National Museum of China

MaKy★★★★★★★★★★4.03 months ago

Huge museum with a range of exhibits, from old to the most modern, as to be expected typical entrance, security set-up, with passport linked to your ticket (trip.com) fast and efficient, make sure your power bank is triple CCC certified, or you will probably have it taken off you, the same at all high value areas, aeroplanes, high speed railway etc. Mine is CCC. Bag lockers, drink machines, sit down toilets, and heaps of gift stores. Two steps past security exists you are not getting back in that way.... Tiananmen square is within the security zone, so get both of them ticked off your list of sites to see. Close to subway line 1 or line 2, hope you like stairs......

KAI LI★★★★★★★★★★5.0a month ago

The National Museum of China is not only a museum for collecting and exhibiting cultural relics, but also a hall that carries on Chinese history and inherits cultural heritage. It has the functions of research, education and foreign cultural exchange, and is an important window to showcase the country's historical heritage and cultural confidence.

J Rynn★★★★★★★★★★5.05 months ago

Huge museum, we managed to only cover the main permanent exhibits. Remember to reserve your tickets on WeChat mini app ahead of time. If you didn’t manage to do so, just book a VIP tour on trip.com (at extra cost!) with guide. This can be done even the day before but doesn’t come cheap. Admission to museum also includes admission to Tiananmen Square (which usually requires separate reservation)! Enjoy!

M★★★★★★★★★★4.08 months ago

Extremely large museum with huge complex and ridiculously large collection of artifacts you’ll never finish in one day. Other than the permanent exhibitions, there’s also some paid exhibitions such as the Respin Russian art exhibition. The basement one history of china permanent exhibition is the highlight. If you can, just visit this exhibition. Complex is huge, be prepared to walk a lot, children might not enjoy it, so I think kids above 12 years old is better. Bring some snacks as it’s very crowded and tiring. Everyone just rests at the steps and have some snacks. Exhibits are great but the toilets are not. So minus stars for the insufficiency of toilets plus strong urine smell in every toilet. That’s unacceptable for such a large government institution. Possibly toilets only make up for 1% of the building size. Very strange ratio since toilets are a basic human need. It’s also close to Tiananmen Square, you can enjoy museum until closing time then head across the road to Tiananmen square for the flag descending ceremony. But there’s always so many people, so you might see more heads and phones than anything.

VL Kong★★★★★★★★★★5.07 months ago

A must-go-to Museum, as it houses huge collections of cultural relics from beginning of China history to the later Qing dynasty. Extremely large and it took at least three hours to complete a single floor. The Museum is located opposite the Great Hall of People, which is also near to Tiananmen Square. Secure your timeslot a week before your intended visit through the Museum website and. Drop off at 贵实楼饭店 or Grand Hotel Beijing, and walk about 10 minutes to reach the security entry of the Museum.