Tianyige museum is located on the West Bank of Moon Lake in Ningbo City,where Tianyige, the oldest existing private library in China, is located. It isa library built by Fan Qin, a retired official in the Jiajing period of the MingDynasty (1561-1566). There are ancient books and bookcases in the building,which are filled with a thick aroma of books.
In fact, the museum is a garden in the south of the Yangtze River. The EastGarden and the South Garden in the park are well arranged with rockeries, ponds,pavilions and other scenery. Walking in the simple brick and wood corridor, youcan feel the quiet environment. There is a forest of Steles in Mingzhou in thepark, and hundreds of Steles record the ancient official education history.There is also the painting and calligraphy Museum, which often displays the finepaintings and calligraphy works of the past dynasties and celebrities collectedby Tianyi Pavilion.
In the park, there are also the library "Dongming thatched cottage" beforethe completion of Tianyi Pavilion, the "Qin's ancestral hall" displaying thearchitectural features of Ningbo folk houses, and the former residence of fan.In the mahjong exhibition hall, you can see all kinds of mahjong cards, let youunderstand the origin and development of mahjong culture.