Heluo civilisation
From the Neolithic on.
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The museum of a city that served as capital for many Chinese dynasties; it was founded on 1 May 1958 as one of the first city museums founded in China after 1949, then moved to its present spacious building in Luolong District, opened on 16 April 2011, and it is ranked among China's first-class museums, with more than 11,000 objects on show. Its permanent exhibition on the civilisation of the Heluo region, where the Yellow and Luo rivers meet, runs from Neolithic cultures and the Xia and Shang eras to the Ming and Qing, telling Luoyang's story as if telling the main line of China's history. Its best-known holdings are jade, bronzes and stone carvings, Han-dynasty pottery figures and Tang three-colour glazed ceramics, along with the skeleton of an extinct mastodon and objects from the Qing palaces. Entry is free with advance booking through the museum's official account, with booking opening three days ahead at 7:00; it opens from 9:00 to 17:00 with last entry at 16:30 and closes on Mondays, per visitor guides.
From the Neolithic on.
Three-colour glazes.
An extinct giant.
Wenbo Road, Luolong District, Luoyang
Yes, entry is free but needs advance booking, which opens three days ahead, and the museum is closed on Mondays, per visitor guides.
