A 10-day exploration of Wuhan in Hubei province

Day 7

HGTECH Laser Museum

Opened to the public in September 2020, the HGTECH Laser Museum in Central China’s Hubei province aims to not only spread science and technology, but also to display comprehensive laser technological applications and the latest smart laser products.

The first laser-themed museum of China, it highlights paintings and lampshades that combine art with lasers through the laser cutting technique. In addition, the museum presents advanced technologies represented by laser processing, industrial robots, and digital controls that continue to promote the upgrading of the automobile manufacturing industry and to deeply analyze every part of mobile phones, including the contactless laser inscriptions on the phone cases.

The HGTECH Laser Museum visually shows the public the three basic elements of laser production and a simple principle of laser processing.

Wuhan Museum

Holding more than 100,000 artworks, the museum showcases the distant, dignified, varied and colorful Chinese civilization, elegant and magnificent Jianghan (the confluence area of the Yangtze and Han rivers) and regional culture through its permanent exhibitions which feature cultural relics, ceramic art, paintings and calligraphic arts of the Ming (1368-1644) and the Qing (1644-1911) dynasties in the Wuhan area.

The eclectic holdings of the museum primarily consist of ceramics, bronzes, paintings, calligraphy, jade, enamels, seals, and delicate carved curios made of bamboo, wood, and ivory - either unearthed relics of great worth to archaeological studies or extant treasures of superb craftsmanship handed down from ancient times. Among them are both exquisite items fashioned by craftsmen serving the Qing court and artistic masterpiece from past dynasties.