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Three Gorges Museum

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Three Gorges Museum is situated at the west part of Chongqing 's Renmin Square, with an area of 30,000 square meters and a construction area of 42,500 square meters. The museum was completed and opened to the public on June 18, 2005. It was the first large museum entitled with "China" by the State Council Office of China. It's not only a specified museum of Three Gorges but also a comprehensive historical and artistic museum. It has a collection of over 170,000 pieces of cultural relics. Entering the Museum, you could watch four basic presentations:
"The Splendid Three Gorges"-reflecting the history and culture of the Three Gorges;
"Far-Ancient Bayu"- introducing the origin of the local history;
"The Urban Development of Chongqing"-stating the transitional process of Chongqing;
"Anti-Japanese Days " - telling the stories occurred in Anti - Japanese period during WWII.

Moreover, there are other six specialized exhibitions:
1. Paintings and Calligraphies in Different Historical Periods;
2. The Currencies in Different Periods of China;
3. The Sculpture in Han Dynasty;
4. Cultural Relics Donated by Mr.Li Chuli;
5. Minority Nationality Custom in Southwest China;
6. Ceramics in Different Periods of China.
Generally speaking, in the museum you can maintain overall understanding of Chongqing's culture.

Edition HistoryEditLocation:

236, Renmin Road, Yuzhong District

Edition HistoryEditTicket Price:

Adult: 40RMB,   Minor&Students: 20RMB

Edition HistoryEdit Opening Time:

9:30AM to 5:00PM

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Edition HistoryEdit Tips:

Ticketing stops at 4:00PM