Yichang Museum
A national first-class museum and the grand compendium of Ba-Chu culture
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 09:00-17:00 (closed Mondays)
- Ticket
- Free (reservation required)
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
A national first-class museum and the grand compendium of Ba-Chu culture. Highlights: a model of the Changyang Man fossil, Ba bronze weapons (tiger-knob chunyu), Chu bamboo slips, and Qin-Han lacquerware, with a complete sequence of artifacts unearthed across the Three Gorges region. Rescue archaeology in the Three Gorges reservoir area amassed its vast collection, and the new museum opened in 2019. As the central showcase of dam and reservoir archaeology, it is the key museum for decoding the Yangtze civilization corridor and the top pick for pre-trip reading.
Getting there: Bus, Yichang Museum stop
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