Shandong Museum

This provincial museum in Jinan gathers the heritage of Shandong, the home region of Confucius and a cradle of early Chinese civilisation. Its galleries hold Neolithic Dawenkou and Longshan pottery, Han stone reliefs and Buddhist statuary, along with rare early manuscripts. A dedicated hall explores the region's Confucian tradition and its influence on Chinese thought. The large domed building on the city's eastern edge anchors a cluster of cultural institutions.