Jinsha Site Museum 金沙遗址博物馆Jīnshā Yízhǐ Bówùguǎn

About Jinsha Site Museum

The museum stands on the Jinsha site in western Chengdu, a centre of the ancient Shu culture discovered in 2001 and dated to roughly 1250–650 BC. A large hall covers part of the excavations, and the exhibition halls show gold, jade, bronze and stone finds, among them the Golden Sun Bird gold foil, now the emblem of China's cultural heritage, and kneeling stone figures. It continues the story told at Sanxingdui, whose culture Jinsha succeeded.

How to get to Jinsha Site Museum

In western Chengdu, about 30 minutes by metro or taxi from the city centre; the museum is closed for a full renovation until 30 April 2027.

Nearby

• Du Fu Thatched Cottage 杜甫草堂 under 10 km
  Bamboo groves and plum blossom where Du Fu, China's 'Poet-Sage', once lived
• Kuanzhai Alley 宽窄巷子 under 10 km
  Three restored Qing-era lanes of courtyard gateways, teahouses and Sichuan snacks
• People's Park & Heming Teahouse 人民公园与鹤鸣茶社 under 10 km
  Bamboo chairs, jasmine tea and roving ear cleaners in Chengdu's favourite park
• Wuhou Shrine & Jinli Street 武侯祠与锦里 under 10 km
  Cypress-shaded halls honouring Three Kingdoms heroes, with a bustling snack lane next door
• Wenshu Monastery 文殊院 under 10 km
  An active Buddhist monastery of incense-filled courtyards, a teahouse and vegetarian food

Also within 20 km: Tomb of Wang Jian 王建墓（永陵） (under 10 km), Happy Valley Chengdu 成都欢乐谷 (under 10 km), Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Chengdu 平安桥天主教堂 (under 10 km), Shuijingfang Distillery Site 水井街酒坊遗址 (under 10 km), Chengdu International Intangible Cultural Heritage Park 成都国际非遗博览园 (under 10 km), Early Buildings of Sichuan University (Huaxiba) 四川大学早期建筑 (under 10 km).

On the map

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Learn more

• Wikipedia (Chinese)
• Wikipedia: Jinsha site