I just came across an excellent group of photos of a selection of the collections of several major Chinese museums. Links are below:

National Museum, Beijing (39 Photos):
http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/Na...alMuseumBeijing

Military Museum, Beijing (76 Photos):
http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/Mi...myMuseumBeijing

Paleolithic Site Museum, Beijing (21 Photos):
http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/Pa...teMuseumBeijing

Ming City Wall Museum, Beijing (28 Photos):
http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/MingCityWallMuseum

Shaanxi Provincial Museum, Xi'an (211 Photos):
http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/Sh...ncialMuseumXiAn

Zhengzhou City Museum, Henan (290 Photos):
http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/ZhengzhouCityMuseum

Hong Kong History Museum (64 Photos):
http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/Ho...ngHistoryMuseum

Henan Provincial Museum 1, Zhengzhou (prehistory through Han Dynasty, 349 Photos, perhaps the best collection in the group)
http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/He...roughHanDynasty

Henan Provincial Museum 2, Zhengzhou (post-Han Dynasty, c. 200 AD to present, 186 Photos)
http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/He...C200ADToPresent

Beijing Capital Museum (441 Photos):
http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/BeijingCapitalMuseum

Sanxingdui (292 Photos, another excellent collection):
http://picasaweb.google.com/leefoxx1949/Sanxingdui

Beijing, Tiananmen Square (contains photos from the Beijing National Museum):
http://picasaweb.google.com/leefoxx1949/Be...TiananmenSquare

Anyang: Yinxu (Yin ruins) & Fu Hao Tomb (121 Photos):
http://picasaweb.google.com/leefoxx1949/An...nRuinsFuHaoTomb

Luoyang: Longmen Grottoes (131 Photos):
http://picasaweb.google.com/leefoxx1949/Lu...LongmenGrottoes

Luoyang: Liu ma (6 horse) chariot burial & ancient tombs (67 Photos):
http://picasaweb.google.com/leefoxx1949/Lu...ialAncientTombs

Xian: Terracotta army of Qin Shihuang (80 Photos):
http://picasaweb.google.com/leefoxx1949/Te...myOfQinShihuang


Many thanks to Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China, for taking the time to upload all these photos!

Absolutely incredible. This thread deserves five stars!

Eric (En Rui)

Someone pin this thread!

Actually this thread should be merged with the other one that was just started with a good list of must see museums

In my opinion, this thread is distinct from the other one on several counts. The other one is on American museums with Chinese collections, whereas this one is on Chinese museums. Also, unlike the other thread, this one does not just provide info about museums: it presents collections of pictures that have their own integrity as collections. Finally, I think that merging the two under a single title would obscure the value of one of the two threads for no good reason. This is why, in my view, they deserve to remain separate.

Madalibi

Madalibi,
I had forgotten that there was that distinction, I was just thinking in terms of a comprehensive list of museums. Yes, maybe they should stay seperate and change my comment to agree with you, it might be a good idea to pin this thread.

Alright.. pinned it..