China Haitan Museum of Coastal Defense

It is the first privately-owned coastal defense museum in China with its theme “Ancient China’s Coastal Defense and Naval Culture”. The museum, built in China’s tertiary-level standards, redisplays the scenes for the local people’s glorious history of resistance against foreign aggression mainly during the dynasties of Ming(1368-1644 AD) and Qing (1636-1912 AD).

Pingtan Net | Updated:2018-07-23 | Lin Kongbo

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China Haitan Museum of Coastal Defense officially opened to the public on July 20 at the Haitan Ancient Town of Pingtan International Tourism Island, Southeast China’s Fujian Province.[Photo by You Zenan/ptnet.cn]
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The model for routine naval exercises seen from above which restores the ancient life of coastal defense[Photo by You Zenan/ptnet.cn]
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Performing artists wearing costumes of Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) aboard a warship replica[Photo by You Zenan/ptnet.cn]
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Spectacular scenes of naval battles[Photo by You Zenan/ptnet.cn]
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One corner of the coastal defense museum[Photo by You Zenan/ptnet.cn]
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Cultural relics dating back to the Yuan Dynasty (1271—1368), salvaged off the waters of Dalian Islet in Pingtan years ago on show[Photo by You Zenan/ptnet.cn]
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Pingtan, sitting on the western coast of the Taiwan Strait, has been a stronghold of coastal defense since ancient times. Local naval forces stood out in the Qing Dynasty.Portraits of renowned naval commanders of Pingtan above[Photo by You Zenan/ptnet.cn]
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Costumes for imperial court officials on show[Photo by You Zenan/ptnet.cn]
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A set of robes belonging to a highest-ranking official’s wife in the Qing Dynasty shows up in the museum, with its fine craftsmanship still obvious after a long time.[Photo by You Zenan/ptnet.cn]