Jinsha Site Museum (金沙遗址博物馆)
Museum · Chengdu. A Bronze Age Shu capital site with a gold-ornament collection, closed for a rebuild.
Source: https://chinafootnotes.com/places/jinsha-site-museum · Data checked 2026-10-08 · Rendered for 2026-10-09 (Asia/Shanghai). Facts carry their status; "not found yet" means we searched and found no reliable source.
Notices in effect
- 2025-12-05 to 2027-04-30: All areas (park, Relics Hall, Exhibition Hall, shop and 4D cinema) are closed for the museum’s first comprehensive upgrade.
- 2025-12-05 to 2027-04-30: The museum is closed in all areas (park, Relics Hall, Exhibition Hall, shop, 4D cinema) for a comprehensive upgrade.
- 2026-08-26 to 2027-04-30: The Sun and Immortal Birds gold ornament and the other 108 sets of objects lent to the National Museum of China were all back in Chengdu by 26 August 2026 and were checked in the same day before going into storage.
- 2026-08-16 to 2026-10-16: While the museum is closed, a Jinsha-themed co-creation exhibition runs at the Qingyang District Cultural Centre in Chengdu until 16 October 2026. It shows 198 public re-creations and a Sun and Immortal Birds embroidery that flew on Shenzhou-6, not excavated objects.
- 2026-09-12 to 2026-11-29: Jinsha's Neolithic ten-section jade cong and two jade cong excavated at Jinsha are on show at the Liangzhu Museum in Hangzhou, in its special exhibition on the 90th anniversary of the Liangzhu discovery, until 29 November 2026.
Why go
The Jinsha Site Museum (金沙遗址博物馆) protects the excavated site of a Shu-kingdom capital in northwest Chengdu, including a ritual area by an old riverbank. It normally shows its gold, jade, bronze, ivory and lacquer finds. The whole museum is closed for a rebuild, so for now this page is mainly about where to see the Jinsha story instead.
What to do
- When it reopens: walk the Relics Hall over the ritual area. The Relics Hall (遗迹馆) stands over the excavated ritual area where the Jinsha people held ceremonies by the river.
- When it reopens: meet the gold, jade and ivory finds. The Exhibition Hall (陈列馆) normally shows the site's gold, jade, bronze, stone, pottery and lacquered-wood finds. Fragile ivory and lacquer need careful conservation.
- Follow the treasures to other museums. A group of Jinsha objects is on long-term show at the Sichuan Museum, the Chengdu Museum and the Sanxingdui Museum while the museum is closed.
- Don't miss: The museum is closed in every area until the rebuild ends.
- Best time: Not open to visitors during the rebuild
- Skip if: Skip until the museum announces its reopening hours and booking rules.
Practical details
- Hours: Closed to the public until 30 Apr 2027
- Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun: 09:00–18:00, last entry 17:00
- Usually closed: Mon
- Rules below are the pre-closure hours; reopening hours have not been announced.
- Pre-closure rule: closed Mondays except public holidays and the months of January, February, July and August.
- Admission: No tickets on sale · ¥70 adult before closing
- Adult (pre-closure price): ¥70 (Before the closure)
- Foreign-language human guide, 1–3 people (pre-closure): ¥70 — Per person, about one hour; ¥60 per person for four or more
- Paid audio guide (pre-closure): ¥20 — ¥20 or ¥40 depending on the device
- Concession: Students and minors aged 6–18 ¥35 (Chinese resident ID or education-bureau student certificate, or a Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan permit; original document)
- Free: Children up to 1.3 m or aged 6 and under, including foreign children (A guardian who pays accompanies them)
- Free: Visitors aged 60 and over holding a Chinese ID, Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan permit or foreign permanent-residence card (Original document)
- Prices and concessions below are the pre-closure rules; reopening prices have not been announced.
- The notice listed no separate holiday price before the closure.
- Booking: No bookings while closed
- Jinsha Site Museum website (online tickets) (金沙遗址博物馆官网·网上购票) — https://www.jinshasitemuseum.com/
- Jinsha Site Museum WeChat official account (金沙遗址博物馆公众号) — WeChat → search 金沙遗址博物馆 → official account
- Passport accepted: unknown — The pre-closure ticket rules name Chinese ID, Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan permits and foreign permanent-residence cards for concessions; passport booking was not stated.
- Before the closure tickets were sold on the official website and WeChat account and at the ticket windows; reopening channels have not been announced.
- Last admission: Not applicable while closed
- Time to allow: Not published for the rebuilt museum
- Getting there: Metro Line 7 Exit C · Line 2 Yipin Tianxia Exit B
- Metro Line 7 to Jinsha Site Museum (金沙遗址博物馆), Exit C, about 5 min walk
- Metro Line 2 to Yipin Tianxia (一品天下), Exit B, about 15 min walk
- Show a taxi driver: 金沙遗址博物馆，青羊区金沙遗址路2号
- Entrances: south gate (Jinsha Site Road 2), east gate (Qingyang Avenue 227), north gate (Jinbo Road 3); car parks at the south and north gates; about five kilometres from Tianfu Square.
- Bus routes named by the museum: 82, 83, 111, 163, G175, 209, 1029, 1043, 1123.
- Walking times are our estimates, not measured; Yipin Tianxia is the farther of the two stations.
