Luoyang Contract Documents Museum Tickets Address Transportation

Not long ago, the Luoyang Contract Documents Museum finally opened. The Contract Documents Museum took three years to build. It is the first museum specializing in contract documents in China and is open to the public free of charge. The museum focuses on various documents and contracts in Chinese history. Do you want to know what an ancient marriage certificate looked like?

Basic information of Luoyang Contract Documents Museum

Address:

_Intersection of Xin Street and Jiudu East Road, He District, east of Luoyang Folk Museum

Opening hours:

Daily 9:00-12:00, 13:30-17:00, closed every Monday (not closed on Mondays during national statutory holidays

Tickets:

Free and open to the public

Transportation guide:

You can take bus No. 7, No. 16, No. 17, No. 23 and No. 57 Arriving near the museum

Museum introduction

It covers an area of ​​4,000 square meters, with a construction area of ​​6,000 square meters, one underground floor and two floors above ground.

Inside the museum*. **There are 5 exhibition halls and 1 rest area. The museum has a quiet environment and the overall building has a strong ancient charm. The museum is decorated with green bamboos, a deep courtyard, red columns and gray tiles, antique corridors, and hexagonal pavilions in the courtyard. The Chinese-style courtyard atrium architectural sketches, as well as the garden windows, screens, hangings and other traditional Chinese architectural elements in the exhibition hall, make the venue look simple and heavy.

The collection is also very rich and interesting, and every piece is interesting. The small documents are all hidden with great knowledge.

1. The Jinlanpu area, the so-called Jinlanpu, is the covenant of friendship between friends. In this exhibition area, the old folk associations or the friendship between friends are displayed. *A covenant document entered into when forming an alliance or forming a sworn relationship with the same interests and sentiments;

2. The official document area is similar to Chinese notices, red-headed documents, etc., displaying the laws, regulations, notices, etc. issued by the old government. Customs clearance documents, official documents, official decrees, passports, etc.;

3. Marriage documents area, this is more interesting. In ancient times, I wonder if I can see the documents proving marriage in ancient times, which are used for divorce. As for the divorce letter. The exhibition hall contains auspicious documents, remarriage documents, gift certificates, marriage certificates, etc.

There are always clues in the old objects to piece together an intriguing story.

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Various documents to prove

Contract document: a special historical document and a special historical relic. It has strong information and high credibility. It is an important part of the society and politics at that time. It is the most reliable reflection and record of economy and folk customs, and can correct the gaps in history.

This is useful for studying the social and political phenomena at that time, the land sales system and the taxation system in different periods, as well as the folk customs and customs in different periods. Folklore phenomena are very helpful. The contract contains the current social marriage phenomenon, family property division and inheritance, as well as religious changes in various periods.

The Contract Document Museum collects nearly 60,000 contract documents from past dynasties. It dates from the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, through the Ming and Qing dynasties and the Republic of China period, and includes dozens of types of house and land contracts, human rights deeds, separation orders, imperial examination papers, marriage certificates, golden orchids, medicine lists, litigation documents, letters and correspondence, etc. These nearly 60,000 contract documents span nearly 600 years of history.

Exhibit display

The exhibits are based on old documents and are divided into clan and family relationships. There are 8 units including secular life in society, government documents, house and land deeds and human deeds, social and economic activity documents, letters and letters, treasure hall, imperial examination documents, and certificates. The exhibit types include family genealogy, house and land contracts, marriage documents, Feng shui divination, contracts, wills, imperial examination papers and entrainments, etc.

Within each major category, there are subcategories. For example, the marriage documents category includes documents on marriage, divorce, ghost marriage, annulment, etc.

There are also works from the modern and contemporary revolutionary period

1. "Zhongshan Map of the Founding of the People's Republic of China" reflecting Sun Yat-sen's industrial plan;

2. Reflecting Japanese militarism's invasion of China The historical "Journal of the China Incident and War" and "North Branch Economic Statistics Quarterly";

3. "Song of Salvation" and "Jinzhong Daily" during the Anti-Japanese War;

These exhibits are recorded Historical events, which are witnesses in distant history, are particularly precious in modern times.

Display

In the exhibition hall, through scene reproduction and situational immersive display, the scene and history are integrated into the exhibition hall, creating scenes such as ancestral halls, county offices, and examination rooms, breaking the The space between scenes and exhibits. Applying the concept of modern museum construction, LED spotlights are used for lighting, and attention is paid to the use of lights. The exhibition hall also uses multimedia technology and auxiliary exhibition means to assist in presenting the stories behind the exhibits.

In terms of interaction, the museum has also prepared popular science short films, interesting puzzle games and touch-screen quizzes to enhance interactivity and fun.