Guilin Museum
桂林博物馆
A municipal museum in the Lingui New District, presenting Guilin’s history and culture, including Ming-era blue-and-white meiping vases from the Jingjiang princes’ tombs and artifacts of ethnic minorities.
The new Guilin Museum is in Lingui District and has large exhibition halls. Its permanent exhibits trace Guilin’s history from the prehistoric Zengpiyan culture through the Qin and Han Lingqu Canal and the Ming Jingjiang Prince Palace to Guilin’s role as a wartime cultural city. A highlight is the Ming blue-and-white meiping vase unearthed from the Jingjiang princes’ tombs. Other galleries cover the folk customs of Guangxi’s ethnic minorities and Guilin landscape painting. Admission is free, but you need ID or a reservation. The museum is closed on Mondays except public holidays. A visit takes about 1.5–2 hours. It is about 20 km from the city center and can be reached by taxi or bus. It is a good option for a rainy day.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 09:00–17:00; closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Xishan Park, Guilin
- Zengpiyan Cave Site
- Nanxishan Park
- Diecai Hill (Folded Brocade Hill)
- Reed Flute Cave
- Li Zongren's Official Residence
- Two Rivers and Four Lakes / Sun & Moon Pagodas
- Elephant Trunk Hill