Post by blackcloud on Apr 18, 2014 4:31:24 GMT -5
The only state-run folklore museum in Beijing, the Beijing Folklore Museum is located on Waida Avenue, Chaoyangmen, Chaoyang District, Beijing China best tours. The site was once known as Dongyue Temple built in the 6th year (1319) of the Yuanyou Period in the Yuan Dynasty used for worshipping Emperor Dongyue, the God of Mount Tai. At the time, it was the largest Taoist temple for the Zhengyi School (a Taoist sect) in North China, and state and folk sacrificial rites were held to pray for a good harvest every year. After several renovations, the temple has been turned into a folklore museum and was first open to the public in 1999.
Covering an area of 60,000 square meters, the 2-story museum China travel deals is set in a Ming and Qing style and is composed of 9 consecutive exhibit halls and 4 independent exhibit halls. It is famous for its statues of God, a total of 76 statues which construct an impressive and unique image of folk beliefs. A number of stone tablets of extremely high art and historical value can be seen, of which the most representative is the Taoist Stele written by famous calligrapher Zhao Meng of the Yuan Dynasty (1206-1368). Then there are 74 principle columns in the museum, all of which are carved with couplets on them. Numerous traditional exhibitions have been successfully held in the Beijing Folklore Museum since 1999, including ones titled the History of Beijing Dongyue Temple, the Old Lifestyle of Beijing, the 100-Year Folklore Costumes of China, and the Manners of Life and Cultural Relics.
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Covering an area of 60,000 square meters, the 2-story museum China travel deals is set in a Ming and Qing style and is composed of 9 consecutive exhibit halls and 4 independent exhibit halls. It is famous for its statues of God, a total of 76 statues which construct an impressive and unique image of folk beliefs. A number of stone tablets of extremely high art and historical value can be seen, of which the most representative is the Taoist Stele written by famous calligrapher Zhao Meng of the Yuan Dynasty (1206-1368). Then there are 74 principle columns in the museum, all of which are carved with couplets on them. Numerous traditional exhibitions have been successfully held in the Beijing Folklore Museum since 1999, including ones titled the History of Beijing Dongyue Temple, the Old Lifestyle of Beijing, the 100-Year Folklore Costumes of China, and the Manners of Life and Cultural Relics.
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