Jianchuan Museum Cluster

建川博物馆聚落

Industrialist Fan Jianchuan built this campus of museums to explain the history of 20th century China. This is the first privately owned museum in Sichuan (privately operated museums in China have only been permitted since the year 2001). The Museum campus contains four buildings about World War II in China - one explaining the Communist Party role, one about the Kuomintang, one about the American volunteer group "Flying Tigers", and one about Sichuan volunteers. There is also the modestly named "New China Porcelain Museum", which actually tells the story of the Cultural Revolution through porcelain of that era. A museum that more directly addresses that era is under construction. You will also see buildings explaining the practice of foot-binding and one about prisoners of war. Nearby, you can also walk through a landlord's manor. Make a day trip out of it; the Museum is in the historic town of Anren about an hour's drive from downtown Chengdu. Get around the museum cluster by walking, renting a bicycle or paying ¥10 to ride the sightseeing car; a tea-house and restaurant is located on site.

• museum
• outdoors
• history

Address

550 Yingbin Road Section Two, Anren Town, Dayi County (大邑县安仁镇迎宾路二段550)

Getting there

Buses depart every 30 minutes between 07:30 and 19:10 from Chadianzi Bus Station. The journey time is about one hour. Anren Bus Station is 3km from the museum cluster. If you don't want to walk that distance, you may catch bus no. 11

Hours

Closed · opens 9 am

Weekly hours

Mon	9 am–5:30 pm
Tue	9 am–5:30 pm
Wed	9 am–5:30 pm
Thu	9 am–5:30 pm
Fri	9 am–5:30 pm
Sat	9 am–5:30 pm
Sun	9 am–5:30 pm

Price

¥60 for a one-day pass to visit all museums, ¥100 for a three-day pass, ¥20 to visit just one museum

Website

jc-museum.cn (opens in a new tab)