The extension line of Chang'an Avenue Beijing Tiananmen Square west of the beautiful scenery of the Yuyuantan South River, stands a magnificent, towering tall and imposing building, which is well-known at home and abroad of China People's Revolution Military Museum. It is build in 1985, it is one of tribute to the 10th anniversary of the National Day of the capital's top ten buildings. March 12, 1959, approved by the CPC Central Military Commission, formally known as the Chinese People's Revolution Military Museum (hereinafter referred to as the Military Museum). Chairman Mao Zedong personally wrote the museum name, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, Deng Xiaoping, Liu Bocheng, He Long, Chen Yi, Luo Ronghuan, Nie Rongzhen, Xu Xiangqian, Ye Jianying and other Party and state, military leaders have reviewed the contents of the exhibition, the internal preview October 1, 1960 "August" Army Day officially opened.

Military Museum is China's only large-scale comprehensive Military History Museum, covers an area of ​​over 80,000 square meters, construction area of ​​over 60,000 square meters, the exhibition area of ​​over 40,000 square meters. Main 94.7 m high and 7 the central layer, a layer 4 on both sides. Round Tower at the top of the building, supports the weight of the PLA "August" emblem, it is up to 6 meters in diameter, special approval by Premier Zhou Enlai 500 taels of gold, using technology made its gilt volley towering, glittering. Up to 4.9 meters bronze doors, Fujian is war with frontline troops sent artillery shells made of cast. Hanging above the main entrance Chairman Mao Zedong personally inscribed, "Chinese People's Revolution Military Museum" gold copper base giant plaque. Doors on both sides erected Armed Forces soldiers and militia men and two heroic vitality white marble stone. The whole museum has 22 exhibition halls, two display Square. Exhibition hall tall, spacious and bright. Detour along the exhibition area a week for up to 12 kilometers, in terms of its size, it is rarely at home and abroad. With the pace of the country's reform and construction around it, to establish the China Millennium Monument, CCTV and the West Railway Station, take it off even more magnificent.

Military Museum exhibitions are divided into basic display and temporary exhibitions. Basic display of the Agrarian Revolutionary War Museum, the Anti-Japanese War Museum, the National Liberation War Museum, the Korean War Museum, the ancient war museum, museum of modern warfare, weapons museum, gift shop and so on.

Agrarian Revolutionary War Museum, located on the first floor of the East Exhibition Hall, the main display from August 1927 to July 1937, Chinese Communist Party leadership of the Red Army against the Kuomintang and the Chinese People's dark rule of Jiang Jieshi, the abolition of feudal land system, the establishment of worker-peasant democratic regime, carried out Agrarian revolutionary war history. Highlight display in the Communist Party of China to create a people's army, establish the principle of building the new people's army, the revolutionary road to open up China to carry out important historical content of the Revolutionary War and formation of the People's War in the Revolutionary War practice strategies and tactics and so on.

Anti-Japanese War Museum, under the banner of anti-Japanese national united front is located at the second floor of the East Exhibition Hall, the main display from July 1937 to August 1945, initiated and organized in the Communist Party of China, the second KMT-CPC cooperation based, full history of ethnic war. Highlight display in the backbone of the Communist Party of China and its leadership under the Eighth Route Army, the New Fourth Army, the anti-Japanese guerrillas in South, Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army and other anti-Japanese armed forces in the war against Japan.

National Liberation War Museum, located on the second floor of the East Exhibition Hall, the main display from September 1945 to September 1949, People's Liberation Army under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, with the support and assistance of the people, through the strategic defensive, strategic stalemate, strategic offensive three stages of hard fighting, destroy the KMT eight million troops to overthrow imperialism, feudalism and bureaucratic capitalism and reactionary rule, the establishment of new China's history.

Korean War Museum, located on the third floor of the East Exhibition Hall, the main display of October 1950 to July 1953, the Chinese People's Volunteers respond to the CPC Central Committee, "the Korean War, defending the homeland," the call, hold high the banner of peace and justice, crossed the Yalu River , with the Korean people to fight a US aggressors, after two years and nine months of arduous struggle, and finally inferior equipment to defeat the US-led "United Nations" in the history of modern equipment.

Ancient War Museum, located on the third floor of the West Exhibition Hall, from the end of primitive society on the main display, until 1840, under the ancient Chinese war history. Display the contents of the main line to the history of war, while the melting weapons, military system, military figures, military thinking, as well as certain political and economic background in one, systematically reflects China's major ancient battles and military achievements.

Modern War Museum, located on the fourth floor of the West Exhibition Hall, the main display of the history of armed struggle in 1919, Chinese people against foreign aggression and oppression of their feudal ~ 1940, the contents of the display also introduced famous modern military figures, modern military industry and build modern navy, content late Qing military system reform.

Ordnance Museum, located at the north side of the building and exhibition stuff Armes, major exhibition in the previous People's Liberation Army in the Revolutionary War and the founding of the coastal, border control, air defense struggle have been used and captured, as well as some weapons developed by China itself. The weapons on display are divided into small arms, artillery, armored vehicles, missiles, ships, aircraft and other six parts.

Gift shop, full name of the foreign relations of friendship People's Liberation Army Museum, located in the four-story exhibition hall building. The museum showcases more than 500 gifts representative since the founding of new China, People's Liberation Army accepted in its foreign relations. These gifts come from nearly one hundred countries on five continents, is a selection from the thousands of gifts out. The ingenuity of each with a special gift, a witness to the history of the PLA and foreign armed forces of friendly exchanges, it reflects each country's ethnic customs, arts and crafts style military and cultural characteristics from different perspectives.

Military Museum at the same time improve the basic display, according to the central task of the Party, state and military, but also timely to hold some monumental, thematic temporary exhibitions. 10 years, has held major exhibitions are: "Quo, Lijun, the people move - the national military and civilian personnel achievements exhibition", "Mao Zedong's glorious military achievements - the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mao Zedong Exhibition", "Lei Feng spirit spectrum song - Celebrating Mao Zedong and other proletarian revolutionaries of the 30th anniversary of the inscription for the exhibition Lei Feng "," Chinese people's victory - the 50th anniversary of the victory of China Anti-Japanese war and the World Anti-Fascist war exhibition, "" Long march-monument forever - - 60th anniversary of the victory of the Red army exhibition "," New Era military achievements - exhibition to commemorate the 70th anniversary of People's Liberation army "," heroic fighter Li Xiangqun new era deeds exhibition "," the 50th anniversary of the founding of the national defense and army building achievements exhibition". July 1997 and July 2000, the Military Museum also invited to go to Russia, Romania were held "glorious history of the People's Liberation Army" exhibition.

At the same time, the Military Museum also provide a venue to seize the "hot spots", and place has jointly organized the "Three Gorges Project Exhibition", "punish corruption crimes Exhibition", " 'Strike Hard' struggle documentary exhibition", "National Customs Anti smuggling exhibition "," national anti-drug exhibition, "" advocate science, oppose the cult exhibition "and other large temporary exhibitions.

For 50 years, the Military Museum received a total audience of more than 5000 million people at home and abroad. In recent years, the audience increased year by year, 2001, the audience reach nearly 200 million people. Military Museum was named the Ministry of Education, the General Political Department and other six ministries as "national primary and secondary patriotism education base"; was named the Central Propaganda Department as "one hundred patriotic education bases"; was named the Beijing youth education base advanced unit . Military Museum has played an important role in the construction of socialist spiritual civilization and national defense education, the majority of viewers, especially young people love.

Military Museum in heritage collections, academic research, exhibitions in practice, cultivate and foster a large number of experts, scholars, and complete commitment to the country and the army "August", "Ninth Five", "15" important research projects , written and published a number of academic works, won the national army and outstanding scientific achievement award; creation and published a number of works of art at home and abroad influential. Military Museum has become the high visibility of domestic and foreign museums, and ranks among the world's top ten military museums.

Under the new situation of reform and opening up, the military museum was fully implement the important thought of "Three Represents", reform and innovation, advance with the times, adjusted and strengthened further display of the content, strengthen the modern means of display, in-depth academic research, a boutique, a talents, efforts to build a first-class museums.

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[Reference] Museum Tour

Address: Haidian District, Beijing Fuxing Road 9;

Tel: 010-66866244;

Tickets: Tickets scene pieces of evidence, received 30,000 people every day, closed Mondays;

Getting There: Take the 1, especially 1,4, 5 special, special 6,21,32,68,205,308,320,337,617,728,802,827 road waiting for the bus to stop that is to Junbo ; or No. 1 subway line to the stop that is to Junbo