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Guangfulin Relics Park

An archaeological park with 5,000-year-old ruins and an underwater museum beneath pyramid roofs.

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Guangfulin Relics Park
Shanghai, ChinaField notes · Attraction
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Why go

About Guangfulin Relics Park

Guangfulin Relics Park preserves the site of a prehistoric culture that flourished along the shores of an ancient lake near Songjiang. Excavations revealed rice cultivation, pottery, and wooden structures dating back about 5,000 years. The park's most striking feature is the underwater museum with pyramid-shaped roofs rising from the water.

Free to enter, with museums such as the cultural and archaeological halls charged separately.

Make time for

Practical ideas, not a checklist

  1. 01See the pyramid-roofed underwater museum
  2. 02Explore the archaeology and culture exhibition halls
  3. 03Walk the reconstructed water-town lanes and courtyards
  4. 04Learn about the 5
  5. 05000-year-old Guangfulin culture
  6. 06Photograph the ruins at sunset over the lake

Good to know

History
Prehistoric Guangfulin culture, about 5,000 years old
Highlight
Underwater museum with pyramid roofs
Ticket Notes
Park free; exhibition halls about ¥30 each or ¥70 combo
Best Time to Visit
Weekday mornings

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