page_title: Three Gorges Museum
hierarchical_section_title: Three Gorges Museum
caption_attribution_description: English: My second museum i visited after Nanjing Museum in China.This is very wonderful museum
context_page_description: The Three Gorges Museum is a museum in the Yuzhong District of Chongqing, about the Three Gorges and Chongqing. It is one of the largest museums in the country.
  The museum opened in 2005, replacing the former Chongqing Museum. It is located near the Chongqing People's Hall. It aims to undertake education, preservation, and scientific research with respect to cultural heritage and the natural environment in Chongqing and the Three Gorges region of the Yangtze River.
  The exterior of the museum has sloping walls and is topped by a large glass dome. There are bronze sculptures, large reliefs, and 1-km long "Ecological Corridor".
  The museum covers an area of 42,497 m². The exhibition hall covers 23,225 m². There are four main displays:
  Glorious Three Gorges
  Ancient Ba-Yu – early history of Chongqing
  Chongqing: the City Road – 20th century history
  The Anti-Japanese War
  Further displays include:
  Painting and calligraphy
  Porcelain
  Coins
  Sculpture from the Han Dynasty
  Folk customs of southwest China
  Cultural objects given by Li Chuli
  Another major exhibit is a 180° panorama of wartime Chongqing when it was the provisional capital of Free China and was subjected to Japanese bombardment.
context_section_description: The Three Gorges Museum (simplified Chinese: 重庆中国三峡博物馆; traditional Chinese: 重慶中國三峽博物館) is a museum in the Yuzhong District of Chongqing, about the Three Gorges and Chongqing. It is one of the largest museums in the country.
  The museum opened in 2005, replacing the former Chongqing Museum. It is located near the Chongqing People's Hall. It aims to undertake education, preservation, and scientific research with respect to cultural heritage and the natural environment in Chongqing and the Three Gorges region of the Yangtze River.
  The exterior of the museum has sloping walls and is topped by a large glass dome. There are bronze sculptures, large reliefs, and 1-km (1,094 yards) long "Ecological Corridor".
  The museum covers an area of 42,497 m² (c. 50,828 square yards). The exhibition hall covers 23,225 m² (c. 27,778 square yards). There are four main displays:
  Glorious Three Gorges
  Ancient Ba-Yu – early history of Chongqing
  Chongqing: the City Road – 20th century history
  The Anti-Japanese War (1937–1945)
  Further displays include:
  Painting and calligraphy
  Porcelain
  Coins
  Sculpture from the Han Dynasty (206 BCE –220 CE)
  Folk customs of southwest China
  Cultural objects given by Li Chuli
  Another major exhibit is a 180° panorama of wartime Chongqing when it was the provisional capital of Free China and was subjected to Japanese bombardment. There is also a 360° cinema showing the natural and social scenery of the Three Gorges before the dam was constructed. A 1st-floor exhibition on the Three Gorges includes a model of the Three Gorges Dam.
caption: View outside the museum.
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