Oracle bones
The earliest writing.
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Tianjin's largest museum, whose roots go back to a museum founded in the city in 1918, one of China's earliest; in 2012 it moved to its modern building in the Tianjin Cultural Center, with more than 64,000 square metres, and it ranks among China's national first-class museums. Its collections hold about 200,000 objects, including ancient bronzes, ceramics, jade, Chinese calligraphy and painting, seals, writing implements and coins, Shang-dynasty oracle bones bearing the earliest known Chinese writing, and Dunhuang manuscripts. Other galleries tell the story of modern Tianjin, from a port on the Grand Canal to a city of foreign concessions and then an industrial city, through photographs, maps and models, and around it the Cultural Center holds art and natural history museums, a library and a theatre. Entry is free with a booking, with opening from 9:00 to 16:30 and closure on Mondays, per visitor guides. Bring your passport, as bookings are made by name.
The earliest writing.
Across the ages.
Its story.
Tianjin Cultural Center, Youyi Road and Pingjiang Road, Hexi District, Tianjin
Yes, entry is free with a booking by name, and the museum closes on Mondays, per visitor guides.