| TacticalPainter01 | 19 Apr 2018 8:16 p.m. PST |
A quite stunning military museum in the heart of Beijing. Don't be put off by the verbose name, the collection includes a lot of equipment from WWII and much that you won't find elsewhere, especially Japanese. Given the Chinese in the 1930s bought arms on the international market and then during WWII had weapons supplied by the western allies, there is a surprising mix of equipment, all very well displayed. I've posted a lot of pictures on my Tactical Painter blog but here's a few samples:
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| Frankss | 19 Apr 2018 9:08 p.m. PST |
WOW
Thanks for sharing.
I love military museums. |
| platypus01au | 19 Apr 2018 9:28 p.m. PST |
I nearly got there in 2016 when my wife and I went to Beijing. But she wasn't too happy about it so instead we went to the nearby Capital Museum. While an "Art" museum it has a stunning array of bronze age weapons. Interestingly as foreigners we were supposed to have booked a ticket online and supply our passports (difficult as the hotel had them). But the woman at the counter just glared at us and let us in! I need to go back. John |
| platypus01au | 19 Apr 2018 9:33 p.m. PST |
PS: If you do visit the Capital Museum, buy a couple of portuguese tarts from the Wedome bakery around the corner and go down to the tea house in the basement when you have finished looking at the bronzes and the exquisite pottery. John |
| Gaz0045 | 19 Apr 2018 10:59 p.m. PST |
Great photos! Thanks for sharing! |
| Fred Cartwright | 20 Apr 2018 1:22 a.m. PST |
I assume by Portuguese tarts you are referring to some sort of pastry based comestible, not a couple of ladies of easy virtue! :-) |
Buffs man  | 20 Apr 2018 1:50 a.m. PST |
Cruising down the Yangtze as I type this but back to Beijing Friday afternoon next week . Thank you so much for this |
| TacticalPainter01 | 20 Apr 2018 2:45 a.m. PST |
No problem, it's easy to find, just go to the ‘Military Museum' subway stop, where else? |
| Jeigheff | 20 Apr 2018 5:14 a.m. PST |
Thanks for sharing! I'll probably never get to see this museum, but the photos are great. |
 Legion 4 | 20 Apr 2018 7:15 a.m. PST |
Some nice pieces there ! Thanks for the share ! |
| 79thPA | 20 Apr 2018 7:33 a.m. PST |
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| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 20 Apr 2018 10:31 a.m. PST |
@Fred Cartwright: I believe that the Portuguese tarts to which you can refer can mostly be found in Macao. @the original poster: Thanks for posting those great pictures. |
 Stosstruppen | 21 Apr 2018 4:42 a.m. PST |
Cool. I'm planning s trip next year I'll have to keep this in mind |
| Skeptic | 21 Apr 2018 5:50 a.m. PST |
If I recall correctly, there used to be a hall of reconstructed medieval siege weapons on the ground floor, and small arms and assorted ceramic mines on an upper floor. |
| TacticalPainter01 | 21 Apr 2018 3:57 p.m. PST |
The upper floor galleries were not open the day I visited, so I've only seen the galleries with the big 20th century hardware. I have to return to Beijing next year so will visit again in the hope of seeing the rest. One note for those intending to visit. Admission is free, but ID is required. Chinese nationals were using their ID cards, I used my Australian drivers licence as photo ID and that was fine. I brought my passport as backup but it wasn't required. |
