Ejina Museum
额济纳博物馆
A free general museum in Dalaihubu Town with six galleries covering the Juyan Han slips, Khara-Khoto’s Western Xia civilization, Torghut folk culture, and the space story.
Ejina Museum is located on Juyan South Road in Dalaihubu Town and is free to enter. It holds more than 2,000 cultural relics and has six main galleries: “Wonders of the Hidden Realm,” “Juyan Chronicles,” “Flowing Charm of the Black River,” “Ethnic Customs,” “Morning Sun over the Desert,” and “Realizing the Space Dream.” The exhibits cover populus euphratica and desert ecology, the Han frontier garrisons and their bamboo slips, Western Xia and Yuan artifacts from Khara-Khoto, the eastward return of the Torghut Mongols, and the Dongfeng Space City. Visiting before Khara-Khoto and Juyan Lake will help you understand the background of the sites. The museum is usually closed on Mondays. Bring your ID card.
Opening hours
Approx. 09:00–17:00; closed Mondays (check announcements)
Nearby sights
- Ejina Populus Euphratica Forest (Bridges 1 & 7)
- Ejina Populus Euphratica Forest (Bridges 2-4)
- Damo Populus Euphratica Forest
- Badao Bridge & Badain Jaran Desert
- Weird Forest (Dead Populus Forest)
- Hongcheng (Red Fort)
- Datongcheng Ruins
- Jiaqu Houguan Site (Pochengzi)