- Foreign visitors: Closed · pre-closure English guides and audio
Not found yet
- duration: The rebuilt museum has no published visit plan and the old exhibition has been removed. (searched: official site, news)
- booking.passport.accepted: Passport booking, overseas-phone registration and foreign-card payment are not stated on the museum site, and the museum cannot be tested while closed. (searched: official site, Chinese web search, English web search, YouTube search)
- foreignVisitors.foreignPhone: Passport booking, overseas-phone registration and foreign-card payment are not stated on the museum site, and the museum cannot be tested while closed. (searched: official site, Chinese web search, English web search, YouTube search)
Traveler tips
- Closed to every visitor until the rebuild ends. The Jinsha Site Museum (金沙遗址博物馆) is closed in all areas, including the park, the Relics Hall and the Exhibition Hall, for its first full upgrade since 2007. Do not plan a visit until the museum announces the reopening. Caveat: The official closure runs 5 Dec 2025 to 30 Apr 2027 as published on the museum site; the museum has not published reopening hours, prices or booking rules yet. Visitor posts from Nov and Dec 2025 repeat these dates. A few paraphrase the end date as the reopening date; the museum has only said it is closed until then and has announced no reopening date or booking method. Comments as late as May 2026 show people still arriving unaware. (4 travelers) source
- See Jinsha treasures at other museums. While the museum is closed, a group of Jinsha objects is on long-term show at the Sichuan Museum, the Chengdu Museum and the Sanxingdui Museum, with other pieces touring Chinese and overseas venues. Caveat: The museum names the three venues but not which objects are on show. Popular museums can sell out in holiday periods, and the Sichuan Museum needs real-name booking through its WeChat service account. No visitor has reported seeing Jinsha objects at these venues since the closure began. 2026 posts describe only short loans that have ended (the National Museum of China from January to August; one report of the Chengdu Museum in February), so check each host museum's notice for what is on show. source
- The gold ornament is in storage. The Sun and Immortal Birds gold ornament (太阳神鸟金饰) came back to Chengdu from Beijing and was checked in on 26 August 2026 before going into storage for conservation. Do not build a trip around seeing it until the museum or a host venue announces a display. Caveat: The museum's 26 August 2026 article says the lent objects return to storage after handover; it does not say whether any will be shown before the museum reopens. One visitor post (熊芭芭, Feb 2026) says the ornament and the gold mask were on a short display at the Chengdu Museum until 8 March; the museum's own January 2026 notice said the ornament was in its storage until the Beijing showing, so this account could not be confirmed; any such display has ended. source
- Check tour listings for Jinsha entry. Some one-day Chengdu tours still advertise Jinsha Site Museum tickets alongside Sanxingdui. With the museum closed, ask the seller what replaces the Jinsha stop and what refund applies. Caveat: A NebulaTrip listing still offered a Jinsha entry ticket on 8 October 2026. This is a commercial listing, not an operator statement. source
- Browse the digital hall online. The museum says its online cloud-viewing platform (云观展平台), reachable through the museum website or its WeChat service account, lets you walk through digital galleries during the closure. Caveat: Whether the platform has English text is not stated. source
- Metro Line 7 Exit C, or Line 2 Exit B. On reopening, Metro Line 7 Jinsha Site Museum station (Exit C) and Line 2 Yipin Tianxia station (Exit B) are the metro options. The site has a south gate (Jinsha Site Road 2), an east gate (Qingyang Avenue 227) and a north gate (Jinbo Road 3). Caveat: From the museum’s traffic page, which is undated and written before the closure; gates may change in the rebuild. Posts by Rainee想戒拖延症 (Dec 2025) and 嗨妈Himom (Nov 2025) also name Line 7 Exit C and Line 2 Exit B before the closure. (2 travelers) source
- Pre-closure concessions needed Chinese papers. Before the closure the adult ticket was ¥70, and the half-price ticket (¥35) for students and minors aged 6–18 needed a Chinese ID or student certificate or a Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan permit. Foreign permanent-residence card holders aged 60 and over, and children up to 1.3 m including foreign children, were free with a guardian who paid. Caveat: These are the pre-closure ticket rules; the reopening prices and concessions have not been announced. source
- Foreign-language guides were reservable by phone. Before the closure, foreign-language human guiding lasted about an hour and cost ¥70 each for 1–3 people or ¥60 each for four or more; it was reserved by phone one day ahead. Free online audio guides came in eight languages including English, and audio devices rented for ¥20 or ¥40. Caveat: Pre-closure services read on the museum’s English site; the rebuilt museum may change them. source
- Jinsha shop in central Chengdu, no relics. Jinsha Cultural Creative Chunxi Store opened on trial at the north end of Chunxi Road on 23 May 2026, with a Sun and Immortal Birds pattern café and souvenirs. It is a gift shop, not a place to see excavated objects. Caveat: From the museum's 23 May 2026 article about the trial opening; opening hours were not stated. source
- Before the closure: volunteer tours and gate guides. Before the closure, free volunteer tours left from the east gate of the Relics Hall (遗址馆东门) at 10:00 and 15:00 and lasted about 100 minutes. Official guides could be booked at the service centre, while freelancers at the gate offered cheaper group tours of uneven quality. When the museum reopens, check its current guiding service before you pay anyone at the gate. Caveat: All three accounts are from before the closure (Sep to Dec 2025). Ai4bliss gives the volunteer times and says the schedule may change; Momo paid ¥30 for a gate guide found poor, then ¥50 for an official half-hour tour that was much better; 嗨妈Himom saw group-buy gate guides at ¥20 and says the official service is at the service centre. Commenters under Momo's post reported mixed results with both kinds. The language of the volunteer tours is not stated, and the rebuilt museum may change all of this. (3 travelers) source
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