Just visited Shandong Museum, here is a guide for you.

Address: No. 11899, Jingshi Road, Lixia District, Jinan Tickets: Free Opening hours: 9:00–19:00 (last entry at 18:00, closed on Mondays) Recommended visit time: 4–5 hours Visit guide: You can start from the first floor. First floor exhibitions: Buddhist Sculpture Art Exhibition (Hall 1) Han Dynasty Portrait Art Exhibition (Hall 2) The Origin and Early Discovery of Chinese Civilization (Hall 5) Second floor exhibitions: Haidai Rixin - Shandong History and Culture Exhibition (Halls 6, 7, 8, 9, 12) A Moment of a Thousand Years - Tiangu Culture Exhibition (Hall 10) Jade and Fragrance - Museum Collection of Jade Artifacts (Hall 11) Porcelain Charm - Museum Collection of Ming and Qing Dynasty Imperial Kiln Porcelain (Hall 14) Third floor exhibitions: Kaogongji - Shandong Ancient Science and Technology Exhibition (Hall 15) African Wildlife Migration Exhibition (Halls 18, 19) Shandong Dragon (Hall 20) Crystal. Color - Exploring the Magical World of Minerals (Hall 21) Three Thousand Exquisite - Chinese Marine Shellfish Exhibition (Hall 22) Must-see attractions: 1. The shell exhibition in Hall 22 on the third floor is really beautiful, perfect for taking photos. Don't miss it if you like taking photos. 2. Hall 9 on the second floor features the Liangshan Ancient Ship and the Grand Canal (the most popular project, with a 3D animation of the canal view, free to watch and very impressive, but also very crowded). Top 10 treasures of the museum (in order of visit): 1. Red pottery animal-shaped pot/egg shell black pottery high-handled cup (Hall 6 on the second floor, prehistoric) 2. Yachou axe/Songgui/Lu State large jade bi/Oracle bone script (Hall 7 on the second floor, Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties) 3. Silver Sparrow Mountain Han bamboo slips/Eastern Han tomb murals (Hall 8 on the second floor, Qin, Han, Sui, and Tang dynasties) 4. Nine-tassel crown/Qing Dynasty Zheng Xie double pine painting scroll (Hall 9 on the second floor, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties)