The Museum of Chinese History covers Chinese history from the first documented human appearance, the Yuanmou Man of 1.7 million years ago, to the time of the end of the last imperial dynasty, the Qing Dynasty. It is divided into three sections: the Primitive Society (until 4,000 BCE), the Slavery Society (2,100 - 475 BCE), and the Feudal Society (475 BCE - 1911).
The Museum of the Chinese Revolution covers the history of the Old Democratic Revolution (1840-1911), the New Democratic Revolution (1911-1949) (including the History of the Republic of China), and the “Triumph of the Revolution and the Establishment of Socialism” concerning the events since 1949, mainly the History of the People’s Republic of China.