Liangzhu Museum

In the previous article, the top 20 Chinese museums worth visiting in China were introduced to you. Then, in this article, 14 niche China museums were selected that each represents a specific period in Chinese history, connecting them together to form a visible development context of Chinese history.   01 The Earliest China If we were to compare different stages of Chinese history to different times of day, then the Liangzhu Civilization would be the pre-dawn. From childhood, the concept of "5000 years of Chinese civilization" has been deeply ingrained in Chinese minds. And Liangzhu marks the beginning of those 5000 years. Liangzhu Museum Before the emergence of Liangzhu civilization, what did China look like? Cultural relics such as Hemudu, Banpo and Hongshan can be found from the Yangtze River to Yellow River and even further north in Liaoning and Inner Mongolia. Crossing over from culture to civilization, mark an entirely new stage in human social development: settlements continued to develop, forming embryonic forms of early cities; labor was effectively organized, and massive water conservancy projects with storage capacity reaching 46 million cubic meters (more than three West Lakes) were built to resist floods; meanwhile, surplus productivity was sufficient enough…

Emma Chen (left), a bilingual volunteer tutor, discusses cultural relics with a reporter from Taste all China at Liangzhu Museum in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province. ( Taste all China /Yuan Meng) The Liangzhu Museum in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province, serves as a window into the splendid ancient Chinese civilization. Situated within Meilizhou Park in Yuhang district of Hangzhou, the museum conducts research on, exhibits, and promotes Liangzhu Culture, which dates back thousands of years. The ruins of the Liangzhu ancient city provide evidence of China's 5,000-year-old civilization. The Liangzhu Museum, through three theme halls, comprehensively, vividly, and accurately showcases the archaeological findings from the Liangzhu ruins and the value of Liangzhu cultural heritage. Photo shows a black pottery pot on display at Liangzhu Museum in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province. ( Taste all China /Yuan Meng) Photo shows an exhibit at Liangzhu Museum in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province. ( Taste all China /Yuan Meng) Photo shows cultural relics on display at Liangzhu Museum in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province. ( Taste all China /Cui Yue) Photo shows pottery ware on display at…