Explore the cultural treasures of Liaoning, a must-visit destination on your Shenyang journey

📍Explore the cultural treasures of Liaoning, a must-visit destination on your Shenyang journey—Liaoning Provincial Museum! Located at No. 157, Wisdom Three Street, Hunnan District, Shenyang, this comprehensive museum is not only honored as a national first-class museum but is also one of the eight major museums jointly built by the central and local governments. Here, it is also the leading calligraphy and painting treasury in the nation, with a rich collection that is breathtaking. 🏛️Liaoning Provincial Museum carries a profound historical heritage, being the first museum to greet China's land. Its predecessor dates back to the Northeast Museum, which opened on July 7, 1949. Even earlier, in 1931, it was once the Mukden Branch of the National Museum of the Republic of China. Through the changes of time, it has undergone renaming, expansion, and relocation, and finally, on May 16, 2015, the new Hunnan branch of the Liaoning Provincial Museum officially opened to the public, and by the end of 2016, it fully revealed its mysteries to the public. 🌈The museum has three floors with 22 exhibition halls, 14 of which are permanently open, displaying historical treasures to visitors; there are also 8 temporary exhibition halls, with changing exhibits periodically, bringing a sense of freshness to each visit. 🔍Due to the rich exhibits in the museum, it is recommended that visitors plan ahead, understand the distribution and themes of each floor, so as to more accurately appreciate the desired exhibits. Personally, I started from the third floor and visited each floor from top to bottom. Although it took a whole day, there were still many exhibits that I only glanced at briefly. 🏰The 'Ancient Liaoning' series displayed on the third floor is divided into five exhibition halls and can be called the essence of the museum. Here, with time as the axis, it starts from the origin of human civilization in Liaoning and narrates until the end of the Qing Dynasty, including five parts: the prehistoric period, the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, the Warring States to the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Liao and Jin periods, and the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, presenting a series of vivid historical scrolls to visitors. 🎎The second floor focuses on displaying ancient Chinese bronze mirrors, currency, Liao dynasty ceramics, Manchu folklore, imperial seals from various dynasties, and Buddhist statues, each carrying a profound historical and cultural connotation. 🏺The first floor mainly exhibits ancient Chinese steles, Ming and Qing jade, and porcelain, allowing one to feel as if they are traveling through time and conversing with the ancients. 💔However, it is slightly regrettable that some of the most precious collections in the museum, such as Zhang Xu's 'Four Posts of Ancient Poetry in Cursive Script', Zhou Fang's 'Court Ladies Adorning Their Hair with Flowers', Zhang Xuan's 'Spring Outing of the Lady of Guo', Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty's 'Thousand Characters in Cursive Script' and 'Auspicious Cranes', and Ouyang Xun's 'Dream Stele', are not on display every day, and one can only look forward to seeing their true form on the next visit. 🕰️The opening hours of Liaoning Provincial Museum vary with the seasons. From April 1 to October 31, the opening hours are from 9:00 to 17:00 (entry stops at 16:30); from November 1 to March 31, the hours are adjusted to 9:00 to 16:30 (entry stops at 16:00). Please note that the museum is closed every Monday (except for national statutory holidays) and also on New Year's Eve. Visitors are advised to plan their visit in advance.