Amazing place to visit. You can see the original findings. It was crowded though due to holidays.

It's a bit far away from the main city of Kunming but I think it's worth it if you, like me, love dinosaurs. Even though I think it's mainly geared towards kids, I still enjoyed it and don't regret my decision of spending a day of my trip to China in this museum.

I was very impressed with this museum. I took my two-year-old son here, and it reawakened my interest in dinosaurs. World-class collection of fossils, and the in situ exhibit is breathtaking.

Fun visit. There are a lot of different exhibits form life size moving dinosaurs, a 4D cinema and fossils.

A great place with children, so many interesting varieties of dinosaurs and well preserved dig site to show how they were found.

One of the best museums in the world for in situ dinosaur fossils.

World-class museum. One of the only places on earth to see dinosaur bones in situ. It's a bit of a drive from the city center.

M U S T GO T O Great museum detailing the history of the brine extraction in Zigong. Covers the initial finds and the evolution of the technology to extract the brine by drilling and pumping. Lovely historic buildings and informative staff (CN language only)

The salt wells of Zigong have been used for ages and are the basis of modern extraction technologies for hydrocarbons. Clear explanations in a peaceful museum with a large courtyard, take a look to the shop with some books (in Chinese) and salt fresh extracted from the still working site that is part of the museum, few kilometres from it.

Very interesting place, full of salt mining history. Interestingly western oil drilling technology started as Chinese salt well drilling techniques. Pretty amazing place. They still mine salt there!

(Translated by Google) A bit of history of the city of Zigong, in the past a very rich and proud city. Then the needs of society changed with the advent of electronics. (Original) Un po di storia della città di zigong, in passato una città molto ricca e sugli scudi.. Poi le esigenze della società cambiano con l'avvento dell'elettronica.

(Translated by Google) Behind the salt are the tears of Zigong people. Since the Ming Dynasty, salt mining and trade have created a unique social environment in Zigong, attracting a large number of workers and merchants from western China. This building has evolved from the earliest residence of the Shaanxi Chamber of Commerce to the government office of the Republic of China, and has become what it is today. The history museum.... It has a detailed introduction to the history of salt mining, tools, technology, trade uses, etc., but I think these contents are far less than the modeling characteristics of the building itself and its own historical accumulation. The eaves are a rare "flying eaves" shape in China, and the "Wang Ye Temple" across the river maintains an opposing effect, hinting at the relationship between competitors in the salt industry. My guide said that this "Xiqin Guild Hall" carries the memories of most Zigong people. When Zigong City was officially established as an administrative jurisdiction (1942), it had reached the second largest economic aggregate in Sichuan, second only to the provincial capital Chengdu. This kind of The advantages of industry drove Zigong's economic vitality until it began to decline in the 2000s. After that, Zigong relied on the tourism service industry to find another way out, but this did not revive Zigong's economy. It can be said that this museum has witnessed the city's process from prosperity to decline. (Original) 盐的背后，是自贡人的泪。 自明代以来，盐业开采与贸易造就了自贡独特的社会环境，吸引了中国西部一众工人、商贾聚集，这座建筑从最早的陕西商会宅所到民国时代的政府办公地，才成为了今天的历史博物馆....其中对于盐业的开采历史，工具，技术，贸易用途等有详细的介绍，但我认为这些内容远不及这座建筑本身的造型特色和它自身的历史积淀，它的屋檐在中国是少见的“飞檐”造型，而与它有一河之隔的“王爷庙”之间保持着对立的效果，暗示了盐业竞争对手的关系。 我的向导说，这所“西秦会馆”承载了多数自贡人的记忆，自贡市正式建立行政管辖时(1942年)已达到全四川第二的经济总量，仅次于省会成都，这种工业的优势为推动自贡经济活力持续到2000年代才呈现颓势，此后的自贡便依赖于旅游服务业另谋出路，但并没有让自贡的经济复兴。可以说这所博物馆见证了这座城市从兴盛到衰弱的过程。

(Translated by Google) The building is unique and provides a deeper understanding of the salt production process. (Original) 建築物具特色，並可較深入了解製鹽過程

(Translated by Google) Welcome to the wooden barrel bath in Qianshuiwan, Tongxin Road, Zigong, Sichuan (Original) 四川自贡同心路浅水湾木桶浴欢迎你

The last Dinosaur Lantern Festival was the biggest event I ever seen. Special thanks to the gouvernment of Zigong for this spectacular festival !

traditional, very good, fantastic, love that bowl dragon, one of the kind handmade lantern.

just dinosours models, but have lots of them

Beautiful place love it

So beautiful

(Translated by Google) An ordinary park without lanterns. There are shopping carts on the east side, which is quite busy. There is a lantern museum in the park. You can visit it without reservation. Unfortunately, there are not many things in it. It only takes about half an hour to see it. (Original) 普通的公园，没有花灯。东边有购物车，还挺繁华的。公园里面有一个彩灯博物馆，免预约就可以参观，可惜里面没多少东西，看半小时左右就可以了

(Translated by Google) Zigong lanterns are the best in the world (Original) 自贡灯彩甲天下

(Translated by Google) Very beautifully lit in the evening. Nice to walk there along the river during the evening (Original) La sera molto bello illuminato. Bello passeggiare li sul lungo fiume durante la sera

(Translated by Google) Wangye Temple was built with funds raised by Zigong Underground Salt merchants during the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty (1851-1861 AD) 🐲 (Original) El Templo Wangye fue construido con fondos recaudados por comerciantes de Sal Subterránea de Zigong durante el período Xianfeng de la Dinastía Qing (1851-1861 d. C.) 🐲

This museum seems a little neglected. I must say it didn't seem like it saw many visitors, which would explain this. There is apparently an admission fee, but I was able to roam around without paying. I simply walked in. However, the lights were not turned on and although there were big windows that let sunlight in, it was not ideal. It would've been nice to see some lanterns lit up. After walking around all four levels of the museum, I asked the staff why the lights were off. They told me they would turn them on if I paid the entry fee!! I found the lanterns on display quite interesting but they seem to be all modern lanterns. There is very little history; there are some signs in English that attempts to explain some history but they don't really say a whole lot. 1-2 hours would suffice. It is close to the salt museum.

(Translated by Google) Some of the lighting is pretty good (Original) 一些灯饰还不错