良渚博物院的英文介绍,

North of town there’s a brand-spanking new museum dedicated to the Liangzhu Culture,the last Neolithic jade culture in the Yangtze River Delta.This museum,which opened in October of 2008,features a stylish building and sleek,modern exhibits on all aspects of the life of the Liangzhu people who lived 5,000 years ago.The first exhibition hall describes this fascinating culture,starting with its rediscovery in 1936 when Shi Xingeng unearthed the first shards of black pottery.Over time,archaeologists discovered that the Liangzhu culture reached into present day Jiangsu,Zhejiang,and Shanghai.This culture is known for the jade ware they left behind.Two of their representative shapes are bi (discs) and cong (cylinders).Bi were used to make offerings to heaven,while cong were used to make offerings to the earth.You can also learn some interesting things about their capital city and their burial customs.
But this place has more to offer than the average stuffy museum.The second exhibition hall takes you back through time to a realistic forest where models of the Liangzhu people are busy with their daily activities,such as making pottery,carving jade,fishing,cooking,and building houses.It has an entirely different feeling from the first hall and is a nice change of pace.This part of the museum is very child-friendly as well,with a special room full of interactive activities to educate and entertain.And throughout,there are extensive English translations for your perusal.Another special feature of this museum is the building itself.It was designed by British architect David Chipperfield.In between the exhibition halls,there are interior courtyards where you can relax and enjoy the weather and the architecture.The museum is built over a lake and set in a large park.
If you have a free day,this museum is a nice little trip out of town—not too far,but not in the city either.However,don’t confuse the Liangzhu Museum with the old Liangzhu Culture Museum,which is no longer open to the public.(If you get off too soon,it’s a 2 kilometer walk.) The nearest bus stop to the Liangzhu Museum is Lianghua (良化) at the edge of the park.It can be reached by bus 313 or 348.