Poly Art Museum — Attraction in Beijing

It's directly accessible from exit D of the Dongsi Shitiao metro station on line 2. Purchase your tickets from the concierges desk in main lobby. The museum is on the 9th floor of the New Poly Plaza. All items are beautifully arranged, behind glass with a direct spotlight, with simple English names but there's no further English text about the details. I wasn't offered an audio, but on the name plates of the displayed pieces, there was a headset symbol. It's a compact museum specifically focused on recovered relics from overseas. The main showcase is the 4 zodiac fountainheads (pig, monkey, tiger, and ox) that were ransacked from the Old Summer Palace in 1860. This gives interest to going to the Old Summer Palace. If you are interested in seeing the 3 other recovered fountainheads: rat and rabbit are housed in the National Museum, and the horse is housed in the Capital Museum. Next door to the Poly building is the Nanxincang Culture and Leisure Street. It's...

Very nice they have managers that speak English, check out was 12 and we had our flight at 10pm they allowed us to use the pool and spa and gym for free . nice hotel definitely recommend . nice drinking area just a 5 min bike ride on the main street past the stadium on the right. I can fit my flat in that...

Incredible museum filled with Bronze Age attifants -...