Scenic spot introduction:
The Hunan Changsha Municipal Museum is a comprehensive exhibition hall displaying precious cultural relics of Changsha's history and modern revolutionary history. It is also the former residence of Comrades Mao Zedong and Yang Kaihui. It is located in the Memorial Hall of the Former Site of the Hunan District Committee of the Communist Party of China. It has an extremely rich collection of cultural relics, especially six rare treasures. It is an exhibit not to be missed by scholars, researchers and cultural relic lovers. The unique red cultural background of the museum also makes it an important place for patriotic education and a red tourist attraction, which has important historical significance.Attractions distribution:
Changsha Museum is located at No. 480 Bayi Road, covering an area of 42,000 square meters. It was originally No. 22 Qingshuitang. The Mao Zedong statue in the museum courtyard is the iconic core landscape, and the scenery around Qingshui Pond is even more beautiful. The museum is divided into several parts such as the exhibition building, the former site of Mao Yang's former residence, the gallery of Mao Zedong's poems and monuments, and the office building. It has regular exhibitions such as "Changsha Historical Cultural Relics Exhibition" and "Changsha Three Kingdoms Wu Bamboo Bamboo Slips and Exhibition of Fine Cultural Relics Unearthed Over the Years." There are some collections of Changsha folk culture and unearthed historical relics, as well as Shang Dynasty bronzes and glazed town hall collections, which are not to be missed.Scenic spot features:
Visit, study, history, red tourism, museums, former residences of celebrities, ruinstravelling guideline:
Since the new Changsha Municipal Museum in the Xinhe Delta was built, the old museum on Bayi Road has been transformed into the Hunan Modern History Museum.
Best time to visit:
All seasons
Shopping recommendations:
(Museum Shop) Mao Zedong related souvenirs
(Local specialties) Hunan embroidery, Chinese red porcelain, chrysanthemum stone carvings, white sand smoke, white sand liquid, Changsha cakes, tea, plum blossoms, Qiao cake, candied ginger slices, Liuyang black bean paste, Liuyang fireworks, etc.
(Special Hunan cuisine) Liuyang steamed vegetables, Xiangli bacon, Ningxiang flavor snake, fried pork with chopped pepper, yellow duck cries, braised pork, Sifangping local chicken, Tanzhou earthen pot, bamboo fish, Liuyang fire Peiyu.
(Special snacks) Changsha stinky tofu, wick cake, sugar-oiled cake, flavored shrimp, flavored chicken, flavored frog, duck tongue, duck neck, stewed pig's feet, dried orchid seeds, fried tofu, shaved jelly, Changsha rice noodles, snails, spicy chicken, coriander salad kidneys, etc.
Scenic spot location:
China>Hunan Province>Changsha City>Kaifu District>Qingshuitang Street
How to get there:
Bus route: Take No. 1, 142, or 501 in the city and get off at Qingshuitang (Military Region Hospital); or take No. 111, 113, 131, 146, or 803 and get off at Bayi Road Get off the bus and walk 300 meters forward.
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Changsha Museum ticket price:
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