Red pottery-made bullock-cart of the Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577). [Photo/Jiangsu Jianghai Museum]

Jiangsu Jianghai Museum is the first State-owned museum in Haimen district, Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province, which opened to the public in 2018.

Copper grain receptacle of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC). [Photo/Jiangsu Jianghai Museum]

The museum is built in a style of typical Haimen residence called "si ting zhai gou", or quadrangle courtyard surrounded by water, which features courtyards, stone bridges, and rivers in addition to dwellings.

With a collection of 8,112 cultural relics, the museum entertains more than 300,000 tourists and arranges over 40 exhibitions and 60 social activities each year.

Fan painting of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). [Photo/Jiangsu Jianghai Museum]

The museum includes exhibition zones for Jianghai Culture and Zhang Jian (1853-1926), a renowned industrial magnate, educator, and scholar in Haimen, two exhibition zones for temporary exhibitions, and one exhibition zone for outstanding local culture.

Stone sculpture of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). [Photo/Jiangsu Jianghai Museum]

The 550-square meter local culture exhibition zone includes three pavilions for redwood-made amusement articles, Ni Family guqin, and ancient furniture in Haimen.

Address: No 99 Ankangzhong Road, Haimen

Opening hours: 9 am to 5 pm from Tuesday to Sunday