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Nanjing Municipal Museum

南京市博物馆

Address: No. 4 Chaotian Palace, Wangfu Street, Qinhuai District (秦淮区王府大街朝天宫4号)
Getting there: about 840 m west of Zhangfuyuan Station on Metro Line 1 and about 920 metres south of Shanghai Road Station on Metro Line 2. Bus routes 43, 302 and 306
Hours: 09:00-18:00, no entry after 17:00, closed on Mondays
Price: The entry fee for the museum is included with the ticket for Chaotian Palace, which costs ¥25
Website: njmuseum.com (opens in a new tab)

Listing from Wikivoyage: Nanjing, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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