{"id":14284,"date":"2014-04-03T00:23:03","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T16:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=14284"},"modified":"2016-11-15T23:00:40","modified_gmt":"2016-11-15T15:00:40","slug":"how-to-visit-mausoleum-of-the-nanyue-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/guangdong-travel\/guangzhou-travel\/how-to-visit-mausoleum-of-the-nanyue-king","title":{"rendered":"How to Visit Mausoleum of the Nanyue King"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mausoleum of the Nanyue King is officially known as the Western Han Museum of the Nanyue King Mausoleum (\u897f\u6c49\u5357\u8d8a\u738b\u535a\u7269\u9986). If you are interested in history or archiology,\u00a0 Mausoleum of the Nanyue King is a nice place to go on your short Guangzhou tour<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The museum is built on the burial site of Zhao Mo, the second king of Nanyue Kindom that existed for 93 years (203 BC – 111 BC) with 5 successive kings. Nanyue Kingdom was a\u00a0dependent\u00a0state of Western Han Dynasty in China (202BC- 9AD).\u00a0 The first king of Nanyue was Zhao Tuo who was sent here\u00a0as\u00a0one of\u00a0local officials to quell the unrest at the end of Qin Dynasty (221BC\uff0d207BC) preceding Western Han Dynasty.<\/p>\n

In the chaotic course of transition from Qin Dynasty (221BC\uff0d207BC) to Western Han Dynasty \u00a0(202BC- 9AD), Zhao Tuo established his own kingdom in Lingnan Region with Guangzhou as his capital. His and other\u00a0\u00a0four later\u00a0kings of Nanyue Kingdom had a hard time with Western Han Dynasty going through ups and turns, interwoven between wars and harmony.<\/p>\n

Finally the kingdom was wiped off in the year 111BC \u00a0by the Western Han Dynasty, hence the name for the museum – \u00a0the Western Han Museum of the Nanyue King Mausoleum.<\/p>\n

The tomb was discovered incidentally in June, 1983 when people were digging and measuring to build new apartments here. So\u00a0 the construction had to stop to make way for the building of the magnificent museum. In 1988 then museum was open to the public with a construction area of 17400 square meters.<\/p>\n

The museum is mainly composed of three structures – the three-storey comprehensive exhibition hall by the Jiefang North Road,\u00a0 the burial site of the Nanyue King and another two-storey exhibition hall. The burial site is on Xianggang Hill just behind the three-storey comprehensive building.\u00a0 North\u00a0 of the burial site is the two-storey exhibition hall.<\/p>\n

The three-storey Comprehensive Exhibition Hall displays a ceramic pillow exhibition and other special exhibition events\u00a0 like the Guangzhou exhibitions that are often changed. The two-storey Principal Exhibition Hall mainly accommodates the relics discovered for the tomb of the Zhao Mo in Nanyue Kingdom period.<\/p>\n

How to get to the Nanyue Kingdom Museum<\/strong>
\nWhile you are in Guangzhou,\u00a0 try o find your nearest\u00a0subway station.\u00a0 Take\u00a0metro Line 2 ( or interchange from other metro lines ) and get off at the station of Yuexiu Park (\u8d8a\u79c0\u516c\u56ed) using Exit E. Walking along the sideway to the north direction for about 5 minutes, you will see a vermilion building \u2013 Guangzhou Mausoleum of Nanyue King.<\/p>\n

Add: No.\u00a0867, Jiefang North Road, Guangzhou Zip Code: 510040
\nOpening hours: 9:00 – 17:30
\nIt is open all year round except Feb 28 and August 31\u00a0 – the two days are closed for restoration.
\nEntrance fee:\u00a0 free of Charge
\nTel: 36182920\u300136182865<\/p>\n

Now follow me to have a glimpse of the great museum in Guangzhou.\u00a0 All the items on show have their English captions.\u00a0 The museum also have audio English speaking tour guide service.<\/p>\n

The vermilion facade of the museum. Add: No.\u00a0867, Jiefang North Road, Guangzhou<\/p>\n

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The vermilion facade of the Musuem<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Comprehensive Exhibition Hall<\/strong>
\nWhen you enter the museum,\u00a0 you are inside the Comprehensive exhibition Hall, a 3-storey building.\u00a0 You may walk up to the second or third floor to visit Pottery Pillow Show or other special exhibitions.<\/p>\n

\"up<\/a>
up to the second or third floor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

