Zhongshan Museum & Overseas Chinese History Museum
中山市博物馆（中山华侨历史博物馆）
A comprehensive museum on the history of Heungshan and the century-long story of overseas Chinese emigration. Its collection of letters, remittance letters and hometown relics is rich, and admission is free.
Zhongshan Museum sits beside the Zhongshan Memorial Hall on Sunwen Middle Road and shares its premises with the Zhongshan Overseas Chinese History Museum. The main exhibition traces the development of Heungshan (Zhongshan) from prehistoric times to the modern era. The overseas Chinese section shows how people from Zhongshan traveled to Honolulu, Australia and the Americas to make a living and start businesses. It includes qiaopi (overseas remittance letters), documents, old photos and models of hometown architecture, helping visitors understand Sun Yat-sen’s overseas ties and his connection with Zhongshan. Admission is free, and the museum is usually closed on Mondays. Allow about 1–1.5 hours. It is a good choice for rainy or very hot days.
Opening hours
09:00–17:00, closed Mon
Nearby sights
- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Zhongshan)
- Sunwen West Road Pedestrian Street
- Yandun Hill & Fufeng Pagoda
- Yixian Lake Park
- Qijiang Park
- Zimaling Park
- Jinzhong Lake Park (Dajianshan)
- Zhan Garden