Qualla: Kaifeng Museum https://qualla.com/kaifeng-museum en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:38 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/w/w/1/j/kaifeng-museum-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Kaifeng Museum https://qualla.com/kaifeng-museum Kaifeng Museum: Introduction https://qualla.com/kaifeng-museum/ Photo credit Windmemories, CC BY-SA 4.0. Seven dynasties chose Kaifeng as their capital. That kind of history does not sit quietly in the ground -- it accumulates, layer upon layer, each era burying the last beneath silt from the Yellow River's floods. Kaifeng Museum exists to surface those layers. Established in 1962 with artifacts inherited from the Henan Museum when it relocated to Zhengzhou, the collection now holds more than 80,000 objects spanning bronze, ceramic, calligraphy, painting, and stone carving traditions that trace this city's arc from imperial splendor through catastrophe and rebuilding.

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/w/1/j/kaifeng-museum-wp/ww1j-kaifeng-museum-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Kaifeng Museum: Born from a Departure https://qualla.com/kaifeng-museum/ Photo credit Alex Ostrovski, CC BY-SA 4.0. When the Henan Museum moved its headquarters from Kaifeng to the provincial capital Zhengzhou, it left behind both staff and a portion of its holdings. From this inheritance, Kaifeng Museum took shape in March 1962, focused specifically on social history. For two decades it opera...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/w/1/j/kaifeng-museum-wp/ww1j-kaifeng-museum-born-from-a-departure.mp3 0:06 2 full Kaifeng Museum: A Collection Across Millennia https://qualla.com/kaifeng-museum/ Photo credit Windmemories, CC BY-SA 4.0. The museum's strength lies in the breadth of its holdings. Warring States bronze ding vessels sit alongside celadon chamber pots from the Southern and Northern Dynasties period. Jade dragon ornaments carved more than two thousand years ago share gallery space with provincial bank...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/w/1/j/kaifeng-museum-wp/ww1j-kaifeng-museum-a-collection-across-millennia.mp3 0:06 3 full Kaifeng Museum: A New Home by the Lake https://qualla.com/kaifeng-museum/ Photo credit Windmemories, CC BY-SA 4.0. By 2014, the old Yingbin Road building could no longer accommodate the growing collection or the standards expected of a modern museum. Construction began on a new facility along Zhengkai Avenue in Kaifeng New Area, east of Zhongyi Lake. The old museum closed its doors on April 2...

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