Visit Liaocheng Canal Museum | Learn about the history of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal

🌟 Highlights:
Liaocheng Canal Museum is located at No. 88, Dongchang West Road, Dongchangfu District, Liaocheng City, Shandong Province. It is a museum that comprehensively displays the culture of the Grand Canal, like a vivid history book, quietly telling the past and present of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

❤ Recommended reasons:
Liaocheng Canal Museum has a unique architectural style, integrating modern design and canal cultural elements, which complements the surrounding canal scenery. The exhibition in the museum presents the charm of canal culture in an all-round way with rich objects, detailed historical materials, and various multimedia displays. From the excavation of the canal, the rise and fall of the canal transportation, to the development of towns along the coast, and the evolution of folk customs, nothing is left out. Here, you can see ancient canal transportation tools and exquisite canal paintings and calligraphy, and you can also experience the prosperity of the canal through multimedia interaction.

The exhibits and historical materials of the museum turn the clock back more than 2,500 years, reproducing the scene of King Fuchai of Wu digging the Han Canal to compete for the Central Plains, which opened the prelude to the construction of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. After large-scale expansion and dredging in the Sui and Yuan dynasties, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs through the north and south, becoming a transportation artery connecting the five major water systems. Liaocheng was born because of the canal and prospered because of the canal. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, with convenient water transportation conditions, it became an important commercial center. Many precious cultural relics in the museum are powerful witnesses of this glorious history.

⏳ Opening hours:
Tuesday to Sunday 9:00–17:00 (last entry at 16:30), closed on Monday.

📝 Tips:
It is recommended to start from the first floor and visit each exhibition hall in turn to learn about the canal culture according to the historical context. There is a rest area on each floor, and you can adjust the pace of the visit as needed. There are professional guides in the museum, and you can also rent guide equipment to learn more about the stories behind the exhibits.

Post by Ava Bell Ava85 | Feb 5, 2025