The museum with a garden and the garden with a museum

The Sanmenxia City Museum is located within the Shanzhou Ancient City Ruins Park, with over 15,000 cultural relics in its collection, including more than 1,400 precious national relics of grade three or above, covering various physical objects that represent the historical and cultural development of the Sanmenxia area from prehistoric times to the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. The basic exhibition is 'Ancient Charm of Xiaohan—The Ancient Culture Exhibition of Sanmenxia', with the first exhibition hall mainly displaying historical relics from the 'Humanities Beginnings—Prehistoric Period' and 'Traces of Ancient States—Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties' of the Sanmenxia area. The second exhibition hall mainly displays historical relics from the 'Xiaohan Turbulence—Spring and Autumn Period, Warring States, Qin Dynasty', 'Famous Province and Esteemed Prefecture—Han, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties', 'Between Two Capitals—Sui and Tang Dynasties', and 'Legacy of Shan and Guo—Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties' of the Sanmenxia area. The Yangshao culture, Guo State bronzes, crescent-patterned painted pottery jars, colored glaze pottery owls, Zhuiyi gui, pearl-patterned twisted branch flower porcelain plum vases, 28 bronze figurines, and Guozhou stone inkstones are all famous cultural relics. The museum is situated in the Shanzhou Scenic Area, and visitors can enter without an appointment. Free admission tickets can be obtained at the entrance. To reach the museum, take bus 1, 2, or 17 to the entrance of Shanzhou Park and walk 1200 meters north. Nearby, visitors can also walk to visit the Baolong Temple Pagoda, Bell and Drum Tower, Gantang Garden, and Shipai Square.