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China National Film Museum

China National Film Museum was founded in 2005 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Chinese film, and is the largest professional film museum in the world. Getting to the museum is a bit of a hike, with its location near the Airport Expressway in Beijing's northeastern part. The 38,000 square ...

China National Film Museum was founded in 2005 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Chinese film, and is the largest professional film museum in the world. Getting to the museum is a bit of a hike, with its location near the Airport Expressway in Beijing's northeastern part. The 38,000 square meter China National Film Museum pays tribute to China's long and colorful movie-making history and reveals some secrets of film production. 

China National Film Museum occupies an area of 65 acres northeast of Beijing, with an architectural space of 38,000 square meters. If you want to visit all the exhibition halls in the museum, you have to walk 2970 meters long. CNFM houses 1500 films, and 4300 stills from works of 450 filmmakers. The shows organized by top film experts approved by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) present the most authoritative information and knowledge about film arts in China. CNFM is a great masterpiece achieved by a large group of authoritative experts and scholars in various fields of film entertainments through utmost efforts, and it offers the most authoritative,professional and multifarious exhibitions of film entertainments.

Bus no. 402, 418, 688, 973 and get off at nangao station

National Art Museum Of China

National Art Museum of China is located on Wu Si Street. It is a national level art museum focused on displaying, collecting and researching the works of the artists in China modern times. Chairman Mao Zedong wrote the name of the museum.

National Art Museum of China covers an area of 30,00...

National Art Museum of China is located on Wu Si Street. It is a national level art museum focused on displaying, collecting and researching the works of the artists in China modern times. Chairman Mao Zedong wrote the name of the museum.

National Art Museum of China covers an area of 30,000 square meters with its construction acreage of 17,051 square meters. And its exhibition halls are 6,000 square meters. The construction was started in 1958 and finished in 1962. It is one of the Great Ten Constructions to mark the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China and also the largest art museum in China. After over one year's decoration, it was reopened on July 23, 2003.

Its main construction is the modern constructions imitating the ancient attic style. Its top is decorated by the yellow glazed tiles. There are the corridors and pavilions around. It is filled with the distinctive nationality construction style. The museum can be divided to three levels as the upper, middle and lower level respectively.

There are totally 13 exhibition halls in the museum, and the three collective anti-ultraviolet radiation colored fluorescent lamps are illuminating on the halls. The acreage of the round hall is 480 square meters that is suited for hanging the large-sized art works. The acreages of the east and west side halls in the first floor are 470 square meters respectively that are equipped with large glass exhibition cabinets. While each of the four corner halls cover an area of 500 square meters; The exhibition places of the second and third floors are opposed to the main hall; The new painting collecting storeroom occupies an area of 5,000 square meters.

In the museum, there are fine arts works exhibiting & marketing hall and art works service department.

The art museum has collected more than 60,000 fine arts works in the modern times and from the folks. Its varieties include excellent works with different time features and different art styles like Chinese paintings, canvases, prints, sculptures, Spring Festival pictures, funnies, picture posters, pencil sketches, iconography, watercolor paintings, varnish paintings. It also includes the agrestic art works like puppets, shadow play works, paper-cuts, kites, mud toys, embroideries and so on.

The exhibition activities individual painting exhibitions, collective painting exhibitions, film exhibitions, calligraphy exhibitions, children's painting and folk fine works exhibitions are increased gradually.

In 1998, it held the International Fine Arts Year that won the high praise from all walks of life in society. The annual average visitors numbers is one million.

Bus No. 101, 104 and 108, please get off at the station of art museum.

Shijia Hutong Museum

The first hutong museum in China.

Shijia Hutong Museum was established to preserve and document Hutong life in Beijing. As the idea of Globalization has spread to China the Beijing government has dismantled much of the Hutong neighborhoods, particularly in the run up to the 2008 Olympics. M...

The first hutong museum in China.

