A small, first-rate private museum opened in 1999, with ancient bronzes, 40 Buddhist statues from Qingzhou, and three of the bronze zodiac heads looted from the Old Summer Palace (ox, monkey and tiger) that Poly bought back in 2000.
- Address
- 9th floor, New Poly Plaza, 1 Chaoyangmen North Street, Dongcheng District
- Hours
- Mon-Sat 09:30-16:30, closed Sun and national holidays (visitbeijing.com.cn)
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 1 h
- Price
- Price not verified
- Price level
- ¥
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Note the unusual closing day: it is shut on Sundays, not Mondays (visitbeijing.com.cn).
- Take Line 2 to Dongsi Shitiao (exit D) for New Poly Plaza; the museum is on the 9th floor (Wikipedia; visitbeijing.com.cn).