Chengdu Museum
The “gold-inlaid-jade” building beside Tianfu Square: the stone rhinoceros unearthed beside Tianfu Square in 2013 (a legendary water-suppressing divine beast) is the museum's prized treasure, and displays of Han dynasty pottery figurines and everyday street life vividly tell the story of Chengdu's two thousand years
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 09:00-18:00 (extended hours on weekends) · Closed Mondays
- Ticket
- Free (reservation required)
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
The “gold-inlaid-jade” building beside Tianfu Square: the stone rhinoceros unearthed beside Tianfu Square in 2013 (a legendary water-suppressing divine beast) is the museum's prized treasure, and displays of Han dynasty pottery figurines and everyday street life vividly tell the story of Chengdu's two thousand years; the shadow-puppet and marionette gallery holds the nation's largest shadow-puppet collection, and the permanent exhibition “Shadow Dance of All Things” is outstanding. Free (reservation required), closed on Mondays, with extended opening hours on weekends; direct via Metro Line 2, Tianfu Square Station.
Getting there: Metro Line 2, Tianfu Square Station
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More in Chengdu
- Wuhou Shrine
Three Kingdoms temple of Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei among cypress groves.
- People's Park
Chengdu's open-air living room: tea houses, ear cleaning, matchmakers' corner.
- Giant Panda Breeding Base
Dozens of pandas eating bamboo; arrive 08:00 for feeding time.
- Jinli Ancient Street
Rebuilt Qing-style shopping street beside Wuhou Shrine; evening lanterns.
- Jinsha Site Museum
Capital-site ruins of the ancient Shu kingdom from the Shang-Zhou period, discovered in 2001: the Golden Sun Bird ornament (over 90% gold content, openwork rotating pattern) was designated the symbol of China's cultural heritage; the gold mask and the ten-section jade cong are national-treasure artifacts, testifying to the high development of ancient Shu civilization
- Wuhou Shrine · Jinli Street
The only shrine in China where ruler and minister are worshipped together: Liu Bei's Huiling Tomb and Zhuge Liang's hall were merged into one garden in the late Ming/early Qing; the 'winning hearts' (Gongxin) couplet is a famous maxim on governing Shu; Sanyi Temple and the stone-carved Chu Shi Biao (Memorial on Dispatching the Troops) are must-sees for Three Kingdoms fans; Du Fu's Tang-dynasty verse 'Where is the chancellor's shrine to be found?' has made it a sacred site of Three Kingdoms culture