
China Silk Museum:
Situated by West Lake,
this national silk
museum recaptures the
5,000-year-old Chinese
history in silk-cocoon
raising and silk
production.
China Tea Museum:
The China Tea Museum in
Longjinghua Township is
a show window about the
development of tea
production in China. The
visitor may join local
tea farmers in picking
tealeaves and sample the
taste of newly harvested
tea.
HuQingyu’s Museum of
Chinese Medicine:
This one and only museum
of its kind is found in
a complex of ancient
buildings that house a
key national legacy
under protection – the
Hu Qingyu Pharmacy.
Visitors to the museum
get a ringside view of
how patent Chinese drugs
are made. Traditional
Chinese doctors are on
call to provide advice
for prospective buyers.
Northern-Song
Porcelain-Making Kilns:
The kilns, established
by the government of the
Southern Song for
massive production of
porcelain ware for the
exclusive use of the
imperial palace, holds a
major position in the
world ceramics history.
An in-situ museum has
been built on the
original site to
illustrate the history
of pottery industry in
ancient China and the
operation of the
government-run
porcelain-making kilns
during the Southern
Song.
Zhejiang Museum:
Built in 1929 on the
southern side of the
Gushan hill in the West
Lake Scenic Zone,
Zhejiang Museum turns
out to be a drove of
more than 100,000
cultural treasures. |