The large-scale Shennong Herbal Medicine Museum has been completed in Guangzhou. Shennong, also known as Shennongshi, is the agricultural ancestor who taught humans to sow grains in Chinese folk legends. He is also the inventor of medicine who taught people to taste various herbs to treat diseases. The ‘Shennong Herbal Medicine Museum’ is located at the foot of Baiyun Mountain, a famous scenic spot in Guangzhou. It was initiated and built by Guangzhou Baiyunshan Hutchison Whampoa Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd. From the perspectives of ‘nature’ and ‘culture’, it will centrally display the essence of traditional Chinese medicine culture. There is a giant relief in the museum that is 99 meters long and 3.3 meters high. Carved on it are pictures such as Hetu Luoshu and Shennong tasting various herbs, reproducing the development history of Chinese medicine over thousands of years. The museum also plants 365 kinds of Chinese herbal medicines from all over the north and south. Among them, a lush gelsemium elegans is particularly eye-catching. Legend has it that Shennong died because he mistakenly tasted gelsemium elegans when tasting various herbs. The museum mobilized mountain people near Shennongjia to search for more than three months before finding this gelsemium elegans. Opening hours: Closed all day on Monday throughout the year; Open from 08:30 to 12:00 and from 13:30 to 17:00 from Tuesday to Friday throughout the year; Open from 09:00 to 17:00 on Saturday and Sunday throughout the year. Admission stops at 11:30 in the morning from Tuesday to Friday. During holidays, it is open from 9:00 to 17:00, and admission stops at 16:30. (During winter and summer vacations, it is adjusted to be open from 8:30 to 17:00); The specific business status is subject to the opening situation on that day. Must-see tips: 1. Please consciously accept security checks when entering the museum. Do not bring various prohibited and restricted items and pets into the venue; 2. Drunk people and those with improper clothing and shoes are not allowed to enter the museum; 3. People with limited capacity for conduct, young children, elderly people with advanced age, and people with mobility difficulties need to be accompanied by guardians to enter the museum; 4. Please do not make loud noises when visiting, and please set your mobile phone to silent to avoid affecting others’ visits; 5. Do not use the power supply in the museum; 6. It is strictly prohibited to climb over the enclosure guardrail and touch the exhibits. Please consciously take good care of the exhibition and service facilities. If any damage is caused, compensation must be made at the original price and corresponding legal responsibilities shall be borne; 7. It is prohibited to touch or pick any plants to avoid poisoning. If picking occurs, a fine of more than 200 yuan will be imposed; 8. Eating is prohibited in indoor exhibition halls, and it is prohibited to bring fast food into the museum for consumption; 9. Smoking is prohibited throughout the venue. Please do not litter at will and consciously maintain environmental hygiene; 10. Please do not run, chase, make noise, climb, or lie down in the venue; 11. For exhibitions where photography is allowed, please do not use flash, selfie sticks, and tripods; 12. For activities such as giving lectures, conducting research, and recording in the venue, please apply to the museum in advance. Only after obtaining permission in accordance with the regulations can these activities be implemented.
Electric wheelchairs and elderly mobility scooters are not allowed inside the museum.
Please do not push wheelchairs or strollers on escalators; if you need to use a wheelchair, stroller, or require a direct elevator, please call the elevator service phone number 020-66282302 at the scene. Please consciously accept security checks, and strictly prohibit bringing flammable, explosive, controlled weapons, and other dangerous items as well as pets and items that can easily pollute the exhibition environment into the museum. Please follow the guidance of the staff to help us maintain the visiting order and a good visiting environment within the museum. In the event of major or temporary activities in our museum, please comply with the museum’s arrangements. In the event of various emergencies, please obey the command of the staff.
