The 654,979 pieces in the collection range from the Neolithic to the latter Qing periods, including over 60,000 vessels, over 7,000 paintings and calligraphic works, over 570,000 texts, and over 10,000 assorted other works.
主要包含器物六萬多件，書畫七千多件，五十七萬多件的文書檔案及雜項一萬多件。