Jinsha Site Museum Tourist Center — Attraction in Chengdu

This place is awesome! a local builder was digging for a new building and started finding relics.....I think they said in the 1990s? Then they uncovered a 1000 years of artifacts. This was a site, next to a small river, that would flood and silt over every 500 years, or so, and completely left four or five intact layers of this site undisturbed, and spanning a 1000 years.There is much jade and very unique culture that predates Han civilization by a 1000 years. I would highly recommend this site. It is astonishing . Many of the artifacts look other worldly, not Chinese at all. There are some great local eatery near to catch some good Chengdunese cuisine and a few beers. This museum should take...

This is a fantastic museum and well worth a visit. It includes both the archeological site where the excavations took place which is well explained and the main museum which included the artefacts which they found. The museum is very good even for English speakers as everything is available in English. It is worth noting that there is a really good audio guide available in both Chinese and English. Simply scan the we chat code as you walk into the excavation site accept the friend, click on them and then click on the first button with Chinese on the bottom left of the screen and choose...

Nice museum about the neolithic inhabitants of the region, their lifestyle, religion, art, etc. The museum sits at the site of the excavations of what was a major area at the time. Many tombs have been found, kilns, jewellery, tools, daggers, chariots, etc. The park around the museum is also a major asset, with a beautiful river and green spaces, as well as ancient petrified trees from thousands of years ago. The park is part of the museum grounds, so you have to pay to get access to it. Park and museum are a few meters away from the nearest metro station. You can spend a nice...