Nanyue King Museum (Mausoleum of the Nanyue King) 南越王博物院Nányuè Wáng Bówùyuàn

About Nanyue King Museum (Mausoleum of the Nanyue King)

The museum is built over the stone tomb of Zhao Mo, second king of Nanyue, who ruled from Guangzhou in the second century BC; it was found in 1983 when a hill was cut down for building work, and visitors can go down into the burial chambers. Its galleries show the finds, among them the king's jade burial suit sewn with silk thread and his gold seal, together with bronzes, jades and a large donated collection of ceramic pillows from the Tang to the Yuan. A second exhibition area, the Nanyue Palace site on Zhongshan 4th Road, displays the excavated palace garden with its stone pool and winding stone watercourse, along with remains of later palaces and government offices.

How to get to Nanyue King Museum (Mausoleum of the Nanyue King)

The tomb area is on Jiefang North Road beside Yuexiu Park station on Metro Line 2; the palace area is about 1.5 km south-east, near Beijing Lu station on Line 6. Both areas are closed on Mondays except public holidays.

Nearby

• Canton Tower & Pearl River 广州塔 under 10 km
  A slim-waisted tower glowing over the Pearl River in China's Cantonese food capital

Also within 20 km: Yuexiu Park and Zhenhai Tower 越秀公园 (under 10 km), Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall 中山纪念堂 (under 10 km), Xianxian Mosque and Tomb of Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas 清真先贤古墓 (under 10 km), Guangxiao Temple 光孝寺 (under 10 km), Temple of the Six Banyan Trees 六榕寺 (under 10 km), Guangzhou Uprising Memorial Museum (Guangzhou Commune Site) 广州起义纪念馆 (under 10 km).

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