The Guangdong Provincial Museum's exhibitions focus on three main areas: Guangdong's history and culture, art, and nature. The museum is divided into four main sections: the History Hall, the Nature Hall, the Art Hall, and the Temporary Exhibition Hall. As of December 2009, the museum's collection has reached over 166,000 items (sets). In addition, the museum also houses more than 100,000 books and materials.
Guangzhou Museum, located in Zhenhai Tower, Yuexiu Mountain, Guangzhou, officially opened to the public on February 11, 1929. It is one of the earliest established museums in China. It is a specialized institution for collecting historical relics related to Guangzhou, organizing exhibitions, and conducting scientific research. The museum site, Zhenhai Tower, was built in the 13th year of the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty (1380), and has a history of more than 630 years. It is a famous ancient building in Guangzhou, known as the 'First Tower South of the Five Ridges'. 'Zhenhai Tower' and 'Yuexiu Tower' are among the Eight Sights of Yangcheng in the Qing Dynasty and modern times, respectively.
Guangdong Folk Art Museum
The Chen Clan Ancestral Hall became the Guangdong Folk Art Museum mainly because of the 'Three Carvings, Three Sculptures, and One Cast Iron.' The 'Three Carvings' refer to the stone carvings such as the stone lions and stone drums at the entrance; the brick carvings embedded in the walls on both sides of the left door, with 'The Water Margin Gathering Hall' on the left and 'Liu Qing Subdues the Wolf Horse' on the right; and the wood carvings of the four large screens at the entrance (including relief carvings and openwork carvings). Wood carvings can be seen everywhere in the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, with the dougong and beams being specific manifestations of the wood carving art. The 'Three Sculptures' refer to the colored sculptures, gray sculptures, and ceramic sculptures that can be seen everywhere on the roof of the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall. The 'One Cast' refers to the superb cast iron artworks within the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall.
The Guangzhou Museum of Art is located at the foot of Baiyun Mountain, by the shore of Luhu Lake, with a total investment of nearly 277,777,777 USD. The museum is a unique, modern, large-scale art museum in China that integrates multiple celebrity halls, thematic exhibition halls, and exchange exhibition halls. Masters of the Lingnan School of Painting such as Guan Shanyue, Zhao Shao'ang, Li Xiongcai, Yang Shanshen, and Yang Zhiguang, as well as renowned calligraphy and painting artists like Lai Shaoqi and Liao Bingxiong, and collectors like Ou Chu and Zhao Tailai, all have dedicated halls named after them in the museum. The Guangzhou Museum of Art is currently a base for patriotic education and is open to the public for free.
The museum preserves relics from thirteen dynasties, from the Qin Dynasty to the Republic of China. It is like a tangible history book reflecting the urban construction of Guangzhou, praised as the 'essence of Guangzhou's historical and cultural city.' It is an important window to understand the development of Guangzhou.
One of the important art landmarks in Guangzhou, it is a cultural base in Guangdong Province and Guangzhou City for improving people's artistic quality, strengthening public cultural education and art appreciation; regularly hosts various exhibitions.
Wanglaoji Herbal Tea Museum
The Wanglaoji Herbal Tea Museum opened at the foot of Baiyun Mountain in Guangzhou. It was completed after two years of construction to celebrate the 185th anniversary of the Wanglaoji brand. The museum is located in the Songqiao Palace of the Shennong Caotang Park, the first semi-open traditional Chinese medicine museum in China, within the Hutchison Whampoa Traditional Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd. It is the largest herbal tea museum in the world, with the most extensive collection and the highest level of technology.
