijing World Art Museum Address: A9, Fuxing Road, Hai Dian District Phone: (8610) 6852 7108Website: www.worldartmuseum.com/sjysg_en/index.shtml
The Yan-Huang Art Gallery Address: No. 9, Huizhong Road, YayuncunPhone: (8610) 64910909; (8610) 6491 2902
Beijing Jintai Art Museum Address: Inside Chaoyang Park(west gate)Phone: (8610) 6501 9441Website: www.jintaimuseum.org
Poly Art Museum Address: No. 14 Dongzhimen South Street, 2nd floor of Poly Building, Dongcheng District Phone: (8610) 6500 1188 ext. 3250
The Imperial City Art Museum Address: Inside the Puchanghe Park, Dongcheng DistrictPhone: (8610) 8511 5104Website: www.beijingmuseum.gov.cn/huangcheng
Guangfu Classic Art Museum Address: No. 18, Jinnan Road, Zhangwangfeng, Dashanzi, Chaoyang District,Phone: (8610) 6434 2308; (8610) 6433 8887Website: www.guanfumuseum.org.cn
Beijing Museum of Traditional Opera Address: No.3 Hufangqiao Road, Xuanwu District Phone: (8610) 6351 8284 ; (8610) 6352 9134Website: www.beijinghuguang.com
The Art Gallery of Central Academy of Fine Arts Address: No.5 Xiaowei Hutong, Dongcheng District Phone: (8610) 6528 2022
Stone-Carved Scriptures Exhibition Hall Address: Yunju Temple, Fangshan District Phone: (8610) 6138 9612; (8610) 6138 9101
Museum of Beijing Stone Inscription Art Address: No. 24 Wutasi Village, Haidian District Phone: (8610) 6217 2894; (8610) 6217 3543
China Red Sandalwood Museum Address: No. 9 Xinglong West Street, Gaobeidian, Chaoyang District Phone: (8610) 8576 7320Website: www.redsandalwood.com/english/frames.htm
Beijing Mumingtang Ancient Porcelain Museum Address: 1/F, Beijing Municipal Real Estate Trading Center, 1 East Section, Huashi Beili, Chongwen District Phone: (8610) 6718 7266; (8610) 6718 6939
China Nationalities Museum (Chinese Ethnic Culture Park) Address: Opposite the west door of National Olympic Sports Center of the Asian Games Village, Chaoyang District Phone: (8610)6206 3647; (8610)6206 3646Website: www.emuseum.org.cn/eindex.htm
The Nationalities Museum, Central University for Nationalities Address: Central University for Nationalities, 27 Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District Phone: (8610)6893 2760Website: bwg.cun.edu.cn
The Cultural Palace of Nationalities Address: No.49 Fuxingmennei Dajie Phone: (8610)6602 4433; (8610) 6601 9375Website: www.cpon.cn
Museum of Ethnic Costumes in Beijing Institute of Clothing Technology Address: A2, Yinghua Road, northern entrance of Heping Street , Chaoyang DistrictPhone: (8610) 6428 8261
China Science & Technology Museum Address: No 1, Beisanhuan ZhongluPhone: (8610) 6237 1177 (ext.2109)Website: www.cstm.org.cn
Beijing Museum of Natural History Address: No. 126 Tianqiao South Street Phone: (8610) 6702 4431 Website: www.bnhm.cn
Beijing Museum of Aeronautic and Astronautic Models Address: Dashanzi Huantie, Chaoyang District Phone: (8610) 6437 2990; (8610) 6437 3015
The China Aviation Museum Address: Datangshan, Changping District Phone: (8610) 6178 4882; (8610)6178 4883
Beijing Aviation Museum Address: No. 37 Xueyuan Road, Haidian DistrictPhone: (8610) 8231 7513 Website: digitalmuseum.buaa.edu.cn/index.jsp
Sackler Museum of Art and Archeology at Peking University Address: West campus of Peking University Phone: (8610) 6275 1667
The Tank Museum Address: No.88372 Army Unit ,Yangfang Town, Changping DistrictPhone: (8610) 6675 9901; (8610)6976 7910
China Palaeozoological Hall Address: No.142 Xizhimen Street Phone: (8610) 6893 5280 Website: www.paleozoo.cn
China Display Hall of Quaternary Glacier Relics Address: No.28 Modong, Shijingshan District Phone: (8610) 6880 2585; (8610) 8872 4148
