Situated by the west side of the man-made lake of Yangzhou, China Block Printing Museum and Yangzhou Museum looks into the distance of Yangzhou International Exhibition Centre and covers an area of 50000 square meters ,with an construction space of 25000 square meters, and an exhibition area of 10000 square maters. Its unique architectural form embodies the harmony of man nature, structure and natural environment.
　

The predecessor of China Block Printing Museum and Yangzhou Museum was Yangzhou Historical Relic Studies and Northern Jiangsu Museum, which established in 1951. Over the past 50 years, the staff has made joint efforts to get a more outstanding achievement in aspects of acquisition, conservation, research, exhibition, education and cultural exchanges with other institutes. In August, 2003, over 300000 ancient books blockings were collected from Guangling Press of Yangzhou and China Block Printing Museum was established under the approval of the State Council, over 300000 ancient book blockings collected by Guangling Press of Yangzhou were included in the new museum.