China National Museum

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Lonely Planet review

Housed in a sombre 1950s edifice, this museum is a work in progress, suffering from chronic lighting, a tawdry layout and sporadic English captions. At the time of writing only three halls were open, the most absorbing of which houses the gorgeous bronzes and ceramics of the Selected Treasures of the National Museum of China - look out for the Bronze Rhino-Shaped Zun inlaid with gold and silver designs from the Western Han. The cheesy waxworks museum is mildly diverting.