The new building of the Yinxu Museum at the Yin Ruins, the site of the last capital of the Shang Dynasty (1600 BC-1046 BC), opened to the public on Feb 26.
It is the first national major archaeological museum that demonstrates the culture of the Shang Dynasty in a panoramic view.
A view of the new building of the Yin Ruins Museum [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
Located in Yindu District, Anyang of Central China’s Henan Province, the museum has a 22-meter high and 146-meter-wide main exhibition hall and a design inspired by the bronze square tripod.
Covering an area of about 22,000 square meters, the new exhibition hall showcases nearly 4,000 cultural relics, which include bronzeware, pottery, jade objects, and oracle bones. Among them, more than 3,000 items have made their debut in the museum.
A view of the track screen in the immersed digital experience exhibition hall of the new building of the Yin Ruins Museum [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
The museum is the core project of the Yin Ruins National Archaeological Site Park and was included in the cultural protection, inheritance and utilization project during China’s 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period.
China Construction First Group Corporation Limited, a subsidiary of China State Construction Engineering Corporation, contributed to its construction.
(Executive editor: Zhu Zeya)
