[2025 Linyi Attraction] Travel Guide for Yinqueshan Han Bamboo Slips Museum (Updated Mar)

#favouriteitinerary The Yinqiushan Han Tombs have yielded a significant number of ancient bamboo slips, including important texts such as "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu and "The Methods of the Sima" by Sun Bin. These discoveries provide valuable insights into ancient Chinese military strategy and historical literature, making the site a remarkable treasure trove of historical artifacts. Personal Opinion: In my opinion, the Yinqiushan Han Tombs are a captivating destination for those interested in ancient Chinese history, military strategy, and historical literature. Its rich collection of bamboo slips and cultural significance make it a must-visit for anyone exploring the area.

🚄Transportation: ✈Airplane: Linyi Qiyang International Airport 🚅High-speed railway station: Linyi North Station 🚉Railway station: Linyi Station, Linyi East Station. It is recommended to get off at Linyi Station, which is close to various attractions. 🚌Public transportation: You can ride the public transportation for free during national holidays, weekends, and morning and evening rush hours on weekdays. 🌈Game guide: 1⃣Yimengshan Ginza Tianmeng Scenic Area: You must check in the thrilling glass bridge. Standing on the bridge, overlooking the layers of Mengshan, the scenery is superb. Now, you can also interact with NPC performances and watch lantern and shadow cultural heritage! 2⃣Langya Ancient City: Enjoy the wonderful traditional Chinese performances, with actors dressed in gorgeous costumes, showing the ancient charm. You can also participate in lively activities and feel the joyful atmosphere. 3⃣Yinqueshan Han Tomb Bamboo Slips Museum: The museum houses "The Art of War" and "Sun Bin's Art of War", and displays a large number of exquisite cultural relics, allowing you to feel the weight of history. 4⃣ Former Residence of Wang Xizhi: The birthplace of the calligrapher Wang Xizhi. You can check in the calligraphy inscriptions, visit the beautiful lanterns, and appreciate the charm of light and shadow and the fragrance of books. 5⃣ Kwun Tong Hot Spring: Plunge into the warm spring water, dispel fatigue, and enjoy a relaxing time. 🥗Food: 🔸Linyi Fried Chicken: A must-try❗️The chicken is tender and spicy, dip the pancake in the soup, it’s super satisfying💯. 🔸Mian: Linyi people’s favorite breakfast💘, paired with delicious fried dough sticks, the taste is amazing. 🔸 Junan donkey meat: Junan donkey meat, prepared with unique craftsmanship, has excellent color, fragrance and taste. One bite of donkey meat and one bite of fire-baked meat, you will never get tired of eating it! Come to Linyi and start a micro trip💕

The Yinqueshan Han Tomb Bamboo Slips Museum is located at No. 216 Yimeng Road, Linyi City, Shandong Province, covering an area of 20,800 square meters. It is the first site museum in China with the theme of Han tomb bamboo slips. It is a national third-class museum and a national AAA-level tourist attraction. In October 1989, the Yinqueshan Han Tomb Bamboo Slips Museum in Linyi City was officially opened. The collections in the museum come from archaeological excavations, purchases, and voluntary donations from the public. The collections are mainly divided into ancient coins, bronzes, stone tablets, jade, porcelain, seals, etc. As of the end of 2019, the Yinqueshan Han Tomb Bamboo Slips Museum in Linyi City had 30,820 pieces/sets of collections, including 321 pieces/sets of precious cultural relics. In September 2021, the new museum of the Yinqueshan Han Tomb Bamboo Slips Museum was opened, with seven exhibition halls, including "Que Ming Tian Xia", "Wu Jing Guan Mian", "Bing Xue Yi Zhen", "Han Qing Mo Shu", "Zhi Sheng Zhi Dao", and "Jian Wu Zhi Shi". [Free admission, reservation required via mini program, 3 floors, 2+ hours]

