[2025 Ziyang Attraction] Travel Guide for Ziyang Museum (Updated Jul)

Hey guys! Today I'm introducing a hidden treasure near Sichuan – Ziyang! This city boasts profound historical culture, amazing attractions, and delicious food that's totally worth visiting. Grab this guide and start your Ziyang adventure! 🏛1️⃣ Anyue Rock Carvings The filming location for "Black Myth: Wukong," these carvings offer exceptional artistic value and sensory experience. It's not just one grotto but a cluster – recommended to visit by chartered car or self-drive. Ticket: Partially free Hours: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM 🏛2️⃣ Ziyang Museum Shaped like a giant "lidded tea bowl" (a Sichuan specialty), this museum has four floors (including basement) with 4 permanent exhibition halls and 2 temporary ones. Ticket: Free (reservation required) Hours: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Closed Mondays) 🏛3️⃣ Ziku Mountain China's first Chinese character culture theme park, showcasing the essence of Hanzi culture with displays, leisure activities, and fitness areas. Ticket: Free Hours: Open 24/7 🏛4️⃣ Marshal Chen Yi's Former Residence Highlights Chen Yi's childhood life and education, featuring inscribed plaques – great for family visits. Ticket: Free (reservation required) Hours: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM 🏛5️⃣ Baoguo Temple Known as "Pure Land in Sichuan," famed for its Burmese jade Buddha statues, cliff carvings, and stone coffins – collectively called the "Three Wonders." Ticket: Free Hours: Open 24/7 🏛6️⃣ Half Moon Mountain Giant Buddha A 22-meter tall Tang Dynasty sitting Buddha, the third largest in Sichuan. Ticket: Free Hours: Open 24/7 🏛7️⃣ Three Sages Park Featuring framed landscapes typical of Sichuan gardens. The Three Sages Tower viewed from the bridge is magical at dusk. Ticket: Free Hours: Open 24/7 🏛8️⃣ Reclining Buddha Grotto Houses Tang Dynasty cliff carvings – a cultural gem of Anyue County. Ticket: ¥5 Hours: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM 🏛9️⃣ Phoenix Ridge Park Locals' favorite urban park with panoramic city views – perfect for Hanfu photo shoots! Ticket: Free Hours: Open 24/7 🚗 Transportation Self-drive: Convenient access to all attractions (recommend car rental). Public transit: Take HSR/bus to Ziyang, then transfer via local buses/taxis. 🍜 Must-Try Foods Brother Gui's Braised Meat Wrap: Aromatic meat in thin pancakes. Huang Pancake: Crispy outside, tender inside. Old School University Road Fried Skewers: Spicy and addictive. No.1 High School Cold Noodles: Chewy noodles with fresh toppings. Ziyang's charm awaits! Save this guide and go this weekend! 💕

Check out the new landmark 📍 Ziyang Museum, Yanjiang District, Ziyang City, Sichuan Province 🔍🌈 It takes only an hour and a half to drive from Chengdu to Ziyang, a city full of historical and cultural atmosphere 🚗 In addition to charming natural landscapes, there are many well-preserved cultural heritages 👍🏻 I was lucky to visit Ziyang Museum this time. It is like a time-traveling door that takes you to the charm of a thousand-year-old civilization 💕 The museum houses a large number of precious cultural relics such as bronzes, bone carvings, and stone carvings. These historical relics are the crystallization of human wisdom 👏🏻 Especially a complete set of Han Dynasty pottery figurines, which is amazing. They not only show the superb skills of the ancients, but also reflect the customs and living styles of the society at that time 🤩 It is worth mentioning that there is also a "time tunnel" simulating ancient buildings, which makes people feel like they are in the scene of a thousand years ago, shuttling through the long river of history 😍 In addition to physical exhibitions, there are many interactive experience areas that allow visitors to understand historical knowledge more intuitively 🎉 And the tour guide is very patient and professional, introducing the story behind each exhibit, so that we laymen can also listen with great interest 😌 In short, Ziyang Museum is definitely a place worth visiting, whether it is a parent-child tour or a gathering of friends, it is a good place to relax and learn about culture 🎯 If you also want to learn more about the local history and culture, don't miss it! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ Come to Ziyang and start your journey of wisdom!

The first impression of Ziyang City Museum is its main building. I once saw someone online saying it looked like the hairpin worn by "Da Ru" in Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace. Two days later, I saw someone saying it was a boat bow. There was also a debate saying that it was clearly a cup of gaiwan tea, or a cupcake. There are four exhibition halls in Ziyang Museum, among which four treasures particularly impressed YOU: (From a human skull fossil dating back about 30,000 to 40,000 years ago) It is the first ancient human fossil discovered after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and also the first late Homo sapiens skull fossil with a clear location and relatively complete preservation found in southern my country. According to the place of discovery, it was named "Ziyang Man". The first chariot in the Han Dynasty The Han Dynasty Bronze Chariot and Horses is the famous treasure of the Zibo Museum and is known as "the first chariot of the Han Dynasty in China." Among the Han Dynasty chariots and horses unearthed so far, this one is the earliest, the largest, the most complex in structure, and the most exquisitely made. Please forgive me for using a lot of "most" here, because it is really too beautiful. Purple Bamboo Guanyin Statue The crown of Guanyin, the eyes of Bodhisattva, the brim of the clerk's hat, the form of Sakyamuni, the knot of the warrior's robe... and behind them is a replica of the reclining Buddha from Anyue. The Purple Bamboo Guanyin statue is located in Cave No. 19 of Pilu Cave. As a rare Northern Song Dynasty stone carving art treasure in the country, it not only has a beautiful appearance, but also the crown on its head and the gauze dress on its body are praised by people. Perhaps because of this, it is hailed as the "Oriental Venus". The statue in the exhibition hall was restored 1:1 with 3D printing technology according to the Purple Bamboo Guanyin statue. It can be said to be the "Oriental Venus". Bas-relief stone carving There is a Azure Dragon on the left and a White Tiger on the right. The little paws of these two mythical beasts are grabbing wealth in one hand and treasure in the other. I have taken a picture of it as a screensaver. This pair of treasures is from the Southern Song Dynasty and was unearthed in Songlin Village, Nanjin Town, Ziyang in 2019. It can be said to be very fresh cultural relics. Its neighbors are a pair of warrior stone carvings unearthed in the same period, which are also very exquisite. Compared with those super large museums, the number of cultural relics on display in the Capital Museum is not particularly large, but the emphasis is on quality. I sincerely recommend that friends who arrive in Ziyang leave some time for the museum. Ziyang Museum Tuesday to Sunday, 09:00-17:00 Free (reservation required)