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Home » Amdo Attraction Guide » Tibetan Medicine Museum

Tibetan Medicine Museum

Contents

  1. Brief
    1. Location
    2. The 618 meters long Thangkar
    3. 8 Exhibition halls
  2. Tibetan Medicine Museum Data
    1. Address & Contact
    2. Entrance fee
    3. Official Web
    4. Opening hour
  3. How to get to there
    1. By bus
  4. Useful links

Tibetan Medicine Museum is also called as “Tibetan Culture & Medicine Museum”. It was built in 2006, and featuring of exhibiting traditional Tibetan medicine, astronomy, science, as well as traditional Tibetan life, homes and costumes.

Brief

Tibetan Medicine Museum is the only comprehensive museum in China that displays Tibetan medical and cultural contents. Tibetan medical culture has thousands of years of historical heritage, with rich literature, extensive content, unique in the field of medical culture.

Location

It is about 30 km from Xining airport, and 12 km from Xining train station, it is convenient to get there either by bus or by local taxi

The 618 meters long Thangkar

One of its massive collections is the 618 meters long Thangkar. This Giant Thangkar is thought to be the longest one in China, and display how Tibet history goes on. It took 400 artists spending over four years to complete this unbelievable work in 1997.

8 Exhibition halls

There are eight major exhibition halls, of which are:

  • The Art of Thangka Painting Hall
  • Tibetan Medicine History Hall
  • Tibetan Medicine Thangka and External Therapy Tools Hall
  • Tibetan Medicine Classical Literature Hall
  • Tibetan Medicine Specimen Hall
  • Tibetan Astrology/Astronomy Hall
  • Tibetan Cultural Hall
  • Tibetan Calligraphy Hall
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Tibetan Medicine Museum Data


Address & Contact

Add : No.36, Jin Er Road, Chengbei District
Contact : +86 971 531-7881/531-9172

Entrance fee

Free of charge except the special exhibitions
The exhibition hall with Giant Thangka: RMB 60.00 per ticket

Official Web

Web: http://www.tbtmm.com

Opening hour

Spring & Summer : 09:00 am – 18:00 pm
Autumn & Winter : 09:00 am – 17:00 pm

How to get to there


It situated in the north of Xining City, and can be easily reached by bus, or by Taxi;

By bus

By Line 1, 34, and S4, get off bus at bus stop “Xin-Le-Hua-Yuan”

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