Most of the cultural relics and historical materials in the museum's collection are local to Nantong. The more precious ones include the pottery spinning wheel unearthed in Qingdun, Hai'an, Zhang Jian's success in winning the top prize in 1894, early stocks of Dasheng Textile Factory, Account books, trademarks and products, etc. Specimens of contemporary textiles are products that have won gold and silver awards from factories across the country. The basic displays include "Chinese Textile Excerpts", "Nantong Textile History", "Contemporary Excellent Textile Specimens", etc.

The basic displays in the museum show the long history of textiles in China and Nantong, as well as demonstrations and participating projects of handmade textile dyeing production in the past. The Bipa Lake shaded by flowers and trees, the restored farmhouses, road pavilions, city gates, ancient streets, archways, and bell towers are the main landscapes of the museum. In addition to textile machinery, products, and documents from past dynasties, the exhibits also include a series of textile machinery introduced at the end of the 19th century. Wandering here can enhance your understanding of the historical development of textiles and enjoy the wonderful experience of returning to nature. The Nantong Textile Museum houses the famous blue calico. The simple and original blue and white colors create a simple, natural, ever-changing and colorful blue and white art world. The patterns and patterns of blue calico all come from the folk, reflecting what the people like to hear and see, embodying their yearning for a happy life and simple aesthetic taste. In terms of subject matter and content, the healthy and simple souls of the people are reflected in folk blue prints. The form and content are perfectly unified on the cloth, so the blue calico truly reflects a profound cultural and artistic accumulation.

Nantong blue calico is one of the most representative folk handicrafts. Nantong's blue calico printing and dyeing techniques, declared by Wu Yuanxin, have been included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists. Nantong has also been named the hometown of blue calico. These honorary titles are in line with Wu Yuanxin's silent work in blue calico for more than 30 years. Continuous research in the field and persistence in passing on the tradition are inseparable.

Nantong folk blue calico began in the Ming Dynasty and has been passed down to this day. Through the unremitting efforts of generations of folk artists, especially contemporary folk craftsmen, from a single homespun product to a variety of fabric products, from practical life to practical, various types of decoration, from the fields to the city, it has reached an unprecedented level. of brilliance. Walking into the Tongzhou City Wall, you will find a street in Tongzhou City. There are ten imitation shops and workshops here, including money shops, dyeing shops, cloth shops, yarn shops, cotton collecting shops and other century-old shops. It vividly and detailedly reproduces the modern times of Nantong. The historical appearance of "Flower Gauze Street".

This ancient street is full of ancient charm and ancient style. The buildings retain the traditional local characteristics and style of Nantong. Wandering on this antique textile street feels like walking into the ancient and civilized history of Nantong and stepping out of the ancient times. Street, what comes into view is the beautiful scene of Nantong Port, which is prosperous and changing with each passing day.