Liangdai Village Rui State Site Museum
梁带村芮国遗址博物馆
A site museum built on the original burial ground of the Spring and Autumn period Rui state nobility. Visitors can see large tombs, chariot-and-horse pits and fine bronze and jade artifacts.
The Rui State Cemetery at Liangdai Village was discovered in 2005. It is the burial ground of the rulers and nobles of the Rui state during the Western and Eastern Zhou periods, and it was selected as one of China's Top Ten Archaeological Discoveries of that year. The museum is built on the site itself. It displays bronze ritual vessels, gold objects and more than a thousand pieces of jade excavated from the tombs of Duke Rui Huan and his consort. It also preserves the large tomb pits and chariot-and-horse pits in their original state, giving a direct view of the ritual system of Zhou feudal states. The museum is about 7 km northeast of Hancheng, not far from Dangjia Village, so the two can be combined into one half-day outing. Opening hours and admission follow the official notices, and the museum is often closed on Mondays.
Opening hours
About 9:00–17:00; closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Dangjia Village
- Hancheng Dayu Temple
- Hancheng Golden Pagoda
- Hancheng City God Temple
- Hancheng Ancient City
- Hancheng Confucian Temple
- Sima Ancient Town
- Temple and Tomb of Sima Qian