[2025 Xuzhou Attraction] Travel Guide for Xuzhou Imperial Decree Museum (Updated Apr)

You must visit the famous Guishan Han Tomb in Xuzhou. One ticket can visit three attractions, in addition to Dianshi Garden and Xuzhou Imperial Edict Museum. First we came to the Guishan Han Tomb, which used the mountain as a mausoleum and carved out rooms in the mountain, almost hollowing out the entire mountain. It has many features. First of all, the tomb passage and corridor were excavated along the central axis with an error of no more than 5 mm and an accuracy of up to one ten-thousandth, which was confirmed by infrared measurement during the tour. Secondly, there are more than 10 tombs, which are the joint burial tombs of Liu Zhu, the King of Chu in the Western Han Dynasty, and his wife. The silver turtle-shaped seal unearthed in the tomb proves the identity of the tomb owner. Thirdly, the design here is extremely ingenious, with tomb passages, side chambers, armories, stables, coffin chambers, etc., especially the drainage system is very complete. You can see that the terrain has a natural slope and the design is perfect. Cultural relics unearthed from the Guishan Han Tomb include incense burners, singing and dancing pottery figurines and other precious cultural relics. Shadow mystery: a strange shadow appeared on the back wall of the tomb. This shadow was not there when the tomb was first discovered, but it appeared inexplicably later. This is a major unsolved mystery. There is also an ancient toilet built, of course made of stone. The carriages and horses of the King of Chu and the Queen are also different, with different specifications. There is a door between the two tombs, connecting the two tombs, which is also the style of the cemetery at that time. The most amazing thing is: on the first stone of the south corridor in the Guishan Han Tomb, there is an original text that reads: "The ancient corpse king of Chu was in touch with the heavens. He was buried with a coffin, but without any clay pots or other large vessels. He ordered all the ministers to take off their mourning clothes after the burial, and not to use any gold or jade objects. If the wise officials of later generations are fortunate enough to read this book, they will feel sad when they see this." The general meaning is: "Wise officials of future generations, although I am a buried King of Chu, I dare to swear to heaven that there are no luxurious clothes or valuable gold and jade in my tomb. It is just my coffin and bones. When you see this inscription, you will definitely feel sad for me, so there is no need for you to touch my tomb." From the above text, we can see how lovely this King of Chu is. In reality, he must be a very humorous person. Dianshi Garden: It has the graceful beauty of Jiangnan gardens, uses stone carving art as a carrier, and integrates brick carving and wood carving. There are numerous calligraphy steles inscribed with the emperor's imperial title, meritorious deeds, titles, and top scholar titles. These provide the best examples for calligraphy lovers, rather than just seeing the inscribed stele of Emperor Xianfeng. Xuzhou Imperial Edict Museum: China's first museum dedicated to the collection of imperial edicts. Imperial Edicts: There are hundreds of imperial edicts from the Ming and Qing dynasties, and many plaques for top scholars. Detailed information about imperial examination relics and imperial examinations.

Tickets🎫: Purchased a ticket for the Guishan Han Tomb, scan the QR code to visit. Previously, I visited an Imperial Edict Museum located under the Tengwang Pavilion in Nanchang. At that time, it only had imperial edicts. Compared to the one in Nanchang, the Xuzhou Imperial Edict Museum is much more enjoyable to visit. Besides imperial edicts, it also has some pottery, ancient official hats, and other collections. At the entrance, there is a dragon chair similar to the one in Hengdian. Visitors interested can borrow costumes for photos. It's not crowded and very pleasant to visit.

Although I don't think Xuzhou is a typical tourist city, it is full of historical and cultural charm. The most attractive sites include the Guishan Han Tomb and the Xuzhou Imperial Edict Museum. The former displays the style of the Han imperial family's mausoleums; the latter is a themed museum where you can see many interesting ancient 'cheating artifacts' up close.

