Jilin Museum
the Jilin Museum is located in Changchun, China and
spans an area of 21,528 square feet and was constructed on the
original palace site of the Emperor Pu Yi, who became a puppet
emperor of Manchukuo during the Anti-Japanese War that lasted from
1931 until 1945, when the Japanese nation would be defeated by the
Allied Forces. The museum contains numerous areas with exciting and
historical exhibits from the Paleolithic age, the Neolithic age
through the Yuan dynasty to the Qing dynasty and houses over 2000
exhibits, that contain historic and cultural antiquities that were
excavated in the Jinlin province mostly. It covers approximately the
period of the Wangfutan man in prehistoric ages to the Opium war and
reflects the historical development of the province. There is a
magnificent collection of calligraphic masterpieces and paintings
created by the famous Chinese poets and painters of the ancient
periods, with works by such notables as Zhang Daqian and Qi Baishi.
Visitors can view the expansive collections of jade, bronze,
lacquers and porcelain, along with iron armor, a pair of white jade
earrings, a bronze mirror with inscriptions of the Khitan people in
the Liao dynasty, a bronze board ornament, a bronze harness of the
Gaojuli people, a fresco facsimile from a princess's tomb and a
purple glazed bowl from the Jing dynasty.
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