Northeast China Museum Shows Liao and Jin Relics

A new museum in the city of Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province has opened an exhibit of relics from the Liao (916 - 1125) and Jin (1115 - 1234) dynasties, as of June 9, Harbin Daily reported, to display the history of the period.

The museum is using a 3,000-square–meter space for the 400 plus relics, which include armor used by emperors and generals during the Liao and Buddhist Scriptures from the Qidan (Khitan) people, who inhabited the broad grasslands of North China more than 1,000 years ago, as well as frescoes and paintings showing the daily life of the Qidan.

There are also royal and aristocratic seals from the Jin, gold and silver ware from the Tang Dynasty (618-907), porcelain artwork from imperial kilns of the Yuan (960-1368), Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, and exquisite jade carvings that will give visitors a rare peek at the life of the nobility over several feudal dynasties.

It also has jade ware dating back to the Neolithic period and one of the earliest, most advanced ancient civilizations in China.

This new museum mainly deals with relics of the Liao and Jin and says it is dedicated to relics protection and research and cultural communication and contains more than 10,000 antiques and is open to the public free of charge.

Address: 320 Dongdazhi St, Nangang district, Harbin.