Sichuan University Museum

四川大学博物馆; Sichuan Daxue Bowuguan

Excellent display of local artifacts and is worth while way of spending an hour or two. The museum is one of the better in China and there are four floors of well lit, air conditioned displays with decent English translations. Starting in the basement, enter the first room where dozens of stone carvings dating from the Han dynasty to the Tang are on display. The room next door has a moderately interesting display on the museum's history and numerous examples of ancient bronzes and stone age artifacts. The first floor is mostly artifacts from the Ming and Qing dynasty, including furniture, silk clothing, and an interesting display of leather puppets. The second floor has the perhaps the most engaging display: artifacts and daily use items from ethnic minority groups in China's southwest, including Tibetans, Miao, Yi, Qiang, Jianpo and Naxi. The third floor has a decent display of calligraphy scrolls, paintings, and ceramics.

• museum
• history

Address

19 Wangjiang Rd, Wuhou District (武侯区望江路19号)

Getting there

about a 15-min ride or a 40-min walk from Xinnanmen bus station; you may also catch buses 19, 256, or 1107

Hours

09:00-17:00, no entry after 16:30, closed on weekends

Price

¥30 (students ¥10)

Website

scudm.scu.edu.cn (opens in a new tab)