The exhibition hall is quite flexible in displaying different themed exhibitions except one fixed show – Ceramic Pillows Show<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Ceramic<\/a>
Ceramic Pillows Show.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Over 200 porcelain\u00a0\u00a0pillows housed in\u00a0a permanent exhibitioon gallery \u2013 Ceramic Pillows Exhibition Gallery<\/a> <\/strong>on the second floor in the 3-storey exhibiton hall.\u00a0 All the pottery pillows are donated by the Hong Kong famous collector and industralist Yeung Wing Tak and his wife.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The pillow with paintings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Yeungs\u00a0 are ardent collectors and lovers of pottery and porcelain. Their main interest is focused on the collection of ceramic pillows.\u00a0 Through years of collection, they have built up a collection of over 200 pottery pillows.<\/p>\n

They think all the works of arts are the common cultural heritage of mankind.\u00a0\u00a0They decided to donate all their collection to the public aimed at letting more people appreciate the ceratic pillow culture.<\/p>\n

Beside the pillow show, the comprehensive exhibition hall also display the artifacts unearthed within Guangdong Province.<\/p>\n

\"More<\/a>
More artifacts on show from within Guangdong Province<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Tomb of Zhao Mo,\u00a0the Second King of Nanyue Kingdom<\/strong>
\nThe highlight for the museum is the tomb of Zhao Mo.\u00a0\u00a0The tomb was buried 20 meters underground on Xianggang Hill. The tomb is composed of the Tomb passage, an antechamber, the East Side Chamber, the West Side Chamber,\u00a0 the Main Coffin Room, East Side Room, West Side Room and\u00a0 the Rear Store Room.<\/p>\n

A pyramid-style glass cover atop the unearthed tomb on Xianggang Hill west of the Comprehensive Exhibition Hall and south of \u00a0The Principal Exhibition Hall.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
A pyramid-style glass cover atop the unearthed tomb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

the Tomb Passager<\/p>\n

\"the<\/a>
the Tomb passage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Enter the antechamber and explore the underground tomb<\/p>\n

\"Enter<\/a>
Enter the antechamber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Visiting the East Side Room<\/p>\n

\"Enter<\/a>
Enter the antechamber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The tomb was built with\u00a0over 700\u00a0huge stones\u00a0and slabs\u00a0carved with\u00a0colorful murals. A great\u00a0number of ancient artifacts, bronzeware and terra cotta ware were discovered.<\/p>\n

The King\u00a0of Zhao Mo\u00a0was in the jade shroud with typical jade burial rite. In addition, 15 human sacrifices found in the tomb reflects the unique burial customs.<\/p>\n

The Principal Exhibition Hall<\/strong>
\nThe Principal Exhibition Hall displays\u00a0 the artifacts unearthed from Zhao Mo’s Tomb.\u00a0 It is estimated that over 1000 artifacts have\u00a0 been excavated from the tomb, including cultural relics of bronze and pottery of Lingnan style, 3 sets of bronze bells instruments, 39 copper mirrors,\u00a0 3\u00a0golden seals\u00a0and\u00a0\u00a0240 pieces of unearthed jade, the Zhao Mo’s burial jade suit and the world’s first coated copper printing mold.<\/p>\n

The unearthed objects are regarded as the light and national treasures of \u00a0Lingnan culture.<\/p>\n

Walk up to the Principal Exhibition Hall<\/p>\n

\"Walk<\/a>
Walk up to the Principal Exhibition Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Zhao Mo was in jade shroud<\/p>\n

\"Zhao<\/a>
Zhao Mo was in jade shroud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The unearthed jade carving<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The unearthed jade carving<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tip : Hassle-free Guangzhou Guided Tours
\n<\/strong>If you don\u2019t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,\u00a0 here are some options for guided tours to Guangzhou:<\/p>\n

Guangzhou Half Day Tour<\/a>\u00a0 from US$75 p\/p
\n<\/span>Guangzhou Highlight Day Tour<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 from US$80\u00a0 p\/p<\/span><\/p>\n

Further Readings<\/h2>\n
\n

Top 10 Attractions in Guangzhou<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Guangzhou in One Day<\/a>
\nGuangzhou Pearl River Night Cruises<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Chen Clan Ancestral Hall Guangzhou<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Mausoleum of the Nanyue King<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Kaiping Diaolou from Guangzhou<\/a><\/p>\n

Any questions,\u00a0 just drop a line.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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