Chongqing Three Gorges Museum, People's Assembly Hall

Chongqing China Three Gorges Museum

Located at No. 72 Pipashan Zhengjie in Shizhong District, The Chongqing Museum is a social history museum with a large collection of exhibits ranging from artifacts from China's Paleolithic Age (which began around 3,000,000 BC) to documentaries on twentieth century revolutionary history.

The four-story museum is estimated to house over 100,000 pieces including stoneware from the Paleolithic Age; relics of the Ba Shu Culture; exquisite tomb carvings from the Han dynasty (206B.C. - 220A.D); porcelain, painting, and calligraphy works from past dynasties; and fascinating ethnic artwork from the Qiang, Tibetan, Yi, Miao and Tujia nationalities in the southwestern part of China. Two ship-coffins exhibited in the museum show the unique burial rites of the ancient Ba people, who inhabited the Three Gorges region in China's southwest Sichuan Province. Inside the coffins, beside the bodies, lie a variety of burial items ranging from bronze weapons to carved potteries.

Admission Fee:	CNY 40: including four basic displays and six themed displays CNY 10: 180^o panorama of War Torn Chongqing CNY 10: 360^o cinema of Three Gorges CNY 50: through ticket
Bus Routes:	105,117,122,181,215,262,421,862,868

People's Assembly Hall

Located at Xuetianwan, Renmin Lu, the People's Assembly Hall is one of the landmarks of the city. The lobby of the hall is decorated in a delicate traditional Chinese architecture to look like the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest in Temple of Heaven. Three five-storied buildings surround the lobby which can hold 4,200 people.

In front of the People's Assembly Hall is the granite-paved Renmin Square with verdant lawns and music fountains. It is a popular leisure place for people to spend their evenings and weekends.

Admission Fee: CNY 5
Opening Hours: 08:10 to 17:50
Recommended Time for a Visit: Half an hour
Bus Route: 103,104,105,111,112,122,215
Mini Bus Route: 181,503