The Capital Museum: situated on Fuxingmenwai Road in west Beijing, the Capital Museum is home to a variety of artefacts that tell of life in Beijing in days gone by. Some 5,622 items are available for viewing with English and Japanese descriptions provided. The museum is split into themed sections with ‘The Treasure of the Capital Museum’ and ‘A Look at Beijing’ among the most significant. A digital movie hall shows related presentations every half hour throughout the day. Chinese Ethnic Museum: divided into the North and South Gardens and covering a total area of 450,000 square meters, the Chinese Ethnic Museum gives visitors the chance to learn something about the customs of China’s ethnic minorities, watch performances of traditional song and dance and taste ethnic cuisine. The Palace Museum: also known as the Forbidden City is located in the centre of Beijing and is China's largest museum. Covering a massive 720,000 square metres, the construction was previously the Imperial Palace for a long line of Chinese aristocrats. A total of 24 emperors from the Ming and Qing dynasties resided in the palace which has parts of it that date as far back to the 15th century. Tongzhou Museum: is a museum of social science and history containing over one hundred cultural relics from ancient Tongzhou. Exhibits offer visitors the chance to learn something of the fascinating history of Tongzhou dating from as far back as the Neolithic period up to the days of the Republic. | 
