Qinghai Provincial Museum
青海省博物馆 · Qīnghǎi Shěng Bówùguǎn
A free museum on Xinning Square covering the plateau’s history: Neolithic painted pottery, finds from the Tibetan-plateau Silk Road and Tibetan Buddhist art.
Booking recommendedBring your passport1.5–2 hours
Tip
A good first-afternoon activity while you get used to the altitude: indoors, flat and close to the centre.
- Opening hours
- Summer 09:00–17:00, winter 09:30–16:30; closed Mondays
- Price
- Free
- How to book
- Reserve a free slot on the museum’s WeChat account “青海省博物馆” (menu: 玩转青博 → 预约参观) with your passport; bring the passport to the gate. To be confirmed
- Getting there
- On the east side of Xinning Square in Chengxi district, 10 minutes by taxi from the centre; many city buses stop at Xinning Square
- Address in Chinese
- 青海省西宁市城西区西关大街58号
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