Shijia Hutong Museum was established to preserve and document Hutong life in Beijing. As the idea of Globalization has spread to China the Beijing government has dismantled much of the Hutong neighborhoods, particularly in the run up to the 2008 Olympics. Many have been replaced with modern residential districts and apartment complexes. As a result, locals discarded the traditional Hutong life to embrace a more modern and convenient lifestyle; hence the reciprocal movement to preserve old conventions and tradition. In 2013, Shijia Hutong Museum was officially founded to keep the old Hutong lifestyle from fading away in people’s minds.
The courtyard was procured by Prince Charles’ ‘Princes Trust’ and reconstructed to its former glory using the original materials (some more than 400 years old) and methods. After restoration it was given back to Beijing on the proviso that it would be used as a Hutong museum, that’s what we see today.
The museum displays all aspects of traditional Hutong life, from the layout of the buildings and the reasoning behind it to experiencing the soundscape of daily life. Capturing a full sensory experience of life in the Hutongs through the years.


Take the subway Line 6 to Dengshikou station / Take the subway Line 2 to Chaoyangmen station

China Science And Technology Museum

Located at No.5, East Beichen Road of Chaoyang District in Beijing, the China Science and Technology Museum lies to the north of the National Stadium in the central part of Olympic Park. First opened in 1988, it is the only state-level comprehensive science and technology museum in China. With th...

Located at No.5, East Beichen Road of Chaoyang District in Beijing, the China Science and Technology Museum lies to the north of the National Stadium in the central part of Olympic Park. First opened in 1988, it is the only state-level comprehensive science and technology museum in China. With the establishment of the new exhibition building in 2009, the museum now has four floors. It shows the new trends in science and technology on various applications, including aerospace, energy, transport, materials and machines, information technology and environment. Through colorful exhibits, interactive activities, interesting experiments and hi-tech films, visitors can easily understand some of the scientific theories and technology applications. The museum is now considered an important facility to popularize science and improve citizen’s science literacy and ability to innovate.

The museum consists of five permanent exhibition halls (“Science Paradise” located on the first floor in the northwest area, “Glory of China” on the first floor, “Exploration and Discovery” on the second floor, “Sci-tech and Life” on the third floor, and “Challenge and Future” on the fourth floor), a short-term exhibition hall, and four special-effect theaters (Dome Theater, Huge-screen Theater, Motion Theater and 4D Theater). In addition, many laboratories, classrooms, science popularization lecture halls and multifunctional halls are found in the museum.

 Science Paradise Hall
This hall is an attractive place for children who like science and hands-on activities where they can have great fun. It comprises seven theme exhibition areas (Happy Farm, Cheerful Water Bay, Science Castle, Exploring Mountains, Safety Island, Performance Scene and Hands-on Activities) with a total area of 40,896 square feet (3,800 square meters). It is set up for three-to-ten-year-old children, aiming at inspiring their interest in science in various educational ways, including games, discussions and interaction.

 Glory of China Hall
This hall showcases the significant accomplishments of ancient China in science and technology, which play an important role in promoting Chinese social progress and world civilization. This hall is divided into five sections. Introduction Hall helps guide visitors to know ancient China. There are two main exhibitions: Taosi Observatory (it is a part of Taosi Site in the middle reaches of the Yellow River in ancient China) and bronze embossments of scientists in ancient China. Technological Innovation of Ancient China displays some critical inventions and technological innovations in mining, agricultural technology, irrigation machinery, textile, architecture and navigation. The major exhibitions are Tonglushan mining, Zigong salt wells, various agricultural machinery, weaving machines, palaces, residences, urban planning, vehicles and advanced navigation technology. Scientific Exploration of Ancient China boasts noted achievements made by intelligent and hardworking Chinese people in several areas. There you can see Chinese acupuncture, an armillary sphere, a star map, a seismograph, a model of the Dujiangyan Irrigation Project, ancient musical instruments and light-penetrating mirrors. Exchange between China and the World Civilization introduces advanced Chinese inventions spreading into the world, especially "four great inventions” (papermaking, printing, gunpowder, compass). “Hands-on Space” is a very interesting place where visitors can participate in woodblock printing and paper making using ancient methods.

