







Xanadu Sites Museum is located about 7 km south of the Site of Xanadu ( or Ruins of Shangdu ). Xanadu, literally “Upper Capital”, was the summer capital of Kublai Khan’s Yuan Dynasty (1271 – 1368) in China.
The museum is specialized in showing the relics and artifacts relative to the once magnificent “Upper Capital”, the most elegant and magnificent city ever built on grasslands in the world.
The two-story museum is built into the east slope of the Aobao Hill of Wulantai, harmoniously matching the surrounding environment. It has four exhibition halls which display the history of Xanadu in four main themes with discovered relics and pictures in Chinese and English subtitles.
Basically, people usually combine Xanadu Sites Museum and the Site of Xanadu on a day trip. The two attractions are 7km apart. You may come to visit Xanadu Museum from Duolun County or Zhenglanqi County.
You’d better off arranging your transport to visit the two places since there is no public transport connecting Zhenglanqi or Duolun with the two sites. Even there is no bus service between the Site of Xanadu and Xanadu Sites Museum.
The museum is free of charge, but you need to take your free entrance from the ticket office not far from the parking lot. When you get the ticket, you are requested to pay 5 yuan for the golf cart taking you to the site of the museum, which is built into the east slope of the hill.
A huge stone sign engraved with the words “Xanadu Sites Museum” in Mongolian, Chinese and English.

The stone engraved with “Xanadu Sites Museum” in Mongolian, English and Chinese
The vermilion museum is built into the hill slope, featuring the harmony between the museum and the surrounding hills and grasslands.

The vermilion museum is built into the hill slope
When you enter the museum, you will see a high hall with giant relief sculptures, depicting the history of Xanadu.

Giant relief sculptures
The model of Xanadu, imperial palace and the imperial city, the most magnificent city ever built on grassland in the world.

The model of Xanadu
There are four major showrooms displaying the artifacts and pictures with English captions.

There are four major showrooms.
Glazed tiles discovered from the buildings in the Site of Xanadu.

Glazed tiles discovered from the buildings in the Site of Xanadu.
Maps, Pictures and Artifacts are combined to illustrate the splendid history and culture of Xanadu.

Maps, Pictures and Artifacts
The gold saddles on display.

The gold saddles on display.
The four great god beasts

The four great god beasts
Hassle-Free Private Tour to Visit Xanadu and other parts of Inner Mongolia
If you don’t want go the daunting do-it-yourself-route and prefer an organized hassle-free private tour to visit Xanadu and other parts of Inner Mongolia, no worry and we have the following options:
3 Day Beijing Shangdu (Xanadu) Tour from US$ 305 p/p.
4-Day Beijing Xilinglo Glassland Shangdu Mongolia Culture Tour from US$ 399 p/p.
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