Beijing Police Museum

Beijing Police Museum 北京警察博物馆

Quirky, interesting museum
Located in the Foreign Legation Quarter
Displays the history of Beijing's police force
Over 8,000 exhibits
Close to Tiananmen Square

Exhibits

Beijing Police Museum, located in the Foreign Legation Quarter, a short walk from Tiananmen Square is an interesting insight into the history, equipment and methods of China's police forces over the ages.

Housed in the former colonial-era CitiBank building, the multi-storey Beijing Police Museum outlines the historical origins of the Chinese police force, exhibits a collection of over 8,000 police weapons and tools since the Han Dynasty, an interesting display of forensic fingerprinting techniques, instruments of torture, plus a chance to shoot laser pistols at moving targets on the 4th floor. All this for 5 RMB.

The Beijing Police Museum's four floors are each dedicated to a particular theme: history of the Beijing police, criminal investigation, police functions and police equipment including weapons.