Zhou Royal City Emperor's Six Chariots Museum

In 2003, a large number of chariot and horse pits from the Zhou Dynasty were discovered in Wangcheng Square, which is a major discovery in 21st century archaeology.
The chariot pit here is large in scale, with many types of chariots, neatly arranged and magnificent. It is the only "Six-horse chariot" relic in the world today.
The museum mainly consists of two exhibition areas: the Emperor Driving Six Chariots and Horses Pit Exhibition Hall and the Zhou Dynasty Fine Cultural Relics Exhibition Hall. The walls in the corridors are hung with fine cultural relics unearthed from the Zhou Dynasty City archaeological excavation.

Attractions Location: No. 226, Zhongzhou Middle Road, Xigong District, Luoyang City, Henan Province

Tickets:
Tickets: RMB 30 (Monday to Sunday, January 1st to December 31st)
Half-price ticket:
1. Teachers must hold a teaching certificate;
2. Students under 18 years old must present their valid ID;
Free ticket:
1. Elderly persons over 60 years old with valid ID;
2. Police, firefighters, active military personnel and disabled persons must present their valid IDs;
3. Youths under 12 years old must present their valid ID.

Opening hours:
09:00-18:00 (Monday to Sunday, January 1st to December 31st)

Contact Details: 0379-63912366

Transportation:
Take bus No. 5, 48, 46, 48, etc. and get off at Wangcheng Square (bus stop) and you can reach the destination on foot.

Time reference: 1-3 hours


Recommended itinerary for Zhou Royal City Emperor's Six Chariots Museum tours

1-Day Itinerary

This itinerary focuses on visiting the Zhou Royal City Emperor Six Chariots Museum, a fascinating site showcasing ancient Zhou dynasty artifacts, especially the famous six chariots. Visitors will explore the museum and nearby Zhou dynasty ruins for a deep dive into Chinese history.

  • Morning: Arrive at Zhou Royal City Emperor Six Chariots Museum via taxi or local bus from Luoyang city center (approx. 30 minutes)
  • Spend 2-3 hours exploring the museum and the nearby archaeological site
  • Afternoon: Visit Luoyang Museum (approx. 15 km; taxi or bus line 10, about 40 minutes)
  • Explore Luoyang Museum’s rich collection of ancient artifacts

Accommodation/Food: Stay in Luoyang city center for convenience. Recommended to try Luoyang Water Banquet, a famous local cuisine with a variety of soup dishes.

Souvenirs: Zhou Royal City Museum – replica bronze chariots, Zhou dynasty-themed handicrafts. Luoyang Museum – traditional Chinese calligraphy sets, local ceramics.


2-Day Itinerary

Explore the Zhou Royal City Museum and surrounding historical sites, including the White Horse Temple, China’s first Buddhist temple, to enrich your cultural journey.

  • Day 1: Zhou Royal City Emperor Six Chariots Museum + Luoyang Museum (as above)
  • Day 2: Morning visit to White Horse Temple (approx. 10 km from Luoyang center; taxi or bus line 20, approx. 30 minutes)
  • Afternoon: Explore Luoyang Old Town and enjoy local markets

Accommodation/Food: Stay in Luoyang downtown. Try local street foods like fried dumplings and steamed buns near the old town.

Souvenirs: White Horse Temple – Buddhist prayer beads, incense, and religious art. Luoyang Old Town – local snacks, paper-cut crafts.


3-Day Itinerary

Add a day trip to Longmen Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with impressive Buddhist stone carvings, to enrich your historical and cultural experience.

  • Days 1-2: Same as 2-day itinerary
  • Day 3: Longmen Grottoes (approx. 12 km from Luoyang; taxi or bus 58, approx. 40 minutes)
  • Spend the day exploring the grottoes and the nearby Fengxian Temple

Accommodation/Food: Stay in Luoyang city. Enjoy Henan-style noodles and river fish dishes.

Souvenirs: Longmen Grottoes – stone carving replicas, Buddhist art souvenirs, local silk scarves.


4-Day Itinerary

Include a visit to Luoyang National Peony Garden during peony season (spring), combined with cultural and historic attractions.

  • Days 1-3: Same as 3-day itinerary
  • Day 4: Luoyang National Peony Garden (approx. 15 km from city center; taxi or bus 31, approx. 40 minutes)
  • Enjoy the scenic gardens and seasonal flower festivals

Accommodation/Food: Stay in Luoyang downtown. Try local specialties such as peony-themed snacks and sweets during the festival.

Souvenirs: Peony Garden – flower-themed crafts, peony oil products, local teas.


5-Day Itinerary

Add a day trip to Songshan Mountain Scenic Area to experience natural beauty and Taoist culture near Luoyang.

