Museum of the Slave Society

　　The Liangshan Yi Ethnic Museum of the Slave Society, hailed as a “living fossil” of the slave society, is China’s first ethnic museum and the world’s only thematic museum dedicated to showcasing the slave society system.

　　The museum sits against Lushan Mountain and faces Qionghai Lake, with a total construction area of over 8,000 square meters. Its “Eagle of Liangshan” sculpture, ancient tiger statue, exhibition areas, courtyards, and corridors are laid out in harmony with the terrain, featuring a meandering layout that combines the rich charm of a Yi ethnic mountain village with modern architectural elements. The museum grounds are divided into nine exhibition halls: ethnic history, social productive forces, social hierarchy and class, family clans, customary law, marriage and family, religious beliefs, literature and art, customs and habits, and the struggle of slaves and working people against slavery. These halls comprehensively present the features of a slave society. The collection includes more than 3,000 cultural relics, enhanced by modern display technologies such as sound, light, and electricity, reaching top-tier standards among similar museums in China.

　　The uniquely styled ethnic architecture blends harmoniously with the beautiful lakeside and mountain scenery, creating an ideal site where cultural exhibitions and natural sightseeing are seamlessly integrated. The museum attracts a continuous stream of domestic and international visitors every year.