By Xinyi Li, EDITOR
Liziba Station (CRT line 2) is famous for going through the building, and relevant departments set a lookout point for the station.
However, what people do not know is that there is an “underground palace” nearby the lookout point, under the overpass.
It is an underground museum, in fact, covering about 10,000 m2. Its name is Chongqing Bayu Horizontal Inscribed Boards Art Museum, which is a private museum.
The owner of the museum, Mr. Liu Guangrui (刘光瑞), is a famous traditional Chinese medicine doctor as well as a folk collector.
There is another world downstairs along with the footpath, behind the green belt on Niudi Road.
The museum is divided into several rooms for exhibition or collection according to the construction of beams or piers.
The largest exhibition covers about 2,000 m2, which is for horizontal inscribed boards (匾额), hanging more than 500 boards.
Besides, there are other traditional items from the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368 – 1912), such as old furniture, ancient theatrical stage, etc.
There are more than 3,000 horizontal inscribed boards in total in this museum with a large chronological span.
A wooden table with tangram craft from the period of Guangxu Emperor (1871 – 1908) indicates a high craftsmanship.
It consists of triangular or quadrilateral tables, and it can change into different shapes after moving these tables.
“Although the museum is in an economic loss, I still open it for free,” said Mr. Liu, “Chinese national culture should be wider spread to the public, and I hope people can reach a unique culture of horizontal inscribed boards.”
Source: CQCB
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