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China Coal Museum 中国煤炭博物馆Zhōngguó Méitàn Bówùguǎn
4A scenic area · Taiyuan, Shanxi
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Taiyuan
- Region
- Shanxi
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About China Coal Museum
A national first-grade museum on the history of coal, opened in 1989 on the western side of Taiyuan. Its Coal Sea Exploration area has seven themed halls on how coal forms and how it has been mined and used, a four-dimensional cinema and a full-scale simulated mine where visitors wear miners' helmets and try out mining equipment. It suits families and anyone curious about Shanxi's coal industry.
How to get to China Coal Museum
In Wanbailin district at the western end of Yingze Avenue, about 2 km south-west of central Taiyuan.
Nearby
- Shanxi Museum 山西博物院 under 10 km
Bronzes of the ancient state of Jin, Buddhist statues and tomb treasures on the Fen River - Jinci Temple 晋祠 20 km
Song-dynasty halls, painted clay maidservants and a cross-shaped bridge at the Jin springs - Qiao Family Compound 乔家大院 50 km
Walled courtyards of a Qing merchant-banking family, the set for Raise the Red Lantern
Also within 20 km: Fen River Scenic Area 汾河景区 (under 10 km), Grand Guandi Temple, Taiyuan 大关帝庙 (under 10 km), Taiyuan Ancient Mosque 太原清真古寺 (under 10 km), Changjing Tower 唱经楼 (under 10 km), Jin Merchants Museum (Former Shanxi Military Governor's Office) 山西督军府旧址 (under 10 km), Peng Zhen Memorial Hall and Former CCP Taiyuan Branch Site 中共太原支部旧址 (under 10 km).
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