The provincial museum, free, on the edge of Huanhuaxi Park a few minutes from Du Fu Cottage: Han-dynasty picture bricks and the pottery of Sichuan's tomb culture, a Tibetan Buddhist hall, and Zhang Daqian's Dunhuang copies — the painter's 1940s facsimiles of the cave murals, the museum's signature. Free with a real-name booking up to seven days ahead on the museum's WeChat official account, capped at 10,000 a day, closed Mondays; the museum's website loads only intermittently from outside China, and the caps and cancellation terms here come from local listings. The natural indoor hour between the cottage and the park.
Address5 Qinghua Road, Qingyang District (official site; also listed as 251 Huanhua South Road) — north-east corner of Huanhuaxi ParkVerified · 2026-09Source ↗Navigate ↗
EntranceMetro Line 5 Qingyang Palace station, 700 m; Lines 2 / 4 Zhongyida Shengyiyuan (TCM University & Provincial Hospital) station, about 1,300 m; buses 19, 35, 58, 82, 151, 165, 170, 1024, 1031 to the Songxianqiao stop (official site); Du Fu Cottage's north gate and Huanhuaxi Park are next door
Last verified 2026-09-11Source: platforms and press
How to book
Real-name booking on the '四川博物院' WeChat official account, with a valid document (ID card, passport) to hand for checking; children 6 and under and 60+ swipe a Chinese ID at the gate; servicemen, martyrs' families, disabled visitors — and foreign visitors who cannot complete the online booking without a Chinese phone number — register in person at the hall entrance with a passport (official booking rules). WeChat-system rules (via listing, not on the website): book within 7 days, one QR code per person, daily cap 10,000 individuals plus 1,200 in groupsVerified · 2026-09Source ↗
ID details
ID rules: see details. Valid document (ID card or passport) checked against the booking; foreign visitors without a Chinese phone number may skip the online booking and register at the hall entrance with a passport (official booking rules, rule 3). Whether the WeChat form itself accepts a passport number is not stated
Beat the crowds
10,000 free slots a day are gone by mid-morning on weekends and school holidays; weekday afternoons are open. A no-show (cancelling less than two hours before counts as one) blocks you for 30 days, so book only what you will use.
Language
Free Chinese-English exhibition leaflets and a Chinese / English audio guide on the WeChat official account; free volunteer guiding daily at 10:00 and 14:30 (Chinese); paid human guides booked three days ahead on WeChat (platform listing of the museum's services).