Traditional Chinese Medicine Museum Address: No. 11 East Road of the North Third Ring Road (North exit of Heping Street) Phone: (8610) 6428 6845 (Dept. of medicine history); (8610) 6428 6835 (Dept. of Chinese traditional medicine)Website: bwg.bucm.edu.cn/museum_index.htm
Beijing Planetarium Address: No. 138 Xizhimenwai Avenue Phone: (8610) 6835 2453; (8610) 6831 2517Website: www.bjp.org.cn/misc/index.htm
The Geological Museum of China Address: Xisi of Xicheng District Phone: (8610) 6655 7858Website: www.gmc.org.cn
China Museum of Telecommunications Address: 42 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District Phone: (8610) 6230 3621; (8610) 6230 3681Website: www.ctmuseum.cn
China Printing Museum Address: Beijing Printing Institute, 25 Xinghua Beilu, Huangcun Town, Daxing District Phone: (8610) 6026 1237
Peking University Geological Exhibition Hall Address: In Peking University Phone: (8610) 6275 6088; (8610) 6275 9116 Website: museum.pku.edu.cn/index.asp
Beijing David's Deer Park Museum Address: Daxing District Phone: (8610) 8796 2107; (8610) 8796 7804; (8610) 8796 2105 Website: www.milupark.org.cn
Wangfujing Palaeoanthropology Cultural Relic Museum Address: Oriental Plaza W1P3, No. 1 East Chang'an Avenue, Dongcheng District Phone: (8610) 8518 6306
The Memorial Hall of the Chinese People's Anti-Japanese War Address: No. 101 Wanpingchengnei Street, Fengtai DistrictPhone: (8610) 8389 3136Website: www.77china.org.cn
The Great Wall Museum of China Address: Badaling Scenic Spot, Yanqing District Phone: (8610) 6912 1890
Beijing Museum of Tap Water Address: No.6 Courtyard (Qingshuiyuan Neighborhood), north street outside Dongzhimen Phone: (8610) 6465 0787
Museum of Ancient Pottery Civilization Address: 12 West Nancaiyuan Street, Xuanwu District Phone: (8610) 6353 8884; (8610) 6353 8811Website: www.gtbwg.com
Horse Culture Museum of China Address: inside the Horsemanship Club of Rose Valley, Badaling Scenic Spot Phone: (8610) 8118 2354
The Bee Museum of China Address: Beijing Botanic Garden, west of Sleeping Buddha Temple, Fragrant Mountain Phone: (8610) 8259 4910; (8610) 8259 0094
China Currency Museum Address: No.32 Chengfang Street, Xicheng DistrictPhone: (8610) 6608 1385
China Sports Museum Address: No. A3 Anding Road, Chaoyang District Phone: (8610) 6491 2167
China Railway Museum Address: No.1 Courtyard, Jiuxianqiao North Road, Chaoyang District Phone: (8610) 6438 1317
Beijing Folklore Museum Address: No.141 Chaowai Street Phone: (8610) 6551 0151; (8610) 6551 4148
Beijing Memorial Hall of New Cultural Movement Address: No.29 Wusi Street, Dongcheng District Phone: (8610) 6402 4929
Beijing Museum for Cultural Relic Exchange Address: 5 Lumicang, Dongcheng District Phone: (8610) 6528 6691
Jiaozhuanghu Memorial Hall of Tunnel Warfare Site Address: Jiaozhuanghu Village, Longwantun Town, Shunyi District Phone: (8610) 6046 1906
Beijing Bell and Drum Towers Address: Drum Tower Street Phone: (8610) 8403 6706
Beijing Liao and Jin City Wall Museum Address: No.40 Yulin Community, You'anmenwai Road, Fengtai District Phone: (8610) 6305 4992
National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature Address: No.18 North Road of West Third Ring Road Phone: (8610) 8461 9011
The Exhibition Hall of Shanrong Culture Address: 400 meters east of Yuhuangmiao Village, north Badaling Mountain Phone: (8610) 6919 9534
Shangzhai Culture Exhibition Hall Address: Inside Jinhaihu Tourist District Phone: (8610) 6999 1268
Tuancheng Exhibition Hall Address: No. 1 Hongqi Village, South Xiangshan Road, Haidian District Phone: (8610) 6259 1609
