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Foreword： Reading the History of Chinese Civilization from Its Museums

National Treasures

Palace Museum

Taipei Palace Museum

Capital Museum

Shanghai Museum

Shaanxi History Museum

Henan Museum

Nanjing Museum

Museum of Liaoning Province

Three Gorges Museum

Contributions of Chinas National Minorities

Cultural Palace of Nationalities

Shenyang Palace Museum

Inner Mongolia Museum

Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region Museum

Tibet Museum

Museum of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Ningxia Museum

Yunnan Provincial Museum

Tracing the Tracks of History

National Museum of China

Sanxingdui Museum

Jinsha Site Museum

Zhouyuan Museum

Suizhou Zenghouyi Tomb Site Exhibition Hall

Museum of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang

Changsha Mawangdui Han Tomb Cultural Relics Exhibition Hall

Mancheng Han Tomb Site Exhibition Hall

Treasures of Chinas Stone Grottoes

Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes

Yungang Grottoes

Lonzmen Grottoes

Dazu Rock Carvings

Underground Imperial Palaces

Tomb of the Yellow Emperor

Maoling Museum

Qianling Museum

Dingling Museum

Qing Dongling and Qing Xiling Tombs

Hua-xia Civilization

China National Silk Museum

China National Tea Museum

lingdezhen Ceramics Museum

Huqingyutang Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Quanzhou Maritime Museum

Assembly of Talents： Arts and Literature

National Art Museum of China

National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature

Beijing Theater Museum

China Sports Museum

Hong Kong Museum of History

Macao Maritime Museum

Gardens and Architectural Monuments

Suzhou Garden Museum

Summer Palace

Great Wall Museum of China

Temple of Heaven

Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu

Jinci Museum

Homes of Our Forebears： Archaeology

Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site Museum

Xinle Site Museum

Hemudu Site Museum

Xian Banpo Museum

Marvels of Heaven and Earth： Natural History

Beijing Ancient Observatory

Geological Museum of China

Zigong Dinosaur Museum

Tonglushan Ancient Metallurgy Museum

Zigong Salt History Museum

Appendix： Chronological Table of the Chinese Dynasties

China has an ancient civilization with a very long history. Understanding its olely through the study of documents is clearly inadequate. A wealth of objects and remains has been preserved on Chinas vast territory and underground; much of which has been collected and is exhibited in various kinds of museums. This raw material of history can， in a certain sense， be considered more valuable for our understanding of the past of China than documents and historical records. Among the sixty-one museums selected for this book， many have been designated as key protected cultural sites by China. Some have been included in the UNESCO List of World Cultural Heritage Sites. We hope that this volume can serve visitors as a guide to understanding these museums.