Nanjing Yunjin Museum Travel Guide

The Nanjing Yunjin Museum is a national art museum devoted to Nanjing Yunjin, a silk brocade celebrated for its cloud‑like beauty and recognized as a world‑heritage treasure of China’s history and modern civilization. Named for its resemblance to heavenly clouds, Yunjin served as a royal tribute during the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties and is famed as an Oriental treasure and a uniquely Chinese product. Inside the museum, visitors can see the brocade’s elegance, splendor, solemnity, meticulous hand‑woven technique and striking three‑dimensional effects, presented via models and authentic pieces that illustrate the deep cultural heritage of the Chinese nation and the blend of

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The Yunjin Brocade Museum is located at No. 240 Chating East Street, covering an area of ​​4,240 square meters. It is also the location of the Nanjing Yunjin Brocade Research Institute. The museum has four floors. The first floor is the Yunjin production technology exhibition hall, with 13 multi-variety Yunjin Dahualou wooden looms for production and display; the second floor displays the fine reproductions of silk cultural relics of the past dynasties and various types of Yunjin makeup; the third floor is the Chinese Brocade Village displays various brocade machines and objects of Chinese ethnic minorities, as well as ethnic costumes, daily necessities, etc.; the fourth floor is an exhibition hall for Yunnan brocade costumes and ethnic minority costumes. The museum has a collection of 5,300 pieces (sets), and also sells high-quality brocade practical products, handicrafts, etc.

Scenic spot qualifications:

Intangible cultural heritage of mankind, patriotism education base

Scenic spot features:

Leisure, sightseeing, national culture, shopping, museums