Nantong Museum.

📍Nantong Museum, the first museum in China|||Nantong Museum is the first public museum independently established by Chinese people and the birthplace of China's museum industry. Here is a detailed introduction to it: Background and history of establishment: ●In 1903, Zhang Jian conducted a 70-day investigation on Japan's industry and education, and the museum in Japan left a deep impression on him. In 1905, Zhang Jian relied on private power to build the public botanical garden of Tongzhou Normal School, which was under construction in his hometown of Nantong, into a "museum garden", creating the first public museum in China, which was under the management of Tongzhou Normal School, and Zhang Jian was the president of the garden. Since then, Nantong Museum has experienced many twists and turns, and has been damaged and managed in different historical periods. After the founding of New China, it has gradually been restored and repaired. Geographical location: Located at No. 19, Haonan Road, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province. It is bordered by Haohe River to the east and north, Nantong Library to the west, and the former Nantong Medical College (now Qixiu Campus of Nantong University) to the south. ●Rich collection: As of 2023, there are about 50,000 collections in the museum, divided into folk cultural relics, revolutionary cultural relics and natural specimens. ●Diverse exhibitions: It is divided into three types of exhibitions: permanent exhibitions, temporary exhibitions and digital exhibitions. The permanent exhibitions include "Whale Heaven Rhyme - Jianghai Whale Biological Resources Special Display", "Jianghai Ancient Rhyme - Nantong Ancient Civilization Display", "Museum Treasure Legacy - Nantong Museum Fine Cultural Relics Exhibition", etc.; in terms of temporary exhibitions, cooperation exhibitions, introductions and exchange exhibitions are increasing, and exhibition exchanges with the international community are also carried out. Status and significance: Nantong Museum is not only a national first-class museum and a national AAAA tourist attraction, but also a demonstration base for popular science education in Jiangsu Province and a base for ecological civilization education in Jiangsu Province. It has created a precedent for the construction of Chinese museums with "museum and garden integration, and combination of Chinese and Western", which is of great significance to the development of China's museum industry.