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Jiaxing Museum. [Photo/IC]

Jiaxing Museum, boasting an area of 22,000 square meters, stands as a comprehensive institution seamlessly blending collection, research, display, and education. 

With a treasure trove of cultural relics and innovative exhibition techniques, the museum vividly showcases Jiaxing's rich history and profound culture from diverse perspectives, meticulously detailing the city's evolution over time.

Delving into Jiaxing's cultural tapestry, one cannot overlook the allure of Majiabang in Jiaxing, which is the birthplace of rice culture in Jiangnan, south of the Yangtze River. This historical significance is precisely why Jiaxing was once referred to as Hecheng, translating to the "rice city".

Majiabang ruins. [Photo/IC]

Spanning 8,000 square meters, the Museum of Majiabang Culture houses unearthed relics from the Majiabang ruins, which offers insights into the distribution, characteristics, geographical setting, and significant influences of the culture.

Majiabang culture stretches back over 7,000 years. Representing an early Neolithic culture in the Yangtze River's lower reaches and the Taihu Lake Basin, it radiates distinctive regional flavors and is hailed as the "Source of Jiangnan Culture".

Within the museum, the "Source of Jiangnan Culture" exhibition area spans 1,800 square meters, highlighting over 110 pieces or sets of cultural relics unearthed from the Majiabang ruins.

In May 2024, the Jiaxing Museum (Museum of Majiabang Culture) earned the title of a national first-class museum by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage.

Jiaxing Museum

嘉兴博物馆

Address: No 485 building, Haiyantang Road, Nanhu district, Jiaxing, Zhejiang province

Opening hours: 9 am-5 pm (last entry 4:30 pm)

Closed Mondays (except for national holidays)

General admission: Free

Museum of Majiabang Culture

马家浜文化博物馆

Address: No 297 building, Majiabang Road, Nanhu district, Jiaxing, Zhejiang province

Opening hours: 9 am-5 pm (last entry 4:30 pm)

Closed Mondays (except for national holidays)

General admission: Free