Han Guangling Tomb Museum
汉广陵王墓博物馆
A museum dedicated to the massive “huangchang ticou” timber chamber of Liu Xu, King of Guangling in the Western Han, with a rare full-scale nanmu-and-cypress tomb structure.
The Han Guangling Tomb Museum is within the Shugang–Slender West Lake Scenic Area. Its core exhibit is the tomb of Liu Xu, King of Guangling in the Western Han, and his queen. Moved from Tianshan in Gaoyou, the tombs use the huangchang ticou burial system reserved for emperors, in which hundreds of nanmu and cypress timbers are stacked into a huge outer chamber. The structure is well preserved and extremely rare in China. The museum also displays lacquerware, jade, and pottery excavated from the tombs. Check on site for tickets; a visit takes about an hour, and the museum may be closed on Mondays. It is about a 10-minute walk or bike ride from the north gate of Slender West Lake or from Songjiacheng.
Opening hours
08:30–17:00
Nearby sights
- Songjiacheng Park
- Daming Temple
- Tianning & Chongning Temples
- Slender West Lake
- Yechun Teahouse
- Shi Kefa Memorial Hall
- Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou Memorial Hall
- Ge Garden