The Beijing Police Museum is a four-storied quintessential building with a floor space of 2,000 square meters. Exhibits include tangible memorabilia, photos, captions and various models.
The exhibits are displayed in chronological order and juxtaposed with the events that happened at that time. The four categories: police history, crime detection, classification of policemen and police armory boast more than 7,000 articles covering a time span from the Ming Dynasty until present.
There are many interactive devices for you to get a first hand experience. Simulation driving, shooting and traffic monitoring device and fire-escaping devices are there for you to manipulate.
Exhibits
The Beijing Police History Hall is 8 meters high and 18.2 meters wide, covering over 45.6 square meters is the centerpiece of this hall. It records the names of 58 policemen who had sacrificed their lives from the formation of the Beijing police force until the year 2000. The key that the Kuomingtang general Fuzuoyi surrendered to the liberating army (its replica) and some cannons used in the People's Republic of China's founding ceremony are also displayed.
The Crime Detection and Investigation Hall, located on the second floor, displays some devices and technology once used by the Beijing force. The fingerprint brush, the multi-wavelength fingerprint differentiator and the computerized image formation system and the lie-detectors are also seen here. A life-size prison cell and a miniature one are on the west wing of this hall.
The Police Functions Hall, located on the third floor, is home to some interesting articles: the anti-heat bamboo T shirt worn by the police during the fifties and sixties, the oldest clunker of a fire truck made during the later Qing Dynasty and the first ID card that was issued near Chaoyangmen streets.
The Police Armory Hall, located on the fourth floor, exhibits weapons, amours and vehicles the force used from 1949 to 2000.
Museum Hours: 9:00-16:00
Add: No. 36 Dongjiaominxiang Lane, Dongcheng District, Beijing
