Ancient Bashu Culture Center

Ancient Bashu Culture Center

The Ancient Bashu Culture Center is situated in a gourd-shaped shallow valley on the left side of the main road from Yuzhong District to Nan'an District, covering an area of 4,600 square meters. Its architecture is simple and elegant, with buildings, terraces, pavilions, and galleries all set above water. The cultural exhibits on display showcase not only folk customs and architecture but also reflect ancient culture, traditional crafts, and production techniques, all with their own unique characteristics.

On the southern side is the “Soaring Dragon Palace,” built according to the ancient Chinese concept of a round heaven and square earth. It is a two-story building with a square exterior and circular interior, featuring pointed turrets at the four corners. On the northern side is the “Singing Phoenix Hall,” with the ground floor serving as a marketplace for folk snacks and local specialty products, while the second floor sells precious calligraphy and paintings, stationery, bamboo and wood carvings, silk embroidery, jewelry and jade, ancient musical instruments, theatrical masks, and other handicrafts. On the eastern side is the “Folk Performance Corridor,” which displays segments of traditional Chinese production techniques such as operating a waterwheel, hand-pressing oil, making paper by traditional methods, crafting pottery, and weaving hemp shoes (known as “mawozi”), allowing visitors to try these activities for free.