Shandong, the pearl of East China, faces South Korea and Japan across the sea, is an important cradle of Chinese civilization and the birthplace of Confucian culture. With such a profound culture, time-honored history and natural landscapes, Shandong boasts many world-class cultural and natural heritages, famous cities and towns, historical relics and sites, ancient schools and manors.
The photo exhibition of Museums in Shandong shows the amazing museums of different aspects of Shandong culture. Please click the picture to learn more, you will find the one you'd like to visit when you travel to Shandong.
-
Qingdao Polar Ocean World
Qingdao Polar Ocean World located on No.73 of Donghai eastern Road, which was on the south of the famous place for vocation, shilaoren beach. It is a large complex entertainment programme of travel, which consists of leisure, entertainment, shopping, etc.
-
Confucius Museum
The culture developing for thousands of years and the inheritance of the long history leave a treasure trove to Confucius Museum. Here you can get attached to the time, life and the wisdom of Confucius as well as the essence of Confucius culture throughout thousands of years of history.
-
Confucian Six Arts City
Confucian Six Arts City is an educational theme park show-casing the life and works of Confucius with modern high-tech means and devices. Six Arts City takes its name from the six arts mastered by Confucius, that is, music, mathematics, calligraphy, charioteering, archery and ancient rituals. Each of the arts is presented in separate settings in an area of 200,000 square metres of impressive architecture and décor, with modern high-tech means. Apart from the educational and entertainment value of the centre, it speaks of the sustainability of the Confucian heritage well into the modern world.
-
Cultural Museum of the Qi State
This newly-built museum offers a fascinating introduction to the history, culture, and customs of the state of Qi. The main attraction is a model of the Qi capital, which provides an idea of the huge scale of the city. Another highlight is the Xi Zun, a cow-shaped wine container that was made in the late Spring and Autumn Period. You will also discover exhibitions on Qi philosophers, military and political strategy, pottery, agriculture, and social customs.
-
Qingdao Museum
The museum houses as many as 160,000 historical and cultural artifacts, such as chinaware, bronze ware, jade items, ancient coins, and oracle bones; 150 of them are classified as the country's first-level cultural relics. There are also more than 4,000 calligraphy and painting works from the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties.
-
Tsingtao Beer Museum
In the Tsingtao Beer Museum, you must try authentic Tsingtao Beer. From the 100-year-old brewing equipment to the modern assembly line, you will truly understand what makes Tsingtao Brewery unique.
-
Qingdao Wine Museum
Covering an area of nearly 10,000 square metres, Qingdao Wine Museum is the first underground museum in China themed on wine. Natural vineyards, vessel exhibition halls and historical pavilions, as well as interactive areas like the China wine bank, world bar and wine cellars, are all available for guests.
-
Qingzhou Museum
Qingzhou Museum is located in the picturesque Qingzhou Ancient City Tourist Area. It has become a gorgeous scenic spot integrating humanistic and natural landscape. It assembles the essence of the 7,000-year culture of ancient Qingzhou and epitomizes the ancient history of China. It is a sanctuary that displays and inherits Chinese civilization.
-
Qufu Confucian Research Travel Base
Qufu Confucian Research Travel Base focuses on the experience of Chinese outstanding traditional culture and intangible cultural heritage projects, covering the six arts advocated by Confucius-ritual, music, shooting, imperialism, book, and number related content.
-
Shandong Museum
Established in 1954, Shandong Museum is one of the largest national museums in China, providing more than 270,000 exhibits about Shandong's history and culture.
-
The Sun Tzu Cultural Park Museum
The Sun Tzu Cultural Park Museum is the most representative attraction in Binzhou, which is famous around China. The park features 15 buildings in the style of the Qin (221-207 BC) and Han (202 BC-220 AD) dynasties.
-
The Former Residence of Wang Xizhi
Wang Xizhi is an outstanding calligrapher, versed in nearly all kinds of styles of calligraphy. His work the preface of LanTing Poems Collection written in running hand is esteemed as the best running hand work in the world. His wonderful calligraphy has long shocked and is admired by calligraphers of all ages.
-
Weifang World Kite Museum
Weifang World Kite Museum is the largest kite museum in the world, with a construction area of 8,100 square metres, and its decoration pattern resembles the famous local dragon head centipede kite in Weifang. With the ridge of the roof made from large ceramic keels and peacock blue glazed og shining in the sun, the kite looks like a dragon wandering in the sky. Its design style is unique in China.
-
The Chinese Navy Museum
The Chinese Navy Museum is a professional military museum organised by the Chinese Navy. It is located at No. 8 Laiyang Road, Qingdao.
-
Zhucheng Dinosaur Museum
Zhucheng has been an important site for dinosaur excavation since 1960. The world's largest hadrosaurid fossil was found in Zhucheng in 1980s and is now on display in the Zhucheng Dinosaur Museum.
