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Museum of Yanbian Autonomous Prefecture of Korean Ethnic Minority

Updated: 2008-01-18 18:00:39

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The Museum of Yanbian Autonomous Prefecture of Korean Ethnic Minority, covering a space of 3,100 square meters and located at Yanji City, the capital of Yanbian Autonomous Prefecture of Korean Ethnic Minority, is a local historical museum of China. It was prepared in 1960 and completed in 1982.

The Museum has collected over 10,000 items of relics, including the ancient historical relics, the revolutionary relics and the folk custom relics of the Korean ethnic minority. The 11 items of Class One collection include the tombstone and a copy of the mural, a bronze mirror and a two-eared enameled pottery pot from the tomb of a Tang Dynasty (618-907) princess as well as the relics reflecting the history of the revolutionary struggles of the people in Yanbian, such as the tarpaulin bed sheet, the Yanji Bomb and anti-Japanese slogans.

On display in the Museum are the Exhibition of Ancient Historical Relics of Yanbian, the Exhibition of the History of Revolutionary Struggles of Yanbian People, and the Exhibition of the Life Story of Comrade Zhu Dehai -- An Exemplary Member of the CPC, A Loyal Communist Fighter and An Outstanding Political Activist of Korean Ethnic Minority. The Exhibition of Ancient Historical Relics of Yanbian displays the features of the historical development from the Paleolithic Period up to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), giving stress to the historical relics of the primitive society, the Bohai State in the Tang Dynasty and the Eastern Xia State at the end of the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) so as to reflect the close links between the cultural development throughout the ages of the Yanbian region at the Northeastern border area of the motherland with the Zhongyuan (the Central Plains comprising the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River) culture on the one hand and the distinctive local features on the other. The Exhibition of the History of Revolutionary Struggles of Yanbian People reflects the struggles of the people of various nationalities living in Yanbian against imperialism, feudalism and bureaucratic capitalism during the revolutionary period of the Democratic Revolution of the old type, particularly in the Anti-Japanese War and the Liberation War as well as the contributions they have made during the development of the border area, the construction of the border area and the safeguarding of the border area.

Written explanation and oral explanation of cultural relics in the Museum are in both Korean and Chinese.

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