Yan Capital Site Museum of Western Zhou Dynasty Address: Dongjialin Village, Liulihe, Fangshan District Phone: (8610) 6139 3412; (8610) 6139 3049
White Dagoba Temple Address: No.171 Fuchengmennei Street, Xicheng District Phone: (8610) 6613 3317; (8610) 6617 6164
Shuangqing Villa on Fragrant Mountain Address: Fragrant Mountain Park, Haidian District Phone: (8610) 8259 0297
Dingling Museum Address: Shisanling, Changping District Phone: (8610) 60761423; (8610) 6974 6973
Zhoukoudian Relics Museum Address: Zhoukoudian, Fangshan District Phone: (8610) 6930 1272; (8610) 6930 1287
The Ancient Bell Museum in Dazhong Temple Address: 31 West 3rd Ring Road, Haidian District Phone: (8610) 6264 1384; (8610) 6254 1972; (8610) 82611736
Relic Hall of Chinese Buddhism Books Address: Fayuan Buddhist Temple, Xuanwu District Phone: (8610) 6353 5798
Beijing Police Museum Address: No.36 Dongjiaominxiang, Dongcheng District Phone: (8610) 8522 2223; (8610) 8522 2282
China People's Revolution Military Museum Address: No. 9, Fuxing Road, Haidian District Phone: (8610) 6681 7161Website: www.chinamil.com.cn/item/jb
Beijing Dabaotai Xi Han Dynasty Tomb Museum Address: Near Beijing World Party at Fengtai District Phone: (8610) 6381 6427; (861)6381 6688
China Agriculture Museum Address: No. 16 Dongsanhuan Road, Chaoyang District Phone: (8610) 6501 8877 (ext.2260) Website: www.zgnybwg.com.cn
Songtangzhai Folk Carving Museum Address: No. 14, East Liulichang Road Phone: (8610) 8316 4662
Beijing Cui Yongping Art Museum of Leather-Silhouette Show Address: the ground floor, Entrance D, Building 16, Jinqiao Garden(housing estate), Majuqiao, Tongzhou District Phone: (8610) 60502692; 13681223653
The Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao Address: South side of Tian'anmen Square Phone: (8610) 6513 1130 Website: cpc.people.com.cn/GB/69112/113427/index.html
Cao Xueqin Memorial Hall Address: Huangye Village inside Beijing Botanic Garden Phone: (8610) 62591561(ext.2028); (8610) 6259 5904
Memorial Museum of Guo Shoujing Address: A60 Xida Street of Deshengmen, Xicheng District Phone: (8610) 6618 3038
Ancestral Temple for Wen Tianxiang Address: No.63 Fuxue Hutong, Dongcheng District Phone: (8610) 6401 4968
Nalan Xingde Memorial Hall at Shangzhuang Address: Shangzhuang Cuihu Water Village, Haidian District Phone: (8610) 8071 3599
National Wax Museum of China Address: China's National Museum Phone: (8610) 6528 8709
Prince Gong's Mansion Address: A14, Liuyin Street, Xicheng District Phone: (8610) 6611 6053
Zhan Tianyou Memorial Museum Address: Badaling, Yanqing District Phone: (8610) 6912 1506; (8610) 6912 1516
The Former Residence of Mao Dun Address: Jiaodaokou Houjie (13 Rear Yuanensi Lane) in Dongcheng District Phone: (8610) 6404 4089
The Former Residence of Guo Moruo Address: No.18 Qianhai Xijie Street Phone: (8610) 6603 4681
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Address: Xiangshan Lu, Haidian District Phone: (8610) 6259 1155; (8610) 6259 1264
The Tomb of Li Dazhao Address: No.1, Wan'anli, Xiangshan, Haidian District Phone: (8610) 6259 1044
Xu Beihong Museum Address: No.53 North Xinjiekou Street Phone: (8610) 6225 2042
Former Residence of Lu Xun Address: No. 19 Fuchengmen Gongmen Ertiao Phone: (8610)6615 6549; (8610) 6615 6548
Former Residence of Soong Ching Ling Address: No.46, North Rive Street in the Rear Lake area of the West City District Phone: (8610) 6404 4205
Former Residence of Mei Lanfang Address: No.9 Huguosi Street, Xicheng District Phone: (8610) 6618 3598
