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Xuzhou Museum 徐州博物馆

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Xuzhou Museum links the city’s local history with the material culture of the Han-period Chu kingdom.

Main exhibition building of Xuzhou Museum · 徐州博物馆主展馆
Main exhibition building of Xuzhou Museum · 徐州博物馆主展馆 Photograph date recorded by the source: 13 January 2013, 11:16:40. · 猫猫的日记本 · 猫猫的日记本 — Xuzhou_Museum_01_2013-01.JPG — CC BY-SA 3.0 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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About Xuzhou Museum

Jade, figurines and burial objects provide a particularly strong focus, including the collection’s gold-thread jade burial suit.

The museum grounds also contain a former Qianlong travelling palace and a Han quarry site. Begin with the galleries, then add whichever historic areas are currently accessible. Do not assume access to the separate Tushan tomb, which the source identifies as closed to visitors.

The museum was founded in 1959 and, after three later rounds of rebuilding and expansion, now occupies a site of 40,000 square metres, with a building area of about 20,000 square metres and 6,500 square metres of exhibition space. In April 2014 it was rated a national AAAA tourist attraction (国家AAAA级旅游景区).

The museum's collections comprise 15,577 objects displayed across seven galleries and are described as representing 6,000 years of civilisation. Among them is a group of terracotta warriors and horses from the tomb of Liu Wu, the third king of Chu in the Western Han dynasty, found in 1984 in six pits: three of infantry, one of pottery guards, one of cavalry and one of chariots. Only two infantry pits and the pottery-guard pit have been fully excavated, yielding 2,393 figures about a foot tall, arranged in a Chu Kingdom battle formation with crossbows and armour.

The gold-thread jade burial suit (金缕玉衣) excavated from the tomb of a Western Han King of Chu (西汉楚王陵) is among the museum's most valuable holdings; during the 2008 Beijing Olympics it was sent to the Capital Museum in Beijing, where it was exhibited together with the terracotta warriors sent from Xi'an.

What to look for

  • Han jade and burial objects connect the collection with the Chu kingdom.
  • The gold-thread jade burial suit is a notable collection object, subject to display arrangements.
  • The grounds include a former Qianlong travelling palace and Han quarry remains.

The surrounding area

A northern extension focused on Han culture, with its own travel days rather than a short detour from Suzhou.

Location & getting there

Getting to Xuzhou Museum

Approach the museum on Heping Road between Yunlong Hill and Hubu Hill. Follow the current museum entrance signs; older sources give conflicting street numbers.

General visit reminders

Use the Chinese name and exact local address when arranging your arrival. A city, district or neighbourhood can cover a wide area, so choose the particular streets or venues you want to visit and group nearby stops together. Check onward and return connections before committing to a distant extension.

Combine your visit

A suggested sequence linking the specific features of this visit.

  1. Han jade and burial-object galleries

    Begin with the collection’s central Chu-kingdom material.

  2. Former Qianlong travelling palace

    Compare the museum collections with a later historic building, when accessible.

  3. Han quarry remains

    Add the local stone-working site if included in the current visitor route.

This order is editorial. Confirm access and any transfers between stops; it does not establish a walking route, same-day connection or common admission ticket.

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Find Xuzhou Museum

徐州博物馆 · 徐州市

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Sources & visit information

The sources below support the place-specific description and arrival information. Suggested combinations are editorial planning ideas; confirm current opening, entry arrangements and transport services for your date.

Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikipedia contributors, “徐州博物馆” · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 92133463.

Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikivoyage contributors, listing “Xuzhou Museum” · CC BY-SA 4.0.

Background paragraphs translated and condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "徐州博物馆", Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 92133463.

Background paragraphs condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "Xuzhou Museum", English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 1363440181.

China Revealed · Editorially updated 2026-10-07