  • Days 1-4: Same as 4-day itinerary
  • Day 5: Songshan Mountain Scenic Area (approx. 70 km from Luoyang; taxi or organized tour, approx. 1.5-2 hours)
  • Hike and visit famous Taoist and Buddhist temples on the mountain

Accommodation/Food: Stay in Luoyang or nearby Songshan area lodges. Try mountain local food and tofu dishes.

Souvenirs: Songshan – Taoist charms, mountain herbs, traditional snacks.


6-Day Itinerary

Include cultural exploration in nearby cities such as Kaifeng, rich with ancient Song dynasty heritage.

  • Days 1-5: Same as 5-day itinerary
  • Day 6: Day trip to Kaifeng (approx. 90 km; high-speed train or taxi, 1.5-2 hours)
  • Visit Iron Pagoda, Dragon Pavilion, and Kaifeng Ancient Street

Accommodation/Food: Return to Luoyang or stay overnight in Kaifeng. Sample Kaifeng-style dumplings and noodles.

Souvenirs: Kaifeng – Song dynasty replicas, porcelain, local embroidery.


7-Day Itinerary

A comprehensive cultural, historical, and natural exploration around Zhou Royal City Museum and Luoyang area with leisure and shopping time.

  • Days 1-6: Same as 6-day itinerary
  • Day 7: Leisure day in Luoyang with shopping at Jianshe Road Pedestrian Street and tasting local delicacies

Accommodation/Food: Stay in Luoyang city center. Try Huimian (Henan noodle soup), fried cakes, and herbal desserts.

Souvenirs: Local shops – calligraphy sets, local teas, traditional crafts, and snacks.


User Reviews

By The journey of memory |

The cultural relics were discovered during another construction excavation. In fact, it is estimated that there are cultural relics everywhere in the Central Plains after all, it has been so many years. However, there is a fee here, and the price is not cheap, 25 yuan.

In 2003, a large number of chariot pits from the Zhou Dynasty were discovered in Wangcheng Square, which is a major archaeological discovery in the 21st century. The chariot pits here are large in scale, with many types of chariots, neatly arranged, and magnificent. They are the only "six-chariot" remains in the world today. The museum mainly has two exhibition areas: the Emperor's Six-chariot Pit Exhibition Hall and the Zhou Dynasty Fine Cultural Relics Exhibition. The walls in the corridors are hung with fine cultural relics excavated from the Zhou Dynasty archaeological excavation.

By Brother Water |

The Zhou Royal City Emperor's Six Chariots Museum is located in the Eastern Zhou Royal City Square in the center of Xigong District, Luoyang City, in the northeast of the Eastern Zhou Royal City ruins. It is a themed museum of "Royal City, Royal Tombs, and Royal Artifacts" with a large chariot and horse pit from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty as the main body, and supplemented by an overview of the Eastern Zhou Royal City, new discoveries in the archaeological excavation of royal tombs, and some precious cultural relics from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

By Playing around |

In ancient China, the system of imperial carriages was given great importance. In the Zhou Dynasty, it was stipulated that "the emperor drove six horses, the dukes drove four, the officials drove three, the scholars drove two, and the common people drove one", which was an important part of the Zhou Li and was regarded by the ruling class as an important symbol of rank and status. The chariot and horse burial system, which was unique to the Shang and Zhou dynasties and used practical real chariots and horses as burial objects, was one of the important contents of the funeral rituals of the aristocratic class. The Zhou Li strictly stipulated the number of chariots and horses buried with the high-ranking nobles during their internal funerals, which was the so-called "sending chariots to look at the prison equipment", and matched the system of tripods. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the hierarchical color of the buried chariots and horses gradually faded. They were not only a symbol of the rank and status of the tomb owner, but also paid more attention to the wealth before death. In the late Warring States Period, with the collapse of the ritual and music system of the entire society, the chariot and horse burial system began to decline, and transitioned from real chariots and horses to chariot and horse funeral objects. The "Emperor Driving Six" chariot and horse burial pit unearthed in the square of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty King City in Luoyang in 2002 is an important material carrier and archaeological relic of Zhou Li in Chinese history.

By Bai Xiaoxixi |

The Emperor's Chariot with Six Horses Museum is located in a sunken square next to the subway entrance in the city center. In front of the square there is a very eye-catching sculpture of a carriage with six horses.



Although the entire museum is small, because it is a complete scene reproduction, the sense of time travel is too strong, and the visual impact is also very strong, which hits the soul directly, making it one of the most exciting museums.



