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Explore the region
About Yanbian Museum
The excavated-relics galleries introduce the region's earlier societies, while the folk-customs displays bring household and community traditions into focus. A separate farmers' dance exhibition provides a more specific introduction to a performing tradition associated with agricultural life. Pairing archaeology with customs makes a balanced visit and avoids reducing the region's identity to one period or one type of exhibit.
The museum's origins trace to a preparatory office (延边博物馆筹备处) established on 19 April 1960 to protect and manage Yanbian's cultural relics. It was abolished during the Cultural Revolution and turned into an exhibition hall, then restored afterward, and the Yanbian Museum was formally established in January 1973. In April 1982 a three-story building of 12,350 square meters opened at the confluence of the Yanji River (延吉河) and Buerhatong River (布尔哈通河).
In 2002 a new building was erected on the west side of Jindalai Plaza (金达莱广场) in Yanji to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. After the Yanbian Korean Revolutionary Memorial Museum (延边朝鲜族革命纪念馆) was approved for establishment in 2007, the institution began operating under three names with one staff. The museum was listed as a national second-class comprehensive museum in 2009. Its current building on Changbaishan West Road (长白山西路) began construction on 10 June 2010 and opened in September 2012.
What to look for
- The Yanbian excavated-relics and Korean folk-customs permanent displays.
- The exhibition devoted to Korean farmers' dance and its cultural setting.
Background & history
Yanbian Museum (Chinese: 延边博物馆; Korean: 연변박물관) is a museum of Korean Chinese people located in Yanji, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin, China. It is a national second-class comprehensive museum and national 4A-level tourist attraction. Along with Yanbian Korean Folk Museum, and Yanbian Korean Revolutionary Memorial Museum it covers Korean Chinese history and culture. It covers more than 20,000 square meters, with a collection of nearly 15,000 artifacts. These include, Korean folklore, the history of China's Korean Revolutionary Struggle in three basic displays, as well as China's Korean Nongle Dance and two thematic exhibitions. In 2013, "Yanbian Korean Folklore Exhibition" won the 10th National Museum 10th Display and Exhibition Excellence 2012 Excellence Award.
Excerpt from Wikipedia: Yanbian Museum · Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected introductory sentences; formatting simplified. Background information, not current visitor-service advice.
Location & getting there
Getting to Yanbian Museum
Go to 8627 Changbai West Road in Yanji. Use the museum's current entrance and exhibition information rather than its former city-centre location.
Combine your visit
Suggested order within this visit:
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Excavated-relics galleries
Begin with the region's archaeological background.
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Korean folk-customs display
Move from early material history to household and community life.
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Farmers' dance exhibition
Finish with a focused performing tradition if that gallery is open.
This sequence is an editorial suggestion based on the features described in the sources. Access to individual buildings or areas should be checked locally; no travel time or shared admission is implied.
Find Yanbian Museum
延边博物馆 · 延边朝鲜族自治州
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More places nearby
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View guide →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.
- Wikipedia: 延边博物馆 ↗
- Wikivoyage: Yanji ↗
- English Wikipedia: Yanbian Museum (revision 1347925378, 2026-04-09) ↗
Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 94191708.
Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikivoyage contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0.
Background paragraphs translated and condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "延边博物馆", Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 94191708.
Background paragraphs condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "Yanbian Museum", English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 1347925378.