Chongqing Tourism | The Rural Museum Hidden in a Factory - Dayuanxiang Museum

Do you know? In Chongqing, there is a museum hidden within a factory, where there are no glass cases or climate control. Instead, the cultural relics are simply arranged in rows, and you can even touch them~. This is the Dayuanxiang Museum located in Bishan, Chongqing. The museum covers an area of about 50,000m, with a collection of over 100,000 cultural relics that can restore hundreds of ancient Bayu architectural complexes. There are seven exhibition halls open to the public: the Door and Window Plaque Hall, the Ancestral Hall, the Buddha and Taoist Statue Hall, the Furniture and Bed Exhibition Hall, the Family Instruction Woodblock Hall, the Stone Carving Art Hall, and the Boutique Collection Hall. Special recommendations: 1️⃣ Door and Window Plaque Hall: Each door tells the story of a family, with exquisite wooden doors that have been found through great hardships. 2️⃣ Ancestral Hall: Here are collected the ancestral surname plaques that were once placed in various family ancestral halls; perhaps you can find your ancestors with the same surname. 3️⃣ Buddha and Taoist Statue Hall: The total area of the Buddha and Taoist Statue Hall is 950m, with a Ming Dynasty redwood gilded Sakyamuni Buddha seated in the center. The hall displays a wall of 526 Guanyin statues, and gazing at the Buddha wall, you can feel the awe inspired by the Buddha. 4️⃣ Furniture and Bed Exhibition Hall: Hundreds of carved beds tell the story of the evolution of ancient beds in the Bayu region during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Craftsmen have used techniques such as openwork carving, relief carving, deep carving, and shallow carving to create extremely exquisite patterns on the ancient beds. 🪭 Address: Community 5, Longjiang New Stone Village, Jianlong Town, Bishan District, Chongqing 🎫 Ticket: 50 yuan/person. Tickets do not need to be purchased in advance; there are occasional discounts on-site, and if you are in a group, you might consider hiring a guide for explanations. 🚗 Transportation: It takes about 1.5 hours to drive from the main city, and there is a free parking lot next to the main entrance. ⏱️ Business Hours: 9:00-17:00. There is a homestyle restaurant inside the museum, 20 yuan/person, so there's no need to worry about dining. After eating and resting, you can continue your visit.