Jinsha Site Museum

Tour itinerary 8:00 am-10:30 am Our guide will pick you up at your hotel and then drive you to Jinsha site museum to visit the real archaeological excavation site and the treasures such as ivories, jade shells, torture's shell for divination, golden masks, golden crown lace and golden sun birds badge. 10:30 am-12:00 Drive from Chengdu downtown to Guanghan 12:00-13:00 Food tour to try the local food such as Golden slices noodle, wantons, dumplings. 13:00-17:00 Visit Sanxingdui museum step by step with our professional guide 17:00-18:30 Drive you back your Chengdu downtown hotel The Sanxingdui site is considered one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of the 20th century and is often referred to as the Ninth Wonder of the World. This Bronze Age site contains thousands of rare treasures from eight sacrificial pits dating back to 1100-1000 BC. However, despite its brilliance and splendor, this historical civilization did not leave any records in Chinese history. The origins and fate of the Sanxingdui civilization remain a mystery that has puzzled archaeologists and historians for many years. It was not until 2001 that the Jinsha archaeological site was discovered in Chengdu, revealing the path of the Sanxingdui people after they left their city. For those who are interested in learning more about Sanxingdui, a visit to the Jinsha site is a must. Created by the successors of the Sanxingdui people about 3000 years ago, it offers a unique opportunity to explore the relationship between these two ancient civilizations.

Chengdu offers 144 hour visa-free entry policy (54 nationalities) ! 24 hour visa-free entry policy for all nationalities! It allows foreigner to seize this opportunity for a layover travel experience in Chengdu. Your private guide and driver will hold a sign with your name on it and waiting you at the exit of the airport when you clear all of you luggages and track your arrival flight and keep track it's actual arrival time according to the flight number that you provide for us. NOTE: Chengdu Customs needs your layover time must over 12 hours between two flights! It takes about 1 hour from your flight (international) lands at Chengdu airport to meet us at the meeting point. It includes such procedures as follow: 1. Flight land 2. Inspection & Quarantine (24-144 hour free visa application) 3. Baggage claim (could be a little bit ignored for layover passengers) 4. Customs inspection 5. Walk out of airport exit  & meet us They will help you with luggages and bring you to the parking lot to get on the vehicle and start your tour according to your booking option. You are optional choose our option to explore Chengdu downtown highlights daytime or nighttime: Chengdu Panda Breeding Base, Giant Buddha, Kuanzhai Alleys, Jinli cultural street, Chuan Opera changing faces show, Jinsha Site Museum, or enjoy delicious Sichuan Hot Pot or Sichuan skewers or BBQ or dim sum or street snacks with beer and sodas. You will be transferred back airport at the end of your tour.

The Jinsha Site Museum was established in April 2007. It is a museum that carries the 3,000-year history of Chengdu. This is an archaeological museum built to protect, study and display the Jinsha culture and ancient Shu civilization. It covers an area of 300,000 square meters and has a total construction area of about 40,000 square meters. It is divided into the Relics Hall, Exhibition Hall, Cultural Relics Protection and Restoration Center, Cultural Exchange Center, Garden Area and other parts. The collection of cultural relics is rich in variety and complete in system, and all have high historical, scientific, cultural and artistic value. The exhibition comprehensively displays the glory of the ancient Shu Jinsha Kingdom from multiple angles such as archaeological sites, ecological environment, production and life, religious sacrifices, and cultural background. The two main buildings of the Jinsha Site Museum, the Relics Hall and the Exhibition Hall, are located on the north and south banks of the Modi River respectively. They are one square and one round, and they complement each other with both rigidity and flexibility, becoming an important landmark building in Chengdu. The Relics Hall is located in the east of the museum and south of the Modi River. It is a semi-circular all-steel frame building with a slope shape, with a construction area of 7,588 square meters. The Relics Museum is the excavation site of the large-scale sacrificial activity site of the Jinsha Ruins. It is currently the most complete, longest-lasting, and richest sacrificial relics in China. The museum is mainly based on the original ecological protection display of the excavation site. Visitors will experience the magnificent riverside sacrificial scene of the ancient Shu Kingdom 3,000 years ago, understand the meticulous and complicated process of archaeological excavation work since 2001, and witness the unearthed sites of many precious cultural relics. The exhibition hall is located on the north bank of the Modi River. It is a square all-steel frame building with a slope shape and a construction area of 16,000 square meters. The theme exhibition "Entering Jinsha" consists of 5 exhibition halls including "Ancient Home", "Kingdom Silhouette", "Heaven and Earth", "Thousand Years of Treasures", and "Interpretation of Jinsha". It takes important relics and relics as the main content, and uses modern scientific and technological means to vividly and vividly display the splendor and glory of the ancient Shu Jinsha from multiple angles such as ecological environment, architectural form, production and life, funeral customs, and religious sacrifices.