Standing in front of the tomb pit and looking at the remains of chariots, horses and small animals in the tomb, the scene of burial thousands of years ago will clearly emerge in your mind.



Ticket price: 25 yuan for adults, 15 yuan for students.



We rented an electronic guide, but the volume was too low, so I gave Duomi ten dollars to buy a pair of headphones so that we could listen together.



Although the entire venue is small, we still spent more than two hours walking around it. We sat on the ground and listened to the content explained in the guide in detail in combination with the real objects. We gained a lot.



At the beginning of the audio guide, there is a section about King Ping of Zhou moving the capital to Luoyang on a large scale, and a simulated reproduction of scenes such as sacrifices. After watching it and then looking at the real thing, it feels like traveling through time and being in the long river of history, and all you can feel is your own particle-like existence.

By Liz |

This is actually the only "Six-horse carriage" relic in the world today. Its discovery makes the emperor's six-horse carriage jump out of the historical records and appear before our eyes.

It is located in Zhouwangcheng Square, very close to Xigong Street (Xiaojie Tianfu).

This museum is very small and can be visited in half an hour. There are two exhibition halls in total, one is the exhibition of unearthed artifacts, which is somewhat repeated with the one in Lobo, and the other is the Emperor's Six Pit. You can see everything in both exhibition halls.

You must ask for an explanation in this museum! Otherwise, it will be boring to see only the remains of chariots and horses in this exhibition hall. In fact, the entire tomb area below may be larger than the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang. However, due to the difficulty of excavation, the excavated materials have been backfilled. In addition, there will be many interesting details if you ask for an explanation.

I don’t know if I’ll have the chance to see it excavated again in this lifetime.

By S Beibei Beibei |

The 10 yuan rental guide is supposed to be a positioning guide. It is very difficult to use. It does not explain the content of the exhibits at all. It is quite confusing. You need to follow the guide to find the signal like using a radio before. I don't recommend renting it. This museum has real-person guides, but I didn't ask the price because I am afraid of social interaction.



In terms of content, apart from the chariot pit, this actual site, there is nothing else. If the ticket is 30, let me take a look, I personally think it is not worth it. (This is just my personal opinion)

By Meimei |

There has been no definitive answer to whether the emperor's chariot was driven by six horses or four horses. The discovery of the chariot solved a problem that has troubled archaeologists for many years. In the past, the chariots driven by four horses were the most discovered in my country's archaeological discoveries during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and six horses were never seen. Therefore, the discovery of this chariot caused a sensation across the country. Its scale is grand, and its preservation is complete and unique.



Three more pits with six-chariots were discovered one after another, in the Jiuliandun Chu Tomb in Zaoyang, Hubei, the Qin Mausoleum in Chang'an, Shaanxi, and Tanggong Road Primary School in Luoyang. The first two pits were the usurpation of rituals and music during the Warring States Period, and the third pit was a small pit with only one chariot, which was not suitable for the emperor. Only the one in the underground of Zhouwangcheng Square in Luoyang was a genuine "emperor's six-chariot".

By Sitting Alone in Bixi |

"The first exhibition hall of the museum is not very interesting. The second exhibition hall is a magnificent chariot and horse burial pit, in which the 'six-chariot' proves the correctness of 'a scholar chariots two, princes chariots four, and the emperor chariots six'."

There are not many museums like this that are built and protected underground, and it is even rarer to see them in the steel and concrete jungle of downtown areas. Luoyi, the capital of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, has many relics from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty around Luoyang, but the tombs here are famous for their high standards. I vaguely remember that it is the tomb of King Ping of Zhou.

By Gui Xiaorui |

"The Emperor rides six horses, the princes ride five, the ministers ride four, the officials ride three, the scholars ride two, and the common people ride one."

The Zhou Royal City Emperor's Chariot Museum is a themed museum of "Royal City, Royal Tombs, and Royal Artifacts", with a large chariot and horse pit from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty as its main body, preserved and displayed in its original site, and supplemented by an overview of the Eastern Zhou Royal City, new discoveries in the archaeological excavation of royal tombs, and some precious cultural relics from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

The museum is a site museum built on the original site of the "Emperor's Chariot and Horses" large chariot and horse burial pit, a major archaeological discovery in the 21st century. The chariot and horse pit is large in scale, with many types of chariots, neatly arranged, and magnificent. It is the only "Emperor's Chariot and Horses" relic in the world today.



Tickets are 30 yuan and the guide is 10 yuan.

The Zhouwangcheng Emperor's Chariot Museum is not very big, but I think it is worth a visit. It is a museum built on the original site. When you enter the museum, you will first read some relevant introductions, and then the chariot pit exhibition area, which is full of bones, which is particularly shocking.

