Description:
This small but fascinating folk museum provides a clue as to what the Cultural Relics Bureau could achieve if it were properly funded and had some marketing savvy. With investment from a Beijing entrepreneur, part of a courtyard mansion that once housed Shanhaiguan's wealthiest burgher has been sensitively renovated and is slated to expand farther south. Exhibits are crammed with curiosities: a mustache comb, a portable barber's chair, sepia pictures of the former residents, and an impressive collection of shadow puppets and ceramics. Four of the rooms are available for overnight stays for ¥298 to ¥398 ($37-$50/£20-£27), with meals included.
- © Frommer's 2012
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Awards:
Frommer's
- Highly Recommended 2010
- Details
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: 0335/506-7700
Address:
- Dong San Tiao 29
- Shanhaiguan
Hours:
- Open daylight hours
Strenuousness:
- No Sweat
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