Guangdong Provincial Museum was built in 1959 and is located at 215 Wenming Lu. The museum is a round-topped three-storied building with a hall in the center which is surrounded by corridors. The big yard of Guangdong Provincial Museum was originally the Gongyuan (the imperial examination centre) of Guangdong in the Qing Dynasty  (1644 to 1911). Inside the yard, there are several national cultural heritage sites, such as the Site of the First National Congress of the Chinese Nationalist Party (including the Revolution Square), the Red Mansion, the Astronomical Observatory of Zhongshan University and the Lu Xun Memorial Hall.

     A new display building with modern facilities was constructed at the end of 1992. This new building covers an area of 13,200 square meters (3.26 acres) and the exhibition hall is about 6000 square meters (1.48 acres). It has thirteen exhibition halls, two procedures rooms and an academic lecture hall. Guangdong Provincial Museum's new display hall considers historic folk, art and nature as its three main exhibition aspects. As one of the three landmarks of cultural facilities in Guangzhou, it plays a very important role in strengthening the international culture communication and developing Guangzhou into a modern international metropolis.

Admission Fee: Free of charge, but visitors should draw admission tickets with valid ID certificate at the office on the south side of the main hall.

Opening Hours: 09:00-17:00 (Tuesday-Sunday)
               08:50-16:00 (Time to get tickets)

Bus Routes:
     Take bus 886, 886A, 293 and get off at Xiancun Lu Nan Station. Then walk about 200 meters to the museum.
Take bus 40, 407 and get off at West Gate of Guangzhou Opera House.

Subway Routes:
     Take Subway Line 3 and Subway Line 5 and get off at Zhujiang New Town Station. Leave from exit to Guangzhou Opera House. Then walk about ten minutes to the museum. Or take APM Subway Line to Opera House Station and get out from Exit B.
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