Erlitou Xia Capital Site Museum
二里头夏都遗址博物馆 · Èrlǐtou Xiàdū Yízhǐ Bówùguǎn
A large modern museum beside the Erlitou site, often linked to China’s earliest dynasty, with early bronzes and a turquoise dragon.
Booking requiredBring your passport2–3 hours
Tip
Combine it with the White Horse Temple, which lies on the way; English labels are limited, so a translation app helps.
- Opening hours
- Tue–Sun 09:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30); closed Mondays except public holidays and the peony festival
- Price
- Free
- How to book
- Reserve free on the official WeChat account “二里头夏都遗址博物馆”, up to 3 days ahead; enter with the booking code or your ID. To be confirmed Could not get tickets? Tell us what you need
- Getting there
- About 30 km east of the centre (40–50 min by taxi). Tourist bus line 2 runs from Yangwan metro station (Line 1); bus 807 from Luoyang Bus Station To be confirmed
- Address in Chinese
- 河南省洛阳市偃师区斟鄩大道1号
Photo: Tim Wu · CC BY-SA 4.0
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