# Chongqing China Three Gorges Museum (重庆中国三峡博物馆)

Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality · Southwest, China · Guidebook rating: 4/5
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## Key facts

- **Admission:** Free
- **Opening hours:** 9:00–17:00 (closed Mondays); Grand Three Gorges panoramic film screenings at 10:30, 14:30 and 15:30; Chongqing bombing video screenings at 10:00, 15:00 and 16:00
- **Time needed:** 2–3 hours
- **Address:** 236 Renmin Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing
- **Getting there:** Near Zengjiayan metro station (曾家岩)
- **Good for:** History & Culture

## About Chongqing China Three Gorges Museum

The museum is made up of four permanent exhibitions, Magnificent Three Gorges, Ancient Ba and Yu, The Road of the City and The Years of the War of Resistance, plus six thematic exhibitions. Its collection includes more than 3,000 state-protected cultural relics of Class II and above. The museum’s exterior combines a curved outer wall with a glass dome, representing the Three Gorges Dam and the historical and cultural origins of the Three Gorges respectively. The museum also features an ecological corridor more than 1,000 metres long and the bronze sculpture “Boat of the Ba People.”

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 419. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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