Yin Xu in One Day: Museum, Palace Foundations and the Shang Royal Tombs
Build the Shang capital in the right order: read the objects and oracle bones first, walk the palace-and-ancestral zone second, then cross the river only if the royal cemetery fits the day. Confirm current ticket, entrance and transport details shortly before travel.
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殷墟
- REGION
- HENAN
- TIME NEEDED
- FULL DAY
- FULL GUIDE FORMAT
- Route, entrance & exit
The route decision that matters most
Build the Shang capital in the right order: read the objects and oracle bones first, walk the palace-and-ancestral zone second, then cross the river only if the royal cemetery fits the day.
- Keep the Chinese name above with your booking and map pin.
- Budget full day; transport, timed entry and the final exit can change the real duration.
- Verify live admission, closures and the return journey shortly before travel.
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Yin Xu（殷墟） is not one intact palace waiting behind one gate. It is an archaeological landscape around Anyang（安阳）, with major components on both sides of the Huan River（洹河）. The Palace and Royal Ancestral Shrines Area（殷墟宫殿宗庙遗址） preserves foundations, burials and excavated features associated with the late Shang capital. The Royal Tombs Area（殷墟王陵遗址） is a separate component across the river. The new Yin Xu Museum（殷墟博物馆） provides the objects, reconstructions and chronology needed to understand what survives outdoors.
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The outline is public. Exact transfers, entrance logic, route sequence, failure branches and Plan B remain protected.
- 01Follow the day in this order
- 02Why this route works
- 03Who this guide is for
- 04Best duration and season
- 05Reservations, documents, tickets and dynamic risks
- 06Copyable place names
- 07Getting to Anyang and choosing a base
- 08By high-speed rail
- 09By conventional rail
- 10Where to stay
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The complete guide adds the route schematic, exact transport and entrance choices, the visit sequence, booking checks, common failure points and a usable Plan B.
- Complete route schematic and transfer order
- Entrance, exit and transport instructions
- Step-by-step itinerary and time decisions
- Reservation, ticket and passport checks
- Closure, weather and failed-transfer alternatives