The Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution stands on the north side of the central section of Fuxing Road directly south of the Yuyuantan Park. The museum is composed of two four-story wings and a main building of seven stories topped with the gilded emblem of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
Its structural area takes up about 6,000 square metres and its exhibition area is more than 4,000 square metres. In the central hall of the museum stands a white, marble statue of Mao Zedong that stands four metres high.
There are four pairs of exhibition halls, including sections on the Second Civil Revolutionary War, the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Third Civil Revolutionary War, and protecting socialism.
The weapons exhibited in the Arms Hall include those from ancient China, weapons used by the People's Liberation Army during the war of liberation, those used or captured on the country's frontiers or coast and weapons made exclusively by China. The content is full and accurate.
Address: No.9 Fuxing Road, Haidian District
Opening Time: 08:30-16:30
Ticket Price: CNY10
How to get there: Subway Line 1 and Bus No.1