Independent travel guide
Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum
成都杜甫草堂博物馆Chéngdū Dù Fǔ Cǎotáng Bówùguǎn
A garden museum commemorating Tang poet Du Fu on the site where he wrote many of his best-known poems. Give the site 2–3 hours if you do not want to rush. Check the gate before setting off, especially when the map pin covers a broad area.
Paid admission · Checked 2026-08-12
Verified ticket prices
Official pricesPaid museum admission; check the official real-name channel.
Adult admission
Current official adult price not confirmedFull adult vote.
50 yuan/person/minHalf vote (minors/students)
25 yuan/person/minAnnual ticket (card)
$100 per person/yearNine discounts online.
90% off of total votes (45 dollars)- Current official adult price was not publicly confirmed on 2026-08-02; do not replace it with a third-party price.
- Official fares: full ¥50/person/visit, half ¥25/person/visit, annual card ¥100/person/year. On weekdays, registering with the official online ticket system (webpc.cddfct.cn) and passing approval earns 10% off the full fare; minors 6–18 and full-time undergraduate-and-below students get half price with valid documents; retired, military, disabled and other categories are free (original documents exchanged at the window).
Imported official ticket note
Official fares: full ¥50/person/visit, half ¥25/person/visit, annual card ¥100/person/year. On weekdays, registering with the official online ticket system (webpc.cddfct.cn) and passing approval earns 10% off the full fare; minors 6–18 and full-time undergraduate-and-below students get half price with valid documents; retired, military, disabled and other categories are free (original documents exchanged at the window).
Research checked 2026-08-12Reservation required
How to book
Use the official Du Fu Thatched Cottage ticket channel and confirm the current passport route at the comprehensive service window.
The cited official policy does not state a fixed advance window; use the current official calendar or ticket notice.
Booking steps
- 1
Open the official ticket-policy page and select the current Du Fu Thatched Cottage admission product.
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Enter the visit date and check whether the selected product is the museum, a special exhibition or an event.
- 3
Take the original passport to the comprehensive service window if the online form does not accept it.
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Save the ticket, QR code and exact entrance.
The official visitor information supports a staffed service route, but the current online passport field should be checked at booking.
If online booking fails, ask the official comprehensive service window whether on-site passport processing is available for that date.
Imported official reservation note
Individual visitors must real-name book and buy via the '杜甫草堂博物馆' WeChat service account; the official page says bookings open up to 14 days ahead, and after booking you enter by scanning the original ID—those without the original ID exchange a paper voucher at the ticket window. The official online ticketing system is webpc.cddfct.cn.
Research checked 2026-08-122–3 hours
How to visit
Main gate (No.37 Qinghua Road, beside Huanhua Xi Park)—also the default map-navigation drop point. The museum has several entrances; the main-gate ticket check is most commonly open.
Finish Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum with one slower gallery or the shop, then leave through the signed exit and check the transport note before heading back: Use the metro or a licensed taxi and navigate with the Chinese name and address.
- 1Stop 1Daxie (Grand Hall)
Exhibition of Du Fu's life and poetry—15–20 minutes recommended.
- 2Stop 2Shishi Hall (Hall of Poetic History)
A thematic gallery on Du Fu's poetry and Tang-dynasty poetry history—the core display.
- 3Stop 3Chaimen (Wood Gate)
Garden transition node with spirit-wall and bamboo scenery.
- 4Stop 4Shaoling Thatched Cottage stele pavilion
The cottage's iconic stele pavilion—great for photos.
- 5Stop 5Thatched-hut area
Du Fu's cottage reconstructed from historical records—the garden's core scenery.
- 6Stop 6Tang-dynasty archaeological site
Exhibition of Tang/Five-Dynasties dwelling remains—an archaeological highlight.
- 7Stop 7Red-wall flower path / Daya Hall
Red-wall passage and the Hall of Twelve Poets' statues—usable as an exit direction.
Best time
Arrive soon after the weekday opening (8:30–9:30) to avoid holidays and tour-group peaks; summer extended hours have fewer people in the evening.
Foreigner notes
The official booking page only describes ID-scan entry (exchanging a paper voucher at the ticket window without an ID); passport online purchase isn't clearly supported. The official site links an English site that was unreachable this time, so the English content can't be confirmed. Passport visitors should bring the original passport, try selecting passport as the document type when booking online, and if that fails use the manual ticket/integrated service window.
WeChat service-account booking usually requires a mainland phone number for registration; the official pages give no alternative for those without a Chinese number—this is unknown.
Online uses WeChat Pay; on-site ticket windows generally accept cash and mobile payment; international-card specifics aren't confirmed on official pages.
The official site's top bar links an EN English site (t.dfcten.tjsjnet.com), unreachable during this check; park English signage and English audio guides unconfirmed.
Search 成都杜甫草堂博物馆 with its address rather than relying on a city-level result; the entrance is the useful destination.
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Sources and evidence
Published by China Trip Primer · Read the editorial and verification methodology
Items to reconfirm
- Official pages only describe ID-scan entry; passport online-ticket support isn't published. — Call official ticket line 028-87345202 or ask the comprehensive service window on arrival.
- Whether the WeChat service-account booking needs a mainland phone number, and alternatives without one, aren't published. — Try the booking flow in the WeChat service account; if it fails, call 028-68921800.
- Regular (non-summer) hours of 9:00–18:00 come from existing project leads; the current official site shows summer extension hours of 8:30–18:30. — Check the official site's opening-hours page (go-c18.htm) before travelling.
- The official English site couldn't be reached this time; English services unconfirmed. — Ask the visitor service centre on arrival about English audio guides or English tours.
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OfficialDu Fu Thatched Cottage ticket policyPublisher · Chengdu Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum
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成都杜甫草堂博物馆青华路37号