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长沙简牍博物馆 Changshu Jiandu Bowuguan
This museum contains ancient carved bamboo slips and a series of pottery artifacts. The building is architecturally interesting, as bamboo grows out of one side of it.
长沙博物馆, Changsha Municipal Museum
The main exhibition hall is a large modern building inside Binjiang Culture Park, which is a nice park for a stroll. The other main sight is the former site of the Hunan CCP committee, where the rooms where Mao lived are preserved.
湖南省地质博物馆
Foreign visitors should register at the enquiries desk before entering the exhibition halls.
湖南湘绣博物馆 Xiang Xiu Bowuguan
This museum is on the second floor of a store that sells high-quality embroidery. Visit and learn about the history of embroidery in Hunan. Special techniques have been locally-developed to achieve finer detail. At the end of the tour, you can visit the workshop where new items are being embroidered. The tour is free, and there is no pressure to buy.
湖南省博物馆
See the Han era tomb of Xin Zui, the Marquess of Dai, and her 2,100-year-old preserved body. Her body was still moist and flexible when they found her, with completely elastic skin, and looks more real than Ho Chi Minh. Also at the museum are many exhibits on all kinds of Han Dynasty artifacts, including pottery, lacquerware and an impressive collection of silk.
湖南省科技馆
The museum consists of two separate buildings: Buildings A & B. Building A hosts the main exhibition halls while Building B contains the children's wing.