Wei Shengchang Collection Museum

introduce

Weishengchang bank is one of the five joint numbers of "Wei" in Pingyao. It was established in the sixth year of Daoguang (1826) and closed for 90 years in 1916, which lasted for a century; Zhuang has a history of more than 200 years, 90 years earlier than Rishengchang. When the ticket number was in its prime, there were semicolons in Shanghai, Tianjin, Suzhou, Nanjing, Changsha, Xiangtan, and Changzhou. Wei Shengchang was once the residence of Empress Dowager Cixi on her westward journey. In 1900 (the 26th year of Guangxu), when the Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu traveled westward and passed by Pingyao, she stayed at Weishengchang Bank because she extracted the silver remitted by Prince Chun, so it was also called "the place where Emperor Guangxu stayed" or "Guangxu Inn". Today, the museum has a collection of nearly a thousand precious cultural relics, including a couch with hundreds of gourds, Ming and Qing porcelains, antique calligraphy and paintings, bills, ledgers, letters, mahogany furniture, etc. One of the most rare is a picture of 100 immortals, which was made by Su Liupeng, a painter of the Qing Dynasty. Birthday, Wei Tuo, Nezha, to the Tiangong Ziwei Dadi, the local official Qingling Emperor, Shuiguan Emperor, as well as the God of Wealth, the God of Joy, the God of Fortune, the Emperor Zhenwu, Zhong Kui, the Earth Emperor, and the Gate God. There are all kinds of religious gods and gods, which are the treasures of the town hall of the bank. It can be seen from this picture of 100 gods that human beings have longed for a peaceful and beautiful life since ancient times, praised the virtuous, talented, and learned people, and prayed for good wishes for blessing, salary, longevity, and the blessing of Guanyin.

opening hours

Peak season (March 1-November 30) 8:00-18:30; off-season (December 1-the end of February of the following year) 8:00-17:30.

户户大人

The Weishengchang Collection Museum in the ancient city of Pingyao, Shanxi, China is full of treasures, calligraphy, paintings, and bank notes. The Empress Dowager Cixi also lived here. It is near the city building, so you can stop by to see it!

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chinadesk1

The Weishengchang Collection Museum is located on the most prosperous South Street in the ancient city of Pingyao. This museum is a private museum established on the former site of one of the most famous ticket numbers in Pingyao, "Wei" Wulian. Investor and current curator Zhao Guiming raised nearly 10 million yuan to reorganize the old house and collect cultural relics of Wei Shengchang bank and other collections. The Weishengchang Collection Museum covers an area of 260 square meters and has nearly 20 houses. The statue of Mr. Mao Honghui is displayed in the courtyard. The standard equipment in the Pingyao mansion is a lion guarding the gate, a Buddhist hall for blessings, and a large vat in the courtyard called the Menhai, which is used to catch rainwater in the drought in the north, and is called the field where the fertilizer does not flow to outsiders. In the seventh exhibition room, the tour guide introduced the replica of the treasure gourd couch and mandarin duck bed with great relish. There are 100 precious gourds on it, which symbolizes many children and many blessings, beautiful flower baskets, implying wealth and honor, and there are also carvings such as lion dance and hydrangea. According to the introduction, Empress Dowager Cixi used to withdraw money at the Weishengchang bank, and the gourd couch and mandarin duck bed were used by Guangxu.

猴精灵

The Weishengchang Collection Museum is located at No. 13 South Street, Gucheng, which used to be the site of the Weishengchang Bank. It is one of the five joint numbers of the word "Wei" in Pingyao. The wealth owner is Hou Yinchang "Hou Wanwan" from Jiexiu. The ticket office was established in the sixth year of Daoguang (1826) and has been in operation for a century. There are nearly a thousand precious cultural relics in the collection. Among them, the paintings of Shanxi celebrity Fu Shan, the calligraphy of Li Hongzhang, the 100 fairy pictures of Su Liupeng, a famous painter of the Qing Dynasty, the 100 arhat scrolls of Master Hongyi, and the hundred gourd couch where Emperor Guangxu stayed are all very precious, and they are special attractions here. .

无疆行

The Weishengchang Collection Museum is the place where Emperor Guangxu visited in person. There are many important things collected here, such as antiques, calligraphy and paintings, bills, etc. The Nine Dragon Wall is very impressive. There are also Pingyao's ticket numbers and the state of the Escort Bureau when they were prosperous, and the models they made are very interesting, especially those villains are lifelike, with different expressions, which is very interesting.

ssdiablo

The Weishengchang Collection Museum is a scenic spot in the ancient city of Pingyao, and tickets are included in the package. This museum is relatively small, mainly collecting some cultural relics. If you listen to the tour guide's explanation, it's a little bit interesting. If you go to see it yourself, you really have nothing to see. not very recommended

杰杰陶TAO

The Weishengchang Collection Museum displays many historical pictures of the Escort Bureau, and there are also many old antiques and old objects that have been collected before. The area here is not very large, and it takes about an hour to visit it.