Located at No. 216 Yimeng Road, Linyi City, Shandong Province, Linyi Yinqueshan Han Tomb Bamboo Slips Museum covers an area of 20,800 square meters. It is a state-owned museum and a national AAA-level tourist attraction, and the first site museum in China themed on Han tomb bamboo slips. In October 1989, Linyi Yinqueshan Han Tomb Bamboo Slips Museum officially opened to the public. The museum's collection comes from archaeological excavations, purchases, and voluntary donations from the public. The collection is mainly divided into ancient coins, bronzes, stone tablets, jade, porcelain, seals, etc. As of the end of 2019, Linyi Yinqueshan Han Tomb Bamboo Slips Museum had a collection of 30,820 pieces/sets, including 321 pieces/sets of precious cultural relics. In September 2021, the new museum of Yinqueshan Han Tomb Bamboo Slips Museum opened, with seven exhibition halls, including "The World of Sparrows", "The Crown of Military Classics", "The Treasures of Military Studies", "The History of Ink", "The Way to Victory", and "Knowing History through Objects". It is not far from Linyi Museum, with convenient parking and free admission.

Linyi is a city of red history and culture. Visiting the Han Tomb Bamboo Slips Museum truly broadens one's knowledge. The 'Yinqueshan Han Tomb Bamboo Slips' were excavated in 1972 from two Han tombs in Yinqueshan, Linyi City, Shandong Province. The script on the slips is early clerical script, written between 140 and 118 BCE (from the reign of Emperor Wen to the early reign of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty). The Yinqueshan Han Tomb Bamboo Slips include 4,942 complete and fragmentary slips, along with thousands of fragments. Their contents include ancient pre-Qin texts and lost books such as 'The Art of War' by Sun Tzu, 'The Art of War' by Sun Bin, 'Six Secret Teachings', 'Wei Liaozi', 'Yan Zi', 'Thirteen Articles on Law and Orders', and 'The Calendar of the First Year of Yuan Guang'. These ancient texts were handwritten during the Western Han period and are among the earliest manuscripts. They provide valuable materials for the study of Chinese history, philosophy, ancient military strategy, calendar systems, paleography, bamboo slip systems, and calligraphy art. In 2012, 'The Art of War' from the Yinqueshan Han Tomb Bamboo Slips was rated as one of China's nine national treasures. 🍀The Yinqueshan Han Tomb Bamboo Slips Museum in Linyi City is located at 216 Yimeng Road, Linyi, Shandong Province, covering an area of 20,800 square meters. It is a national AAA-level tourist attraction and the first site museum in China themed around Han tomb bamboo slips. The museum officially opened in October 1989, with its collection sourced from archaeological excavations, purchases, and voluntary donations from the public. The collection mainly includes ancient coins, bronzes, stone inscriptions, jade artifacts, ceramics, seals, etc. As of the end of 2019, the museum housed 30,820 items/sets, including 321 precious cultural relics. In September 2021, the new museum building opened, featuring seven exhibition halls: 'The Chirping of Sparrows', 'The Crown of Military Classics', 'Treasures of Military Studies', 'Ink Writings of History', 'The Way to Victory', and 'Knowing History through Objects'.

Located on the world's smallest famous mountain, the museum houses the number one military book under heaven. Just like the couplet at the entrance, Yinqueshan is still well-known in Linyi, and it is also a small mountain that cannot be found, but 'The Art of War' by Sun Tzu and 'The Art of War' by Sun Bin are indeed famous military books in the world. Han tombs dating back 2000 years have been excavated one after another, and they are displayed to the public in the most primitive form of 'bamboo slips', which is truly shocking and of great significance for the study of military and historical books. Through the real excavation site, and the efforts of many archaeologists in cleaning and restoration, we can now see such a complete and comprehensive historical relic. Friends who are fond of history, military tactics, archaeology, and cultural relics can choose to visit. Entry to the museum requires real-name registration or online reservation, and tickets are currently free. Surrounding the museum is a garden-style park for leisure and rest, and opposite is the Wanxianghui shopping mall. It really is a modern urban mall corresponding to the historical museum, enjoying modern life, studying historical relics, using the wisdom of the ancients to promote the development of modern society, and using current science and technology to excavate, protect, and study history.

The museum details the Han Tomb bamboo slips unearthed in Yinqueshan, Linyi in 1972, 'The Art of War' by Sun Tzu, 'Sun Bin's Art of War' and various cultural relics, with a complete display. And it's free to book, highly recommended