The National Museum of China, a four-storied main building with two symmetrical wings, runs more than 300 meters north and south along the eastern side of Tian'anmen Square. The predecessors of the National Museum are two museums: the Museum of Chinese History and the Museum of Chinese Revolution, which shared the same building complex. The predecessor of the Museum of Chinese History is the Beijing History Museum built in 1912 and was opened to the public in October 1926. In August 1958, the Chinese government decided to establish a new national museum on the eastern side of Tian'anmen Square. The construction was completed in October 1959.The Museum of Chinese History displays three main periods of Chinese history. The first, the Primitive Society, spans from 500,000 BC to 4,000 BC.
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Open: 8:30 -- 16:30 (Last Entry at 15:00) for March 1 - June 30
           8:00 -- 18:00 (Last Entry at 17:00) for July 1 - August 31
           8:30 -- 16:30 (Last Entry at 15:00) for September 1 - October 31
           9:00 -- 16:00 (Last Entry at 15:00) for November 1 - February 29
Admission: 30 yuan