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Jianchuan Museum Cluster
The Jianchuan Museum Cluster (Chinese: 建川博物馆聚落) is located in Anren Town, Dayi County, Sichuan province, China, about one hour's drive from the provincial capital Chengdu. It consists of 26 museums which showcase China's largest private collection of artifacts amassed during the last 60–70 years.
The museum was founded by, and named after, Fan Jianchuan (1957), a local real estate billionaire native to Yibin, and a collector of Cultural Revolution Era memorabilia. Before starting his investments in real estate, Fan was the deputy major of Yibin. In 2003, he started investing his real estate earnings in the museums. Fan bought millions of historical items and bought 33 hectares of land in Anren, Dayi County.
The first five museums within the cluster opened to the public in 2005. As of 2015, Fan had invested RMB 2 billion in the museums. The museum cluster began operating at a break-even point in 2010.
The complex features more than two million historical and cultural artefacts, mainly from the founder's personal collection, and has been hailed by the Los Angeles Times as an example of "the increasing openness about the way recent history is viewed in China." With a total area of 500 acres (2.0 km2),[when?] the museum cluster is made up of 26 museums, as of 2015.[needs update] It has a repository of over 8 million artifacts, with 121 of them classified as Class-One National Treasures. It is the largest museum cluster in China. Several hundred artifacts have also been donated to other museums.
The museums are organized by four major themes: Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945), the 'Red era', the Wenchuan earthquake, and Chinese folk culture.
In addition to museums, the cluster includes tourist facilities such as the Red Guard Inn, a People's Commune Restaurant, a revolutionary model opera-themed teahouse, and souvenir shops.
Exhibits are not arranged chronologically, but instead by material culture and function. For example, the first four Red Era museums exhibit porcelain, daily necessities, Mao badges, clocks, and seals, and mirrors, respectively.
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Jianchuan Museum Cluster
The Jianchuan Museum Cluster (Chinese: 建川博物馆聚落) is located in Anren Town, Dayi County, Sichuan province, China, about one hour's drive from the provincial capital Chengdu. It consists of 26 museums which showcase China's largest private collection of artifacts amassed during the last 60–70 years.
The museum was founded by, and named after, Fan Jianchuan (1957), a local real estate billionaire native to Yibin, and a collector of Cultural Revolution Era memorabilia. Before starting his investments in real estate, Fan was the deputy major of Yibin. In 2003, he started investing his real estate earnings in the museums. Fan bought millions of historical items and bought 33 hectares of land in Anren, Dayi County.
The first five museums within the cluster opened to the public in 2005. As of 2015, Fan had invested RMB 2 billion in the museums. The museum cluster began operating at a break-even point in 2010.
The complex features more than two million historical and cultural artefacts, mainly from the founder's personal collection, and has been hailed by the Los Angeles Times as an example of "the increasing openness about the way recent history is viewed in China." With a total area of 500 acres (2.0 km2),[when?] the museum cluster is made up of 26 museums, as of 2015.[needs update] It has a repository of over 8 million artifacts, with 121 of them classified as Class-One National Treasures. It is the largest museum cluster in China. Several hundred artifacts have also been donated to other museums.
The museums are organized by four major themes: Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945), the 'Red era', the Wenchuan earthquake, and Chinese folk culture.
In addition to museums, the cluster includes tourist facilities such as the Red Guard Inn, a People's Commune Restaurant, a revolutionary model opera-themed teahouse, and souvenir shops.
Exhibits are not arranged chronologically, but instead by material culture and function. For example, the first four Red Era museums exhibit porcelain, daily necessities, Mao badges, clocks, and seals, and mirrors, respectively.
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