Liangzhu Museum

Located on the outskirts of Hangzhou, Liangzhu Museum, established in 2005, dedicates itself to displaying the "Liangzhu Culture", an influential school of ancient Chinese culture that prevailed at the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in the late Neolithic Period around 4,300 to 5,300 years ago. Set against rustic surroundings, this museum harmoniously blends itself into its surroundings, and with a number of rich collections (over 600 pieces/sets), it has often been compared to a "treasure trove". 

The total area of the museum is more than 40,000 square meters and the building area is 10,000 square meters. Designed by the famous British architect David Chipperfield, the museum's architecture breaks through the constraints of figurative form and reflects the harmonious integration of art and nature, history and modernity, and was awarded the "Best Public Building" by the prestigious magazines, Business Week and Architectural Record.

Embodied by rice cultivation, jadeware, silk harvesting and ceramic production, Liangzhu Culture, which originated in Liangzhu Town, is also dubbed as “the dawn of civilization of mankind”. Relics excavated here testify to its glorious past and enduring legacy. The rice seeds unearthed here serve as irrefutable proof of China's self-proclaimed history of rice cultivation dating back more than 5,000 years.

Among its treasure trove of lacquerware, porcelains and myriad artifacts, jadeware items outnumber the rest and enjoy peerless consummate craftsmanship. Few places in China have such a complete collection of jade items, which come in great variety and span a history from tribal society to the last century. 

Opening Hours: 9:00-17:00 from Tuesday to Sunday (no entry after 16:30); closed on Mondays (except national holidays)

Address: 1 Meilizhou Road, Yuhang District, Hangzhou

Telephone: +86 571 88773875