Changsha Bamboo Slips Museum
长沙简牍博物馆 · Chángshā Jiǎndú Bówùguǎn
China’s first museum devoted to writing on bamboo and wooden slips, built around a huge cache of Three Kingdoms-era records found in a Changsha well; free, next to Tianxin Pavilion.
Booking requiredBring your passport1–1.5 hours
Tip
Note the unusual closing day: Tuesday, not Monday. Combine it with Tianxin Pavilion next door and the old-wall park.
- Opening hours
- 09:00–17:00, last entry 16:30; closed Tuesdays, and Chinese New Year’s Eve to the 2nd day of the New Year To be confirmed
- Price
- Free
- How to book
- Free real-name reservation on the “长沙简牍博物馆” WeChat account, up to 3 days ahead; new slots open at 16:30. Passports accepted. To be confirmed Could not get tickets? Tell us what you need
- Getting there
- Nanmenkou (Line 1), about 700 m walk
- Address in Chinese
- 湖南省长沙市天心区白沙路92号
Photo: Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China · CC0
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