China National Museum

National Museum of China in the east of Tiananmen Square, and the Great Hall of the echoes. February 2003 in the former Museum of Chinese History and Chinese leather Life Museum two museums founded on the basis of the merger, under the Ministry of Culture, based on both history and art, set of collections, exhibitions, research, archeology, public education, cultural exchange in one comprehensive national museum. Museum of Chinese History, formerly known as July 9, 1912 established the "National Museum of History Preparatory Office." October 1, 1949, in the founding of the PRC on the same day, changed its name to "Beijing National Museum of History," in 1959 changed its name to "Museum of Chinese History." Museum of Chinese Revolution, formerly known as March 1950 the establishment of the Preparatory Office of the National Museum of the revolution. Beijing Tour package 1960, officially named the "Museum of Chinese Revolution." August 1959, located in Beijing's Tiananmen Square two museums east of the building were completed, the tenth anniversary of the founding of one of the top ten buildings. On 1 October the same year, the tenth anniversary of National Day, began opening up. National Museum of China adhere to the "people-oriented" concept of construction and development in order to "close to reality, life, and the masses" principle. Adhere to the "with us such a great power status commensurate with the Chinese long history and splendid civilization commensurate with the vigorous development of socialist modernization commensurate with the majority of the people's growing spiritual and cultural needs of proportionality" hall direction. The "leading, world-class" as the target hall. National Museum of China is building the world's largest museum, will be the protection of national cultural heritage, show a long history of the motherland, the promotion of Chinese civilization, conducting education in patriotism, to carry out cultural exchange, reflects the Chinese cultural soft power has played an active and important the role. In order to meet building public cultural service system and building a learning society, will be the general public especially the young people to study history and culture, to accept the influence of civilization, the culture of lifelong learning and classroom positions. March 2007 to the end of 2010, China carried out the National Museum Extension Project, premises total construction area of 191,900 square meters, hardware and features a world-class. The number of collections of more than 100 million pieces of hall number 49, with "Ancient China", "Revival Road" are two basic display, with more than ten different kinds of art exhibitions and thematic exhibitions of international exchange. And compared to our existing museums, the National Museum of the audience will not like change, that can be very high quality, culturally a kind of spiritual enjoyment. Content areas in history, cultural heritage areas as well. In style, the National Museum will remain solemn, magnificent architecture, highly summarized, concentrated our development process. Means the exhibition will display some ways it is not limited, but comprehensive use of various modern display methods, such as large screen, Beijing day Tour large screen, ultra-thin television and other multimedia tools, try to restore the historic atmosphere of the audience and to increase the dynamic exhibition . National Museum of China after nearly a hundred years of history and a rich heritage of museums and cultural basis for the Museum of the 20th century, China's construction and development cause has made important contributions to the public at home and abroad also have a broad impact. In the 21st century, the National Museum in the country to promote development and prosperity of socialist culture of the times demand, and gained a considerable history of the development opportunity, after the renovation and expansion of China's National Museum building area of ??191,900 square meters, March 1, 2011 on completion. In the world's largest museum, world-class hardware and feature set, will provide the public with high-grade history and art exhibitions and other cultural and leisure services. Not only meets five thousand years of Chinese history and culture and art, witness the Chinese nation for centuries and the Renaissance, but also reflect the full range and series of world civilization and performance of high-quality exhibition.