SHUIJINGFANG MUSEUM (THE 600-YEAR DISTILLERY) · SHUIJINGFANG BOWUGUAN
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VERIFIED2026.09.11Yulin, Jiuyanqiao and Wangjianglou · 30.647°N 104.084°E
TicketedClosure day
A working baijiu distillery built over its own archaeology: the Shuijing Street workshop site, dug in 1999 and dated from the late Yuan/early Ming, has fermented grain continuously for some 600 years and is the only excavated ancient distillery-and-tavern in China — a National Key Protected Site and on the World Heritage tentative list. Liu Jiakun's 2013 museum roofs the old pits, the still-working fermentation cellars and the live distilling floor in one hall, so you watch the process happen a few metres from the Ming-dynasty pits. Admission has been charged again since October 2024 (the museum prints no price — platforms quote about ¥40 with a guided tour and a tasting); 9:00-17:30 according to the site, 17:00 last entry; 400 m from Dongmen Bridge station.
AdmissionTicketedCharged since Oct 2024; no price printed — about ¥40 incl. tasting (platforms)Verified · 2024-10Source ↗
Hours9:00-17:30, last entry 17:00 (museum site; one page says 10:00-16:00)Verified · 2026-09Source ↗
ClosedNone published; closes for events and free daysVerified · 2024-10Source ↗
IDNo ID rule is published for standard entry.Verified · 2026-09Details ↓Source ↗
Address19-21 Shuijing Street, Jinjiang District — the lane behind Lan Kwai Fong, east bank of the Jinjiang between Dongmen Bridge and Anshun BridgeVerified · 2026-09Source ↗Navigate ↗
EntranceMetro Line 2 Dongmen Bridge station exit B, then 400 m along Xiang Lane (museum's own directions); buses 10 / 18 / 43 / 47 / 104 / 152 / 335 to Zhiquan Street, 400 m
Last verified 2026-09-11Source: platforms and press
How to book
Walk in and pay at the door; the museum's own site has a booking page that errors. Ctrip lists tickets; the museum's 2024 reopening notice says to ask the front desk or Ctrip for pricesVerified · 2024-10Source ↗
ID details
No ID rule is published for standard entry. No ID rule published on the museum's site or notices; tickets at the desk or via Ctrip with no real-name requirement stated
Beat the crowds
Quiet on weekdays; Chinese tour groups arrive late morning for the tasting. Go at 9:00 when the distilling floor is busiest — the still runs in the morning — or after 15:30 when the groups have gone.
Language
Bilingual panels in the site hall; the tasting talk is in Chinese; an English version of the site exists but is thin. Phone 028-84436999 / 028-84430666 (museum site footer; Chinese).