What are the large museums in Beijing that are free to visit, and when do they usually open?

Feel the Beauty of Ancient Architecture —— China Redwood Museum

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China rosewood museum was built by Ms. Chen Lihua, a member of the Kuomintang Party Group and the chairman of Hua Fu International Group, with an investment of more than 200 million yuan, and opened on 1999. China rosewood museum is the largest private museum in China, which collects and studies rosewood art and appreciates China traditional classical furniture.

Memory of Old Beijing —— Zhengyangmen Management Office

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Zhengyangmen Tower is the only well-preserved tower in Beijing, and Zhengyangmen Archway is the largest in Beijing. In order to give full play to its social benefits, Zhengyangmen archway was officially opened to the public on 1990 65438+ 10/0/0, and Zhengyangmen gatehouse was first opened to the public on1965438+June 29th.

Zhengyangmen Arrow Tower covers an area of 2 147 square meters. Zhengyangmen Arched Tower has four floors, one of which is a temporary exhibition, the other is a handicraft shop, and the third and fourth floors are exhibition halls, with an exhibition area of 1 000 square meters. The Arrow Tower has always been regarded as a symbol of old Beijing, so the contents of the exhibition mainly focus on the local customs and customs of Beijing, such as the Beijing folk custom exhibition and the historical Beijing-late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China photo exhibition, aiming at promoting Chinese national culture.

The Temple of Intellectuals —— Confucius Temple and Guozijian Museum

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Imperial academy and Confucius Temple, one is the highest institution of learning established by the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and the other is dedicated to the most respected scholars in ancient China. The combination of the two has become the largest treasure house of knowledge in ancient imperial capital. Today, this museum is still a symbol of knowledge and wisdom. Many parents will come here to worship their children before the college entrance examination. Of course, it not only has cultural and emotional significance, but also has high artistic value.

Apart from its important position in the minds of intellectuals, imperial academy's architecture here is also a classic of later generations. The architectural style and exquisite degree of Biyong Hall, where the ancient emperors gave lectures, are no less than the Forbidden City. Liuli archway, Yilun Hall and Jingyi Pavilion have been well preserved for more than 700 years, making imperial academy the only complete site of the highest institution of learning in ancient times. The next Confucius Temple is the second largest in China after Qufu Confucius Temple. There are 198 stone tablets on both sides of the front yard, engraved with the names, places of origin and places of residence of 5 1624 Jinshi, which are precious physical materials for studying the imperial examination system in China.

The Beijing Planetarium was the first large planetarium in China and the first large planetarium in the Asian continent at that time.

Seeing the World on Wheels —— Beijing Automobile Museum

For friends who love cars, Beijing Automobile Museum is definitely a paradise. The museum is located in Beijing International Automobile Expo Center, with a total construction area of about 50,000 square meters. It has 13 exhibition area, 44 exhibition themes, more than 50 interactive exhibition projects, and more than 80 exhibition vehicles, which makes car lovers fall in various ways. This year, there is also a Sino-American automobile culture photography exhibition in the museum's day hall, which allows you to see life on wheels together through the lens of Chinese and western photographers.