If you can’t make an appointment to go to the Hunan Provincial Museum, I recommend going to the Changsha Museum instead!

It is really difficult to make an appointment at the Hunan Museum. I tried for several days but failed to make one, so when I came to Changsha I could only choose the Changsha Museum which is easier to make an appointment with. Although it is only a municipal museum, Changsha Museum still gave me a lot of surprises! Changsha Museum is a national first-class museum with a large number of exhibits, a large area, and beautiful cultural and creative products. What impressed me most was the cultural relics of Changsha Kiln. The porcelain pot with the inscription "You were born when I was not yet born" is so beautiful. 🌿What are the differences between Hunan Museum and Changsha Museum? ⭐️Hunan Museum: One of the first national first-class museums and the largest comprehensive historical and art museum in Hunan Province, it was built in the 23rd year of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. The exhibition hall covers an area of ​​27,000 square meters and houses more than 180,000 cultural relics, mainly those unearthed from the Mawangdui Han Tomb. ✅Must-see exhibits: Dahe human face pattern square tripod, "Shan Erquan" copper square jar, Shang Dynasty elephant pattern bronze firing, T-shaped silk painting, red ground painted coffin, plain gauze cicada clothes, Lanting preface, etc. ⭐️Changsha Museum: a national first-class museum, a comprehensive geological museum, established in 1986. The exhibition hall covers an area of ​​9,000 square meters and houses more than 50,000 cultural relics, mainly exhibiting Shang and Zhou bronzes, Chu and Han cultural relics, and Changsha kiln porcelains unearthed in Changsha. ✅Must-see exhibits: large copper ware with elephant pattern, copper jar with animal face pattern, white glaze green color landscape pattern pot, double-sided openwork dragon pattern jade pendant, Tang Changsha kiln green glaze brown color "Chen Jiamei Spring Wine" porcelain pot, green glaze "You are a monk and I am not yet born" porcelain pot 🌿Changsha Museum Visiting Guide: 💠1F: Xiangjiang River Goes North - Changsha Ancient History and Culture Exhibition ✔️This exhibition hall is the main one, displaying cultural relics from Changsha's history, mainly bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, cultural relics from the Chu and Han dynasties, and porcelains from the Changsha kiln in the Tang Dynasty. 💠2F: Swimming in the middle of the stream - Exhibition of Changsha's modern history and culture ✔️Changsha not only has ancient historical and cultural heritage, but also a red background, and Changsha is the original stage for half of modern history. This exhibition displays the history and culture of modern Changsha and is very educational. 💠2F: She came from Chang'an - Queen Yuyang of Changsha State in the Han Dynasty and her era 🕒July 23, 2024 - February 16, 2025 ✔️This special exhibition is definitely worth seeing, and it’s free! The exhibition displays cultural relics from the tomb of Queen Yuyang who was married from Chang'an to Changsha, as well as treasures from the Changsha State in the Han Dynasty. Together with the exhibition title written by Mr. Yi Zhongtian, it is well worth a careful appreciation. 💠2F: Starry Dreams - Art Exhibition of Treasures from the 16th to 20th Century 🕒June 1 - October 10, 2024 💰70 yuan on weekdays, 86 yuan on weekends ✔️If you are more interested in gems and crowns, you can check out this special exhibition of Chinese and foreign jewelry. The exhibits are very exquisite and the refrigerator magnets are also very beautiful! 🕹️Stamping strategy: ✔️Second floor, 6 pieces in total, free chapter 🗒️Changsha Museum 📍70 meters from the intersection of Qifeng Road and Xiangjiang North Road, Kaifu District, Changsha 🕒9:00-17:00 💰0 yuan 🌸Recommended tour time: 2 hours