When visiting a new city, museums are normally one of the best places to learn more about its history and culture. In Yunnan, the Yunnan Provincial Museum is a must-see, with many collections charting the fascinating life of the region
Yunnan Provincial Museum
It is said the soul of tourism is culture and so then the soul of culture is cultural relics. The bronze culture of the Ancient Dian Kingdom of Yunnan is splendid and brilliant, and it has a place in the country and the whole world. These bronzes are the most precious historical and cultural heritage of Yunnan.
In the field of Chinese cultural relic archaeology , there are two striking discoveries to be made. One is the copper horse Matafeiyan Wuwei from Gansu province; and the second is the copper ritual Niuhutongan unearthed from Lijiashan in Jiangchuan, Yunnan province.
It also open the corner of the mysterious veil of the Dian Ancient Kingdom of Yunnan.
As a unique bronze vessel in the Ancient Dian Kingdom, the receptacles have a distinctive local style and national characteristics. Two-thousand-years ago, southwest China had a mysterious Ancient Dian Kingdom, where the rich people always used the piggy bank "receptacles" to show off their wealth. The Ancient Dian Kingdom did not have a written language of its own, but the receptacles became a more realistic history book than the text, recording the history of the ancient Dian.
The animals on the cover of the receptacles are cows, sheep, horses, monkeys, birds, tigers and so on. The cow shape stands out to many, as it is a symbol of wealth.
The Dali Kingdom is a famous country in Chinese history, with a national respect for Buddhism. So many cultural relics about the Dali Kingdom have a Buddhism symbol.
There are 25 ethnic minorities living in Yunnan. Each one of them has their own distinctive clothes, jewellery and other characteristics. They all feature in a special collection at Yunnan Provincial Museum.
How to get Yunnan Provincial Museum
Bus: Take bus No.169, 252 and A12 then get off at Guandu District Goverment station
Metro Line: Take Metro Line No.1 and get off at Xinyao Road Station, then walk to Zijun Village (North Caiyun Road) station. Then take No. Z84 Bus, getting off at Guangfu Road Station.
