Three Gorges Museum

The Three Gorges Museum in Chongqing is definitely one of the must-do itineraries when visiting the city. Located right across from the Great Hall of the People, the museum itself is modern and impressive, both in scale and design. Inside, you’ll find well-curated exhibits that cover a wide range of topics—from the history and culture of Chongqing to the monumental Three Gorges Dam project, ancient artifacts, and even wartime history. The exhibitions are detailed and engaging, offering a good mix of cultural relics, multimedia, and reconstructed scenes that bring history to life. You can easily spend half a day here walking through the different galleries, and there’s a lot to absorb, so pacing yourself is key. It’s not just about the Three Gorges; it’s also a window into the heritage of the entire region. The museum is free to enter, which makes it even more worthwhile. With its thoughtful displays, spacious layout, and comprehensive storytelling, it’s a great place for both history lovers and casual visitors who want to understand Chongqing beyond its food and scenery.

The dome shaped China Three Gorges Museum is free to public, and it displays four main themes for educational, research and preservation purposes. You can learn the ancient Ba-Yu culture and history, early Chongqing and the epic Three Gorges Dam. The museum also has a large collection of relics and artifacts, and all are the original versions. Entrance is free, however you need to pre-register online and generate a QR code for the security guard to scan upon entering. The museum is very popular among domestic tourists too, so be prepared to wait in line for the checking of tickets and also security screening. Suggested time is 1-2 hours depending on how detailed you wanna read the descriptions of the artifacts. Most of it is in Chinese though.

The museum has many floors and a huge number of exhibits. It is a great place to learn about Bayu culture. There are drinking water, toilets and other services.

Museum about the geography, culture and history of the three gorges area of China (Yangtze River Civilisation). Wonderful museum, but there is too much to see! There are too many rooms, by the end we were tired and rushing through the rooms in order to finish our visit sooner. Other than that, it's a great visit with a lot of interesting stuff.

There are several exhibitions showing the history of Chongqing in different time periods. Most of the text descriptions are in Chinese only, so you can use a translator application on your phone. The entrance is free of charge. There are also many different souvenir shops inside

Great place to learn about the history of Chongqing! You need to download app from WeChat. There’s a QR code you need to scan and make a reservation.

First, i would like to give a notice in advance for all traveller and especially solo traveller, this place closed on every monday. From Tuesday to Sunday, they open until 16:30. The place is quite huge, its amazing. The place is near Chongqing people square, there is a big park. You can see Chongqing People Auditorium from across the place. Huge and enourmous architecture. Near the place there a few restaurant such as KFC and Burger King, some gift store also there.

A lot of historical cultural relics. Entrance is free but required to scan a QR code & fill in some basic personal details & a must to input a local mobile number. I didn't have a local number & I approached a helpful staff, he helped punch in some digits & submission was successful. 😆