Nanjing, the ancient capital of six Dynasties, heavy and peaceful, has a long history that has contributed to the Nanjing Museum's rich collections and its extraordinary bearing. Nanjing Museum is China’s first large-scale comprehensive museum built by the state. The Museum has more than 430,000 pieces (sets) of various collections with a time range from the Paleolithic to the contemporary. It can be said that the Nanjing Museum is a huge treasure house of Chinese culture and art with its various collections forming their own historical series, witnessing the historical development of Chinese civilization for thousands of years.