In China, a mobile museum was launched aboard a high - speed train. Passengers on the G - 848 train which travels from Lanzhou, the capital and largest city of Guansu province in northwest China, serving as a key historic hub on the silk road and a modern transportation link on the Yellow River to Guangzhou, formerly known as Canton, China’s third - largest city, and a major, historic, subtropical port on the Pearl River in Guandong Province, will be able to visit the collection of nine museums featuring cultural relics and interpreters during a journey along a route of more than 2.600 kilometres.
The travelling museum was established through the collaboration of the Lanzhou Railway Administration, the Gansu Department of Culture and Tourism and the provincial cultural heritage bureau.
This initiative, part of a broader effort to blend cultural heritage with travel during the Spring Festival rush, and allows passengers to experience exhibitions, including traditional customs while on the move.
Passengers on the train, can get to know the culture of Gansu province thanks to this mobile museum that operates in the convoy under the concept “one wagon - one museum - one theme” as reported by the digital People’s Daily.
On display in the wagons are reproductions of frescoes, memorabilia, and artwork showing polychrome potter, bamboo tablets from the iconic Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD), paleontological fossils and other representatives artifacts.
For passengers, 22 guides from different museums take tours of the carriages, where interactive areas were organized with workshops of printing frescoes, sealing bamboo tablets, making bookmarks with images of artifacts and presentations of popular songs, as well as informative brochures on regional culture.
Key Details of the Initiative:
• Location/Route: Train G848 travelling between Lanzhou West Railway Station and Guangzhou South Railway Station.
• Cultural Context: Nine national first – grade museums from Gansu province contributed to the exhibition, highlighting local cultural heritage.
• Purpose: The initiative brings history and culture directly to passengers, allowing for an immersive experience, especially during the busy Spring Festival travel period.
• Context: This is part of a growing trend in China to enhance train journey by integrating regional, cultural, and even photographic elements into rail travel.
In addition to this, other cultural and themed trains have been introduced in China, such as the “Starlight · Yanzhao” sightseeing train and other immersive cultural tourism trains.
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