The basic display of Xuzhou Imperial Edict Museum includes the main display of the exhibition hall and the Dianshi Garden. The museum currently has more than 30,000 collections (sets), exhibiting more than 5,000 various precious cultural relics (sets). The main body of the exhibition hall is the basic display of the Xuzhou Imperial Edict Museum, which are the three major themes of 'Fengtian Chengyun', 'Changong Zhegui', and 'Qizang Ye Zhou'. The exhibition line is 1060 meters long, and the boutique includes: the hand-painted clay gold flying dragon four-body decree of Ming Tianqi four years, the decree of the seventh year of Zhengtong, the first-class decree of Tianqi and Chongzhen, the seventh year of Tiancong The three-dynasty seven-seal dragon-side decree, the five-seal dragon-side decree of the Qing Kang Yong Qian three dynasties, and the honor decree with the seal of the president; other boutique cultural relics include the Ming brocade five-claw dragon robe, the Qing emperor's twelve-chapter bright yellow five-claw dragon robe, Qing Nasa dark blue five-claw gold thread dragon robe, Cixi Empress Dowager's gift to the Wang family's Xiapei, Qing Diancui gilt crown, Ming ancestor portrait, Qing Hanlin, champion, second place, flower explorer, Chuanlu and oracle bone text masters Luo Zhenyu, Wang Yirong, Ding Foyan and other calligraphy, Western Zhou Qingyu sword, Western Han Longfeng Pei, Eastern Han bronze money tree, Eastern Han storytelling figurines, Liao Jin inlaid gold top relic Buddha pagoda, etc. It is particularly worth mentioning that in the 'Fengtian Chengyun' exhibition hall, there is a decree of the largest size in the country in the fourth year of Ming Tianqi, which is 4 meters long and 2 meters wide, and 4 decrees are written on it with gold lacquer. The font is engraved and embroidered, and it can be called a model of regular script, and the four sides are all hand-painted with 99 flying dragons with gold lacquer; the decree of Tianqi six years is a seven-color crane brocade face, 4.6 meters long, written 434 words, it can be described as every word is a pearl, beautiful and beautiful, this decree has gone through the Ming and Qing dynasties, plus the wars of the past dynasties, the Cultural Revolution catastrophe, and it is still brilliant after about 400 spring and autumn, and it is even more rare. Although this decree is used in Tianqi, it was woven by the previous emperor (the first year of Taichang), and Taichang Emperor Zhu Changluo was in office for less than half a year, so it is even more rare; there is also a hand-painted dragon-side decree in the sixth year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty, spanning Daoguang and Xianfeng. The two dynasties are the decrees of the hereditary generals Kuiding and his son Yugang, who were ennobled by the emperor and the relatives of the emperor, and they are unique; there are also rare and precious imperial edicts from the Great South (Vietnam), Japan, and South Korea. In addition, in the 'Changong Zhegui' exhibition hall, there are also detailed information on the imperial examination: there are test questions, test papers, and red scrolls for the examination of talents and scholars, and there are test papers for the examination of Jinshi and the champion, as well as more than 100 pieces of calligraphy and painting, among which there are no shortage of champions, The works of the second place and others; there are also silk belts used by candidates to cheat during the imperial examination; two miniature 'Four Books and Five Classics', only the size of a palm, but engraved with nearly 200,000 words, each word is only 1 square millimeter, exquisite and wonderful, amazing. The museum has dozens of Ming and Qing imperial edicts, from the founding emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Shunzhi, to the last emperor, Puyi, ten generations of emperors, and the succession is endless. It is known as the first in China. Among the more than 20 decrees in the museum, one of them is a unique decree that spans two generations of kings. It is Daoguang and Xianfeng, two emperors who ennobled the general Kuiding and his son Yugang. The decree of succession. That is, the decree of the theory of succession. In addition, the museum also displays detailed information on the imperial examination: there are test questions, test papers, and red scrolls for the examination of talents and scholars; there are test papers for the examination of Jinshi and the champion; there are silk belts used by candidates to cheat during the imperial examination. And two volumes of exquisitely engraved, small to only 3.4 cm × 5 cm miniature 'Four Books and Five Classics', but written nearly 200,000 words, each word is only one millimeter in size, it is amazing. At the same time, the museum also has a collection of the examination regulations of the Qing Dynasty during the Daoguang period, which lists in detail the strict rules and regulations in the examination and the typical examples of candidates who violated the rules from Shunzhi to Daoguang. There are also more than a thousand pieces of calligraphy couplets and plaques of Qing Dynasty Jinshi and champions, as well as more than ten pieces of exquisitely carved imperial edict plaques, Ming and Qing dragon robes and court, palace, folk and other color supplies. In addition to having a high ornamental value, it also provides extremely rich reference materials for academic research. It makes the audience feel full of historical vicissitudes, full of brilliance, and full of interest.