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About Shaoxing Museum
Its roof draws on the bronze house with musicians known as the Jiyue Tongwu, turning an archaeological object into an architectural reference. The collection includes Yue bronzes and a pierced phoenix-pattern mirror, providing concrete ways to compare ritual, music and metalwork. Begin outside with the building and sword-like forecourt sculpture, then follow the archaeological galleries; individual objects may rotate between display and storage.
The museum's older building opened in 1992 with two above-ground floors and 1,800 square metres of exhibition space. Its newer principal building has galleries both above and below ground, providing 3,720 square metres of exhibition space. The surrounding complex includes buildings with flat roofs covered by green vegetation.
The permanent exhibition commemorates the city's 2,500 years of history through the civilization of ancient Yue and the customs of its people. Two further galleries accommodate temporary exhibitions. The collection includes weapons associated with four generations of kings who ruled the state of Yue.
What to look for
- The roof interprets the form of the Jiyue Tongwu bronze house with musicians.
- Yue bronzes and the phoenix-pattern mirror represent distinctive regional metalwork.
Location & getting there
Getting to Shaoxing Museum
Approach the museum at 75 Pianmen Straight Street, at the southern foot of Fushan in Shaoxing.
Combine your visit
A suggested sequence linking the specific features of this visit.
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Forecourt and museum roof
Identify the bronze-house reference in the architecture.
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Yue archaeology galleries
Compare the regional bronze forms and their uses.
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.
Find Shaoxing Museum
绍兴博物馆 · 绍兴市
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View guide →Sources & visit information
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Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikipedia contributors, “绍兴博物馆” · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 93021392.
Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikivoyage contributors, listing “Shaoxing Museum” · CC BY-SA 4.0.
Background paragraphs translated and condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "绍兴博物馆", Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 93021392.