“Dongba” is from Naxi language, which means “the wise” and refers to wizard and sorcerer. The Dongba culture has a history of over thousand of years, and it is one of the rare treasures in Chinese natural culture.

Dongba Culture Museum

“Museum is the birth place for new idea, instead of the tomb for antiques.” In this museum, you can observe the footprint of history, and your wisdom will also be inspired.

Dongba Culture Museum located near the Jade Spring Park, is the home to the “Dongba hieroglyphics” which are the only hieroglyphics in the world that are still used. The Dongba classics and literature were listed as part of the “Written World Heritages” in 2003.

The museum also has displays of Naxi clothing and artifacts. You can trace the history of Lijiang by appreciating the ancient rough axes, the rusty rifles, the Wufeng Building, the monument lying on the riverside of Jinsha River commemorating the crossing-river battle of the red army, the boorish but magnificent Baisha murals, etc.

Dongba Culture Museum is the most worth-visiting museum in Yunnan. Do not miss it when you are in Lijiang.