Baotou Museum
包头博物馆
A comprehensive museum in the city center, with highlights including Yin Mountains rock art, grassland bronzes and exhibits on Baotou's modern industrial history. Admission is free.
Baotou Museum is located on Aerding Avenue in Kundulun District and is the city's comprehensive museum. Its permanent exhibitions include Yin Mountains rock art (the collection holds many rock-art rubbings and original stones), the history of Baotou from the Neolithic period through the Qin and Han Great Walls, the Six Garrisons of the Northern Wei, and the “Zouxikou” migration of the Ming and Qing periods. Other galleries cover grassland bronzes, Mongolian folk customs, and the construction of Baotou as an industrial base of the People's Republic of China. Admission is free, but visitors need to bring their ID card. The museum is closed on Mondays. It is not far from Alding Botanical Garden and Saihantala, so it fits well into a day trip around the city.
Opening hours
09:00–17:00, closed Mon
Nearby sights
- Alding Botanical Garden
- Saihantala Urban Grassland
- Northern Weapons City
- Xiaobaihe Wetland
- Yellow River Scenic Park & G210 Bridge
- Lüzu Temple
- Fuzheng Temple (Baotou Zhao)
- Nanhai Wetland