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This large museum shows permanent exhibitions on porcelain, traditional Chinese woodblock new year prints, and on archaeological discoveries dating to several centuries that have been excavated during preparation for the "South-North Water Transfer Project". Anyang City Museum covers a total area of 20,000 m², exhibition area of 5000 m², a total of 8 warehouses, 7 exhibition halls. There are more than 10,000 cultural relics in the collection.
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中国文字博物馆
Modern museum in a spectacular gold-roofed building. Anyang is the site where the first Chinese writing was found. It covers a total area of 143 acres and has a construction area of 34500 m². A total of 4,123 cultural relics, including 305 first-class cultural relics.The museum charts the history of Chinese writing from turtle-shell oracle bones to the modern day. It is a group of post-modern buildings with modern architectural style and Yin Shang court style. Exhibits are chronological and very well presented. There is plenty of English translation and it is highly informative.
安阳天宁寺塔
Temple with an unusually shaped pagoda. Wenfeng Tower is a very unique tower, built in the second year of Zhou Wenshun (952), so far has more than 1,000 years of history. The tower was built in Tianning Temple, hence the original name Tianning Temple Tower.
袁林; Yuán Lín
Tomb of the second president of the Republic of China who attempted to restore the empire with himself as the new emperor. The layout and grandeur of the tomb follows that of a Chinese emperor, reflecting Yuan's ambitions. The Chinese name is also a pun on the Chinese word for "imperial tomb" (陵 líng).
洹园
A landscaped park beside the Huan River, featuring a U-shaped lake, wooded hills, traditional-style pavilions and walking paths. The park incorporates elements inspired by Anyang's Shang-dynasty history and is popular with local residents for walking, exercise and viewing the lake.
殷墟博物馆
Opened in 2024, this major archaeological museum presents the history and culture of the Shang dynasty through nearly 4,000 artifacts, including oracle bones, bronze vessels, pottery and jade objects. Its permanent and special exhibitions explain the archaeology of Yinxu, the development of oracle-bone writing and the wider influence of Shang civilization. Advance online reservation is recommended.
殷墟; Yīnxū
Capital of the Shang Dynasty about 1300BC. Yin Hui is a world cultural heritage, China's national key cultural relics protection unit, the national AAAAA level tourist attraction.This site contains a museum, foundations of the Shang Capital and the tomb of Fuhao, a Shang dynasty concubine and general. The Yin Ruins is the first document in Chinese history, and is the site of the late Shang Dynasty, which has been confirmed by Oracle and archaeological excavations. It is also the site of the longest, most frequent and largest ancient Chinese archaeological excavations.At this site, many oracle turtle shells where found. Questions were written on the turtle shells and heat applied caused cracks from which the answers to questions were deduced. An important source of early Chinese writing. A pit where chariots were buried. Takes a whole day especially if you know some Chinese characters (or even just few) or are interested in Chinese history. Entrance ticket includes also the free shuttle bus and entrance to the Shang Dynasty Royal Cemetery (Wangling) some 10 minutes by bus away from the main museum.