The Xuzhou Imperial Edict Museum is located within the Guishan Scenic Area and is divided into three main sections: ‘By the Grace of Heaven’, ‘Chinese Imperial Examinations’, and ‘Its Extensive Collections’.
‘By the Grace of Heaven’ displays imperial edicts, plaques, and boxes used to store these edicts. Among the over 20 imperial edicts in the collection, one particularly rare eddy跨越 two generations of emperors, issued by Emperors Daoguang and Xianfeng, granting the title of General Kui Ding and his son Yu Gang. The eddy features a colorful background adorned with dragons, making it a stunning piece. ‘Chinese Imperial Examinations’ showcases examination papers, cheat sheets, rules and regulations of the imperial examination system, and typical cases of punished examinees. Among the displayed artifacts, a miniature cheat sheet of the ‘Four Books and Five Classics’, no larger than half a palm, is astonishing as it contains over 200,000 characters. ‘Its Extensive Collections’ exhibits pottery, bronze ware, jade, porcelain, and ancient clothing. Notable items include a Western Zhou jade sword, Western Han dragon and phoenix ornaments, Eastern Han bronze money trees, Eastern Han figurines of storytellers, Liao and Jin dynasty gold-inlaid stupas, and Ming and Qing dynasty dragon robes, all of which are worth viewing. The museum is open year-round from 9:00 to 17:00.Xuzhou Imperial Edict Museum
The Xuzhou Imperial Edict Museum is located within the Guishan Scenic Area and is divided into three[...]
