The Zhongwangfu of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is located on Northeast Street in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. Adjacent to the […]
The Zhongwangfu of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is located on Northeast Street in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. Adjacent to the Humble Administrator’s Garden, it is the palace of Li Xiucheng, the loyal king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, a representative of the peasant uprising regime in the Qing Dynasty. It is a relatively complete building remaining from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom back then, and also a relatively complete palace of peasant uprising army remaining in Chinese history. In 1961, it was announced as a national key cultural relic protection unit by the State Council.
Opening hours: Open from Tuesday to Sunday throughout the year from 09:00 to 17:00; Closed all day on Monday throughout the year.
Must-see tips:
1. Those who are sloppily dressed and wearing slippers (made of sponge, plastic, cotton and other materials and without back straps), carrying pets, carrying inflammable, explosive, alcoholic liquids and dangerous goods are refused entry to visit. The temperature in the museum is about 20 degrees Celsius all year round. Please pay attention to appropriate clothing.
2. Without the permission of the museum, no paid service activities are allowed.
3. No explanation activities are allowed in the museum. Formal travel agency team guides provide explanations for the team and need to show a valid travel agency task assignment form.
4. When entering the museum, please maintain a quiet and orderly visiting environment. Do not talk and laugh loudly or chase and play; do not engage in activities unrelated to visiting; do not spit everywhere or discard scraps of paper and sundries; do not lie down on the rest seats.
5. Mobile phones are prohibited in exhibition halls and video halls.
6. Smoking is prohibited in the museum.
7. To protect cultural relics, eating and drinking are prohibited in exhibition halls. The new museum tea room and wisteria garden are areas for audiences to eat and relax.
8. Do not bring food and drinks into the museum; do not have meals in rest areas other than the tea room and wisteria garden in the museum.
9. For the safety of cultural relics and for your and others’ safety, flashlights and bracket-type photographic equipment are prohibited for taking pictures and videos in exhibition halls; self-timer sticks are prohibited for shooting; taking pictures and videos are prohibited in temporary exhibitions. The captured video materials cannot be used for commercial purposes.
10. Pencils, charcoal pencils, ballpoint pens, crayons and pastels can be used for copying or sketching, but all kinds of water-based pens and water-soluble materials are not allowed. Do not set up easels in exhibition halls. When sketching, do not hinder the normal visiting of other audiences.
