Former Mingde Middle School (Xikang Museum) 明德中学旧址Míngdé Zhōngxué Jiùzhǐ

About Former Mingde Middle School (Xikang Museum)

A three-storey brick and stone building in a mix of Chinese and Western Republican-era styles on Zhangjiashan hill in Ya'an, built for the Mingde junior middle school, a mission school funded by the American Baptists and founded by the missionary Frederick N. Smith; the facade still bears the school's name. Since 2017 it has housed the Xikang Museum, which reopened in July 2025 after renovation: the ground-floor galleries follow the former Xikang province, whose capital moved to Ya'an in 1950, and the upper floor covers the history of Yucheng district, including a recreated Republican-era classroom.

How to get to Former Mingde Middle School (Xikang Museum)

On Zhangjiashan hill just south of the Qingyi River in central Ya'an, a short taxi ride or a walk up through Zhangjiashan Park; Ya'an is about an hour from Chengdu by train. Closed on Mondays.

Nearby

• Mount Mengding 蒙顶山 10 km
  Misty tea terraces and an imperial tea garden where tea growing is said to have begun
• Mount Emei 峨眉山 60 km
  A sacred Buddhist mountain of mist, monasteries and a golden summit above the clouds

Also within 20 km: Zhougong Mountain 周公山 (under 10 km), Jinfeng Mountain & Jinfeng Temple 金凤山 (under 10 km), Gao Yi Que 高颐阙 (under 10 km), Bifengxia Gorge & Panda Base 碧峰峡 (10 km), Feixianguan Pass 飞仙关 (10 km), Mingshan Confucian Temple 名山文庙 (20 km).

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Learn more

• Wikipedia (Chinese)