Shanxi Merchants Museum: Feel the pulse of a thousand years of culture

🏞️ Ancient Chinese civilization, beautiful Shanxi. When visiting Shanxi, you can spend a whole day in the less popular Shanxi Merchants Museum. This ancient building has transformed from an ancient governor's office to a military governor's office in the Republic of China, and now to the Shanxi Merchants Museum in the new era. It is really worth a visit. 🏡 Shanxi Merchants Museum is a museum that mainly displays the history of Shanxi merchants and the commercial culture created by them. In addition to the cultural relics, the buildings you walk through seem to be part of a historical painting. 🙋 Enter from the south gate, and you will see the Yimen, Gongzi Building, Yuanyi Hall, Neishu Courtyard, and Yushu Building. The layout is rigorous and magnificent. You can feel the pulse of culture in every detail, such as the stone lions, dougong, eaves, and flying eaves. ✅ Highlights: 1️⃣ Enter the Shanxi Merchants Museum, and you will see red walls and green tiles, columns and corridors, winding paths, and towering ancient trees. Every plant, brick, and tile is a witness to history. It is like the Forbidden City in Taiyuan. 2️⃣ The Shanxi Merchants Museum is really big. Almost every floor of every building is an exhibition area. The exhibition area is on the central axis of the building. The main exhibition is the "Shanxi Merchants of the World" special exhibition, which is divided into six parts: the preface hall, "The Origin of Shanxi Merchants," "The Dominance of Shanxi Merchants," "The World of Shanxi Merchants," "The Tea Road," and "The Spirit of Shanxi Merchants." 3️⃣ The Shanxi Merchants Museum collects account books, utensils, historical materials, bills of exchange, land deeds, coins, tea sets, books, and other items related to Shanxi merchants. 4️⃣ The Yushu Building houses more than 10,000 ancient books and rare books published from the Ming and Qing dynasties to the Republic of China, including classics, history, philosophy, and works by famous Shanxi authors. 5️⃣ The west area of the Shanxi Merchants Museum is an open garden based on garden architecture and landscape, mainly featuring representative buildings from the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. 🎫 Tickets: Half-price discount of CNY 19, real-name reservation required on the official account. 📍 Address: No. 101, Fudong Street, Xinghualing District, Taiyuan. It is located in the city center, and it is recommended to take a bus. There are several entrances, so avoid going back and forth when visiting. Take Metro Line 2 to Fuxi Street Station, and walk 200 meters to the Shanxi Merchants Museum. 📢 Tips: The Shanxi Merchants Museum is really big, and there are an extraordinary number of exhibits. Even if you just take a quick look, it will take 2–3 hours to finish. Plan at least half a day to visit.