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The modern building housing the Capital Museum
Capital Museum
Ancient Architecture
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Museum
Formerly housed in the
Confucius Temple, this museum Close to the Temple of Heaven,
now boasts a huge, modern five- south of Tian’an Men Square,
story building near Fuxingmen. this place is worth visiting for the
It documents Beijing’s history museum building alone, which
through more than 200,000 relics is the pavilion of a former grand
and archival images. Among the temple complex (see p77).
several permanent exhibitions is
the fascinating “Stories of the
Capital City – Old Beijing Folk
Customs” (see p94).
National Art Museum
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of China
The largest art museum in the
country, with an impressive
64,580 sq ft (6,000 sq m) of floor
space, the National Art Museum
of China hosts exhibitions by
internationally renowned Chinese
and foreign artists. Memorable
shows have included an ethnic textile
exhibition and a display by Mexican
photographer Pedro Meyer (see p70). Ground floor at the Military Museum
Military Museum of
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the Chinese People’s
Revolution
Visitors to the museum are greeted
by paintings of Mao, Marx, Lenin, and
Stalin, at least two of whom were
responsible for inflicting the horrific
levels of death and destruction
depicted within the museum. The
first floor is filled with fighter planes,
tanks, and missiles, while displays
upstairs chronicle China’s military
National Art Museum of China campaigns (see p96).

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