Making Art No Longer 'Distant'--Hubei Provincial Museum

The Hubei Provincial Museum was established in 1953, located in the East Lake Scenic Area of Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, covering an area of 81,909 square meters, with a building area of 49,611 square meters and an exhibition hall area of 13,427 square meters. It has the largest ancient musical instrument exhibition hall in China. The Hubei Provincial Museum is one of the eight national museums jointly built by the central and local governments, a national first-class museum, a key research base for unearthed wooden lacquerware protection of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, a national 5A tourist attraction, and also the largest, richest collection, and strongest scientific research strength in Hubei Province. National comprehensive museum. The Hubei Provincial Museum currently has more than 260,000 pieces (sets) of museum collections, with bronzes, lacquer wood, and simple bamboo slips being the most distinctive. Among them, there are 945 pieces (sets) of national first-class cultural relics and 16 pieces (sets) of national treasure-level cultural relics. In addition to the four treasures of the museum, the Sword of King Goujian of Yue, the Zenghouyi Chime Bells, the Yunxian Man Skull Fossil, and the Yuan Blue and White Four Love Picture Plum Vase, there are also six new 'Treasures of the Museum', including the Zenghouyi Respect Plate, the Yunmeng Sleeping Tiger Qin Jian, the Tiger Seat Bird Rack Drum, the Painted Human Carriage Travel Picture, the Shijiahe Jade Human Figure, and the Chongyang Bronze Drum. Nowadays, cultural tourism has become a must-choose for many tourists on holidays, and 'visiting museums' has become a trend. With the younger group starting 'special forces-style tourism', the cultural and museum market will also welcome a younger customer group.