This museum has a collection of more than 110,000 objects, over 763 of which are top grade cultural relics.
Most of these objects were discovered by archaeological excavation. What's more, the museum has gathered together nearly all the fine works unearthed in different parts of Hunan Province.

The tombs followed a mixture of Western Han Dynasty and Chu burial practices.
The tombs were made of large cypress planks.
The outside of the tombs were layered with white clay and charcoal; white clay layering was a practice that originated with Chu burials, while charcoal layering was a practice that was followed during the early western Han Dynasty in the Changsha area.