Tang West Market Museum

大唐西市博物馆

Said to be China's first privately run on-site archaeological museum. The museum is located at the site of the excavated ruins of the West Market, probably the most important market in China during the Tang Dynasty. Thousands of artefacts have been unearthed at the site, including not only Tang Dynasty artefacts, but also artefacts from earlier and later dynasties.

• free
• museum
• history
• market

Address

118 Laodong South Road, Lianhu District (莲湖区劳动南路118号)

Getting there

725 m east of Fengqing Gongyuan Metro Station (Line 5) and 757 meters north of Xibei Gongye Daxue Metro Station (Lines 5 and 6); the nearest bus stop is the Great Tang West Market (大唐西市) bus stop, which is served by bus routes 24, 28, 43, 106, 107, 156, 184, 201, 322, 503, and 734

Hours

09:00-17:30 (summer), 09:00-17:00 (winter), no entry in last 60 minutes, closed on Mondays and the eve of Chinese New Year

Price

General admission is free. Tickets for the special exhibitions are ¥60. Tickets for the epitaph collection are ¥150.

Website

dtxsmuseum.com (opens in a new tab)