 Exploration and Discovery Hall
Exploration and discovery is a lasting theme in the process of human civilization. This hall focuses on scientific exploration in many areas: the origin of the universe, microscopic matter, natural phenomenon such as motion, sound, light and electricity, life and math. It displays the wonder and mystery of science and helps visitors experience the joy brought by exploration and discovery. The hall is made up of A Hall and B Hall with an exhibition area of 5,979 square yards (5,000 square meters) and eight theme exhibition sections (Miraculous Universe, Subtle Material, Mysterious Life, Law of Motion, Rhyme of Sound, Brilliance of Light, Magnetism and Lure of Science).

 Sci-tech and Life Hall
This hall exhibits the development of sci-tech in agriculture, health, housing, information exchange, transportation and machines which are inextricably bound to the ordinary life of people. It is science and technology that make a more convenient and better life for us. This hall consists of six sections, including Source of Our Daily Life, Healthy Life, Household, Information and Traffic, and Smart Tools and Machinery.

 Challenge and Future Hall
This hall has an area of 6,099 square yards (5,100 square meters). It concentrates on some crucial issues and challenges that human beings face. It shows the contributions made by technological innovation and imagines the future. Meanwhile it guides visitors to keep their eyes on and recognize the problems of technological development. The hall is divided into seven sections: About the Earth, Energy World, New Material, Genes and Life, Ocean Development, Space Exploration and About the Future.  It contains 138 exhibitions. Even visitors can personally conduct some projects, for example, making a model of the Tibetan Plateau or imitating astronauts.

 Four Special-effect Theaters
Motion Theater is equipped with three groups of movable seats and can hold 60 visitors. Visitors see the film sitting on six free-moving platforms. The platforms can move in concert with the film. The motion of the visitors’ bodies will be in line with the plot of the film. It will provide an exciting journey. Dome Theater can hold 442 visitors and is equipped with seats for the disabled. It can be used to broadcast films and a dome planetarium show. Huge-screen Theater is one of the world’s most advanced theaters. It can accommodate 632 visitors. The screen is 97 feet (29.85 meters) wide and 72 feet (22 meters) high. 4D Theater adopts 4D special-effects, based on the three-dimension film itself, together with environmental special-effects. It integrates listening, seeing, smelling and touching for the visitors and makes people feel part of the scene.

bus no. 311, 328, 379, 484, 594, 617, 751, 913, Yuntong 110 or Zhuan 40 to Walinankou Station, walk to the north six minute to the west gate of the museum.

Qiaoqi Tibetan village

Under the Jiajin Mountain, there is a long-history minority town called Yaoji ( Qiaoqi in mandarin, local people call it Yaoji ), 5000 people in the town , 95% ae Tibetans . located on the upstream of the Qingyi River, the closest Tibetan town to Chengdu. people speak Jiarong T...

Under the Jiajin Mountain, there is a long-history minority town called Yaoji ( Qiaoqi in mandarin, local people call it Yaoji ), 5000 people in the town , 95% ae Tibetans . located on the upstream of the Qingyi River, the closest Tibetan town to Chengdu. people speak Jiarong Tibetan language, as well as Sichuan dialect. the altitude is between 2000-3000meters in this area.

In the process of historical evolution, Qiaoqi culture has been in a diversified and dynamic development. 

        The local Tibetan people love dancing , which is necessary in their wedding, parties and celebrations. the dancing is surrounding a fire, people dance in a circle. which is called in Guozhuang in Chinese. it's created from their daily life such as working : harvest wheat. washing clothes etc. very happy and entertaining . there is a saying : if the Tibetan people can speak, they can sing, if they can walk, they can dance.

    recently , UNESCO, One Foundation and some other orgnizations are trying to teach the local people to record their life by camera , to reflect their surrounding natural environment, daily life and traditional culture

by private car 

public bus from Chengdu-Ya'an-Baoxing-Qiaoqi( Yaoji)