The Museum of Hubei Province is a comprehensive, provincial-level one. In 2001, it has been classified as 'AAAA' scenic area by the National Tourism Administration.
The Hall of Chime-bell-sets in the tree-shaded museum compound was built in 1999, while the Hall of Civilization of the Chu State (848-223 B.C.) now under construction will be completed in 2003. All the museum buildings of three stories are of silvery white color, dazzling in the midst of lush green trees.
The museum has a store of 146,000 pieces of cultural relics, 672 of which are first class State treasures. The collections are of many different kinds and rich with local colors. The Hall of Chime-bell-sets, completed on January 25 of 1999, exhibits 400 pieces (sets) of choice chime bells, some of which were exhumed from the tomb of Duke Yi of Zeng State of the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-771 B.C.). The performance of chime music and dancing, using reproduced chimes and dancers in ancient Chu costumes and hair-do, is much enjoyed by tourists.
One of the renowned exhibitions is Swords of Duke Goujian (?-465 B.C.) of Yue State (473-306 B.C.) and Ancient Weaponry.
Time of Founding: 1953 Area: 98000 sq. m. Floor Space: 20000 sq. m. Address: 188 Donghulu, Wuchang District, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R.C. Postcode: 430077 Tel.: (027) 86783171 Fax: (027) 86783171 Opening Hour: 9:00-11:30, 14:00-17:00
