Hubei Provincial Museum

Major provincial museum east of central Wuhan. Famous for the Bianzhong bell-set of the Marquis Yi of Zeng.

Hubei Provincial Museum is among China's strongest provincial museums. The Bianzhong (chime bells) of the Marquis Yi of Zeng — a 65-piece bronze bell-set from the 5th century BCE, still playable, with chromatic-equivalent tonal range — is the headline holding. Strong galleries on Chu-state and Zeng-state archaeology, plus the Yuan-dynasty Han River shipwreck. Free entry with reservation.