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The Pixian County Museum is a public cultural institution. In April 1984, in accordance with the provisions of Sichuan Provincial Compilation and Distribution [1984] No. 066, the Sichuan Provincial Compilation Committee approved the establishment of the Pixian County Museum. Currently, the Pixian County Museum houses six departments — the Administrative Office, Finance Office, Security Department, Cultural Relics Protection Department, Museum Department, and Garden Hygiene Department — all of which are fully engaged in relevant daily operations. After more than thirty years of development, the Pixian County Museum has made significant progress in comprehensive management and infrastructure construction, collection management and scientific research, exhibitions and social services, laying a solid foundation in both hardware and software. It was designated as a “Patriotic Education Base” in 1993 and awarded the title of “Municipal-Level Civilized Unit” in 2008. Additionally, the Pixian County Museum is located within the provincial-level cultural relic protection site Wangcong Temple, and is integrated with it. Wangcong Temple was opened to the public free of charge in 2009 and was rated as a National AAAA-level tourist attraction in 2014. Covering an area of 90.5 mu (including 9.8 mu for buildings, 16.5 mu for water bodies, 10.4 mu for the tombs of the Two Emperors Wang and Cong, 46.5 mu for roads and greenery, and 6.3 mu for nurseries and other uses), the Wangcong Temple commemorates the ancient Shu kings Wangdi Du Yu, known as the “Pioneer of Tianfu and Guide of Shu,” and Congdi Bie Ling. The temple houses the burial mounds of the Two Emperors Wang and Cong, making it the only shrine dedicated to the emperors of the ancient Shu Kingdom in Sichuan, with a history of over 1,500 years. In 1991, the Sichuan Provincial People’s Government designated Wangcong Temple as a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit. The Two Emperors Memorial Hall was built in 1992, the Cultural Relics Exhibition Room and Storage Rooms of the Wangcong Museum were constructed in 1995, and the old ancestral hall and Tingjuan Tower — both provincial cultural relic protection units — underwent dismantling and restoration in 2003. Now, Wangcong Temple functions as a garden-style museum integrating cultural relic tourism, leisure, and vacation. The Pixian County Museum is open to the public year-round, with current exhibition space covering 600 square meters and storage space of 300 square meters. It receives nearly 200,000 domestic and international visitors annually.

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The Pixian County Museum is a public cultural institution. In April 1984, in accordance with the provisions of Sichuan Provincial Compilation and Distribution [1984] No. 066, the Sichuan Provincial Compilation Committee approved the establishment of the Pixian County Museum. Currently, the Pixian County Museum houses six departments — the Administrative Office, Finance Office, Security Department, Cultural Relics Protection Department, Museum Department, and Garden Hygiene Department — all of which are fully engaged in relevant daily operations. After more than thirty years of development, the Pixian County Museum has made significant progress in comprehensive management and infrastructure construction, collection management and scientific research, exhibitions and social services, laying a solid foundation in both hardware and software. It was designated as a “Patriotic Education Base” in 1993 and awarded the title of “Municipal-Level Civilized Unit” in 2008. Additionally, the Pixian County Museum is located within the provincial-level cultural relic protection site Wangcong Temple, and is integrated with it. Wangcong Temple was opened to the public free of charge in 2009 and was rated as a National AAAA-level tourist attraction in 2014. Covering an area of 90.5 mu (including 9.8 mu for buildings, 16.5 mu for water bodies, 10.4 mu for the tombs of the Two Emperors Wang and Cong, 46.5 mu for roads and greenery, and 6.3 mu for nurseries and other uses). The Wangcong Temple commemorates the ancient Shu kings Wangdi Du Yu, known as the “Pioneer of Tianfu and Guide of Shu,” and Congdi Bie Ling. The temple houses the burial mounds of the Two Emperors Wang and Cong, making it the only shrine dedicated to the emperors of the ancient Shu Kingdom in Sichuan, with a history of over 1,500 years. In 1991, the Sichuan Provincial People’s Government designated Wangcong Temple as a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit. In 1992, the Two Emperors Memorial Hall was built, in 1995, the Cultural Relics Exhibition Room and Storage Rooms of the Wangcong Museum were constructed, and in 2003, the old ancestral hall and Tingjuan Tower — both provincial cultural relic protection units — underwent dismantling and restoration. Now, Wangcong Temple is a garden-style museum integrating cultural relic tourism, leisure, and vacation. The Pixian County Museum is open to the public year-round, with current exhibition space covering 600 square meters and storage space of 300 square meters. It receives nearly 200,000 domestic and international visitors annually.

Services: Exhibitions include the Pixian District Han Dynasty Cultural Relics Exhibition, Pixian District Surface Cultural Relics Photo Exhibition, Pixian District Museum Collection Cultural Relics Photo Exhibition, and the Ancient Shu Origins Photo Exhibition

Location: Inside Wangcong Temple, Pixian Subdistrict, Pixian District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province

Completion Date: June 5, 1984

Opening Hours: Open all year round; Summer: 8:00–17:30; Winter: 8:00–17:00

Notable Collections: Various stone steles from the Han Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty