The museum's total exhibition area covers 1.17 hectares. The German-designed museum looks like overlapped books, a metaphor for learning.
The exhibition space is composed of five pavilions dedicated respectively
to history; technology; antique cars; famous brands and changing auto-themed
exhibits. The history hall is located on the first floor and depicts
significant events in the development of automobiles. The technology
pavilion focuses on eight themes-manufacturing; conformation; design;
materials; safety; comfort; electronic features and energy. Here visitors
can experience the artificial intelligence in automobiles through interactive
participation. The antique cars pavilion is on the second floor and displays
forty cars manufactured in the U.S.A. and Europe between 1902 and 1977.
The bulk of the cars are provided by America's Blackhawk Automotive Museum
and range from the aristocratic
Rolls-Royce to the simple and practical Model-T Ford. The famous brands hall is located on the third floor and emphasizes the vast number of automotive brands that have surfaced in the last hundred years. The fifth pavilion is dedicated to showcasing exhibits of a temporary nature.
The museum has over seventy classic vehicles on display representing twenty different brands that have had a significant impact in automotive history. Brands range from the Rolls-Royce to such leading national brands as Ford, Citroen, Fiat, Volkswagen and Toyota. Even China's first generation car the Red Flag CA72, first made in 1958, is on display.
If you are a car fancier and are interested in automotive history, this museum will be a feast for your eyes.
Admission Fee: CNY 60
Opening Hours: 09:00-16:00 (No entrance after 15:30)