Qiuci Museum & Kucha Wei-Jin Ancient Tomb Museum
龟兹博物馆
A Kucha-themed museum that opened in 2025, next to the underground Wei-Jin Ancient Tomb Museum. It is the best first stop for learning about Kucha’s history.
The Qiuci Museum is China’s first comprehensive local museum devoted to Kucha culture. It opened in 2025 on Youyi Road in Kuqa city. The building covers more than 20,000 square meters and displays about 700 cultural relics and sets, nearly 100 of them national treasures. The exhibition combines holographic imaging, panoramic projection and other digital tools to tell the story of Kucha Buddhism, music and dance, and Silk Road exchanges. Next door, the Kucha Wei-Jin Ancient Tomb Museum opened in 2024. It displays brick tombs from the Youyi Road tomb cluster in their original location and is Xinjiang’s first underground ancient tomb site museum. Admission is about CNY 29, including a timed guided tour. We recommend visiting before heading to the Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves. Allow 2–3 hours. Opening hours and booking arrangements follow the official WeChat account. The museum is generally closed on Mondays.
Opening hours
Per official announcements (usually 10:00–19:00; closed Mondays)