The Three Great Private Libraries of the World, Ningbo's Tianyi Pavilion Museum

Do you know During the Tang and Song dynasties, Ningbo was called Mingzhou It wasn't until the Ming Dynasty that Mingzhou was renamed Ningbo, which speaks to the abundance of talent during the Jiajing era, with figures like Hai Rui, Zhang Juzheng, Qi Jiguang... But there was an 'alternative' Minister of War, Fan Qin, who was wealthy and had leisure time. His life's main mission was to collect books, and more than 400 years later, his family's private library became one of the three great private libraries of the world, a historical and cultural landmark of Ningbo, the national protected Tianyi Pavilion in the urban area of Ningbo. Fortunately, it has become a national first-class museum; otherwise, ordinary people would never have had the chance to see such a grand mansion back in the day... 🏯 Highlights How many ancient and rare books Tianyi Pavilion has is almost invisible to tourists, but as a national protected unit, there are indeed many cultural relics and ancient buildings ✅ Yuan Dynasty Stone Tigers: Tomb-guarding beasts, looking like Doraemon... ✅ Treasure Book Pavilion Rockery: Nine 🦁️ one 🐘, somewhat reminiscent of Suzhou's Lion Grove ✅ Qin Family Ancestral Hall: National protected ancient building, with Zhu Jin wood carving art ✅ Auspicious Beast Stone Carvings: The screen wall of a wealthy family ✅ Hundred Goose Pavilion: Ming Dynasty stone pavilion, with exquisite bas-reliefs on all sides ✅ Horse Head Wall: A fireproof wall with brick carvings ✅ Wan Gong Sedan: There is also one in the Zhejiang Museum ✅ Mingzhou Stele Forest: Stone carvings and steles from the Tang Dynasty to the Republic of China ✅ Mahjong Exhibition Hall: Modern mahjong was invented by the people of Ningbo... 🗺️ Tour Route West Gate Entrance ➡️ Dongming Thatched Cottage ➡️ Sima Residence ➡️ Fan Family Former Residence ➡️ North Bookstore ➡️ Zunjing Pavilion ➡️ Mingzhou Stele Forest ➡️ Qianjin Studio ➡️ Hundred Goose Pavilion ➡️ Mahjong Exhibition Hall ➡️ Sedan Chair Hall ➡️ Qin Family Ancestral Hall ➡️ Holding Sutra Hall ➡️ Top Scholar Hall ➡️ South Gate Exit ➡️ Tianyi Bookstore Tianyi Pavilion A combination of Jiangnan gardens + ancient architectural museum The cultural treasure of Mingzhou