Lower tomb chamber admission ticket
based on 446 reviewsThe Nanyue King Museum-The Site of King's Tomb is located at 867 Jiefang North Road, formerly known asNanyue King Museum-The Site of King's TombJune 1983Nanyue King Museum-The Site of King's TombExcavated and unearthed, the museum was built on the original site of the cemetery, primarily showcasingNanyue King Museum-The Site of King's TombThe original site and its unearthed artifacts. Compared to other museums, its highlight is the precious "jade burial suit" - the Nanyue King's jade burial suit is the earliest complete set of its kind discovered in China to date, making it truly worth seeing. Another unique aspect is that this museum was built directly on the original tomb site, so it contains...Nanyue King Museum-The Site of King's Tomb.
The museum complex consists of a three-story comprehensive exhibition hall to the east and a two-story main exhibition hall to the north, all interconnected by encircling corridors. With 10 exhibition halls in total, the museum features permanent displays including cultural relics and porcelain pillow exhibitions, along with rotating temporary exhibitions.
The cultural relics exhibition serves as the museum's centerpiece, primarily showcasing artifacts unearthed from the tomb of Nanyue King Zhao Mo, which yielded over 10,000 burial objects. The exhibition is divided into five thematic sections: the Emperor's Golden Seal, Treasures from the Main Chamber, Human Sacrifices, Imperial Treasury, and Musical Instruments with Ritual Vessels.
The collection features a significant number of jade artifacts, including a celadon jade horn-shaped cup, eleven sets of jade ornaments, and fifty-eight jade sword fittings—all representing major discoveries in Han Dynasty jade craftsmanship. Among the most prized pieces are the "thread-woven jade burial suit," the "stem cup with high foot," and the "double-ring jade pendant with dragon-phoenix design." The latter, unearthed near the tomb owner's right eye, is a decorative jade piece carved from pale greenish-white jade. It consists of two concentric rings: the inner ring features an openwork dragon in motion, while the outer ring showcases an openwork phoenix. This iconic design was adopted as the emblem of the Nanyue King Museum-The Site of King's Tomb.
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Show More ReviewsAfter seeing the Egyptian exhibition, the exhibition on the tomb of the King of Nanyue greatly relieved my aesthetic fatigue with domestic cultural relics. Unlike other museums, I was surprised to see the legendary Five-Stone Powder, exquisite crystal and ivory chess pieces, and ancient farming tools such as shovels and sickles that are exactly the same as those we see today. I also saw blue glass that is thousands of years old for the first time, and it was incredibly blue. The jade pendants were exquisitely carved, and even modern machine-carved ones might not be as good as the ancient jade pendants. It's a pity that I didn't check the guide before visiting and didn't notice the jade seal of the King of Nanyue.