China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) has played a crucial part in construction of national museums where the history and development of China and the Communist Party of China are recorded.
Tibet Museum
A design image of the Tibet Museum [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
The only national first-class museum in Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, the Tibet Museum was first founded in 1994. The traditional Tibetan building arts can be seen from the museum which also features modern architectural practical uses and functions.
In 2017, China Construction First Group Corporation Limited and China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute Corp. Ltd carried out a renovation to improve and expand its public services.
The Museum of the War of the Chinese People's Resistance against Japanese Aggression
A view at the front of the gate of the Museum of the War of the Chinese People's Resistance against Japanese Aggression [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
The Museum of the War of the Chinese People's Resistance against Japanese Aggression is the only large-scale specialized museum that introduces the history of the Chinese people's resistance against the Japanese aggression.
Construction of the museum was contracted by China Construction First Group Corporation Limited in 1986 and was completed in the following year.
The museum opened to the public on July 7, 1987. Exhibited in the museum are black-and-white photographs and letters created during the war.
Hubei Provincial Museum
A design image of Hubei Provincial Museum in Central China [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
Hubei Provincial Museum in Central China, built by China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd, is one of the eight state-level museums sponsored jointly by the central and local governments.
It has various functions including relic collection and preservation, exhibition and performance, scientific research and technological protection, as well as consultation and education.
Visitors can learn history of more than 100 heroes born in the region at the museum.
Museum of the Sino-Japanese War 1894-1895
A view of the Museum of the Sino-Japanese War 1894-1895 [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
The Museum of the Sino-Japanese War 1894-1895, founded in 1985 to memorialize the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895), was one of China's first national first-class museums.
It was built by China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Corp., Ltd and is a major site for patriotism education.
The Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders
A design image of the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
The Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders is the main site for National Memorial Day in China.
Its third phase expansion project was contracted by China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Corp., Ltd. The new section focuses on the Chinese people's harsh battle against the invaders and conveys their wishes for peace.
The expanded part opened to the public on Sept 3, 2015.
The Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution
A design image of the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
The Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution is the first comprehensive military museum and was one of the 10 largest buildings in Beijing in the 10 years following the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Construction of the museum started in 1958, and in 2017 its first expansion project was completed by China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Corp., Ltd and China Construction Industrial & Energy Engineering Group Co., Ltd.
National Museum of China
A view at the front of the National Museum of China [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
The National Museum of China is the largest single building area of its kind in the world.
Its history can be traced back to 1912 when the Preparatory Office of the National Museum of History was established. It was founded in 2003, after a merger of the National Museum of Chinese History and the National Museum of Chinese Revolution.
In 2007, China State Decoration Group Co., Ltd and China Construction Industrial & Energy Engineering Group Co., Ltd. participated in the renovation and expansion project of the museum.
Yuhua Theater
A design image of the Yuhua Theater in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
A supporting theater of the Yuhuatai Martyr Memorial Park in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province, the Yuhua Theater is the largest patriotism education base in China.
Heroic epics of the martyrs have been performed at the theater for 33 years.
It was renovated by China Construction Industrial & Energy Engineering Group Co., Ltd. in 2021.
The September 18th Historical Museum
A view of the September 18th Historical Museum in Shenyang, Liaoning Province [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
The September 18th Historical Museum in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning Province is so far the only museum in China to show the September 18th Incident.
Construction of the museum started in 1991. China Northeast Architecture Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd was responsible for design of the interior of the halls and in 1998 the company shouldered design of the renovation and expansion of the museum.
Chongqing China Three Gorges Museum
A design image of the Chongqing China Three Gorges Museum in Southwest China [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
The Chongqing China Three Gorges Museum in Southwest China is one of the first national first-class museums and was jointly funded by the central and local governments.
Its design was completed by China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute Corp. Ltd in 2005.
(Executive editor: Niu Yilin)
