MuseumOld Canton: Beijing Road, Yuexiu Park and the Nanyue King
NANYUE KING MUSEUM — TOMB SITE (MAUSOLEUM OF THE NANYUE KING) · NANYUE WANG BOWUYUAN WANGMU ZHANQU
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VERIFIED2026.09.15Old Canton: Beijing Road, Yuexiu Park and the Nanyue King · 23.141°N 113.256°E
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The tomb of Zhao Mo, second king of Nanyue (died c. 122 BC), found intact under Xianggang hill in 1983 and left where it was: you climb into the painted stone chambers, then see what came out of them — the silk-threaded jade burial suit, the 'Emperor Wen' gold seal, over a thousand objects including a Persian silver box. The hardest 'only here' in Guangzhou, for ¥10.
HoursTue-Sun 9:00-17:30, ticket sales and entry end 17:00Verified · 2025-12Source ↗
ClosedMondays; open on national public holidaysVerified · 2025-12Source ↗
ReservationTimed entry
IDReal-name entry; passport handling is unconfirmed.Verified · 2025-12Details ↓Source ↗
Address867 Jiefang North Road, Yuexiu District (越秀区解放北路 867 号)Verified · 2025-12Source ↗Navigate ↗
EntranceMetro Line 2 Yuexiu Park station, Exit E; the museum gate faces Jiefang North Road, opposite the park's west side
Last verified 2026-09-15
How to book
WeChat official account 南越王博物院 → 王墓展区 → 门票讲解预约 (real-name), or buy at the desk with valid ID. Tomb-chamber lower level: free ticket booked one day ahead on the same menu (墓室下层参观), released 00:00, 50 people per hour, 20 minutes insideVerified · 2025-12Source ↗
ID details
Real-name entry; passport handling is unconfirmed. Real-name ticket; the museum's guide says checks are by Chinese ID card (凭身份证核验). Passport at the desk is 'valid ID' by the guide's wording but not spelled out — see tips
Beat the crowds
Weekday mornings right at 9:00: the free 9:30 Chinese tour (20 people) leaves from the service desk, and the tomb chamber's first hourly slot is the emptiest. Weekends and holidays fill the tomb-chamber quota by mid-morning.
Language
Free scheduled tour daily 9:30 in Chinese (limit 20). Online audio guide and paid human guiding sold at the '收费讲解服务台' on the ground floor of the exhibition building; languages not listed. The museum posts a Chinese-English site introduction and has an English website section.