By Fairytale CORN |

After getting off the bus, I walked around the square twice but couldn't find the entrance. Later I realized how stupid I was. It turns out that this museum is underground, not on the ground floor as we thought. So I just bypassed the ancient painting wall and walked down to the main entrance to see it.



The Zhou Emperor's Six-horse Chariot Museum is actually a chariot pit left over from the Zhou Dynasty. This was also the most significant archaeological discovery in the 21st century in 2003, because at that time many people believed that the Zhou Emperor had at most four or five chariots, which means that there were four chariots pulling the emperor's chariot. Because before that, no more chariot pits with more "chariots" were found.



This major discovery finally confirmed the statement in the Yili "Wang Du Ji" that the emperor drove six chariots, the princes drove five, the ministers drove four, the officials drove three, the scholars drove two, and the common people drove one. This is also the only chariot pit in the world with six chariots.



When you enter the museum, the first thing you see are some cultural relics related to ritual vessels and rites, as well as some introductions.



After passing through a short corridor, we walked to the area of the Emperor's Six-horse Chariot Relics. Only then could we truly feel the grandeur of being the Emperor, traveling by carriage and horse. It was really super shocking.



Looking around, there are piles of bones. The bones of each horse can be seen. These horses are tall and strong. The majesty of the emperor is everywhere. The tour guide sister told us that the most interesting thing is that when the chariot pit was discovered, the skeleton of a puppy was found in the pit, and the puppy had a tendency to climb up. Experts analyzed that it should be caused by accidentally burying the puppy during the burial. Although it is a bit unbearable for the puppy, it has become a valuable material for our historical research today, which is very sad.



🕐Reference time: 1-3 hours

🚌Transportation:

Take bus No. 5, 48, 56, 81, 18, 9, 103, 101, or 22 to Wangcheng Square and walk to the destination.

💰Tickets: Adult ticket: 30 RMB (Monday to Sunday, January 1st - December 31st)

⏰Opening hours:

08:30-18:30 (Monday to Sunday, January 1st to December 31st)

📍Location

No. 226, Zhongzhou Middle Road, Xigong District, Luoyang City, Henan Province

By YeanChan |

The reason I went to Tianzijialiu was not because it was worth a visit, but because I happened to have breakfast nearby! How big is Tianzijialiu? It takes only 2 minutes to get in and out and take a quick look. If you look closely, it takes at most half an hour to an hour. It is very small.

By Snow on the sky and earth |

Under the square of Zhouwang City is the Zhou Emperor Jialiu Museum, the ticket is 30 yuan, it is said that the cultural relics have been moved to Luoyang Museum, there are only excavation pits below, so I didn't buy a ticket to visit (not because I was poor and didn't want to buy a ticket)

By First quarter moon |

Here, we can clearly see the whole picture of the chariot pit, which is very spectacular. The neat arrangement of two rows of chariots is very rare in the chariot pits discovered in China. If we give life to these chariots and horses in an instant, what we see before us will be the majestic and magnificent convoy of the Zhou emperor when he travels.

By Small fried egg |

Tickets to the Zhouwangcheng Emperor's Six-horse Driving Museum are 30 yuan, and students can get half price tickets at 15 yuan. The museum is very small, and if you want to take a quick tour, you can finish it in 10 minutes. I listened to the guide twice, and I was a little shocked when I saw the Emperor's Six-horse Driving Burial Pit.

By Fat Cat |

The museum is not very large, and its contents are relatively simple, but it is unique in China and even in the world. I think it is worth a visit. There are special voluntary interpreters in the chariot pit, just follow them.

By Star Traveler |

The puppy that was buried alive was so pitiful that I ran out crying and didn’t finish watching it. . . .

By Still today |

A very small museum, mainly the things inside are good

By 👑Traveling Light👑 |

The Zhou emperor had six chariots. Luoyang is indeed a thousand-year-old capital. A lot of traditional culture of the Central Plains has been preserved. I like it very much!

By Jing |

A complete chariot pit was unearthed. It is not easy to control six horses to go in the same direction.

By Patching the Sky |

It is divided into two exhibition areas. When you enter the museum, the first exhibition area comes into view. The scale of the horse pit is rare in China, and it looks like a parade.

By JOJO |

It is a museum worth visiting. The venue is not big. You can rent a tour guide and take your time to explore it. The main thing to see is the remains of horse-drawn carriages. As you go along, you will understand what it means "the emperor draws six, princes draw five, ministers draw four, officials draw three, scholars draw two, and common people draw one."

By Andy.Bohu.Tang |

The Luoyang Zhouwangcheng Emperor's Six-horse Chariot Museum is a recently developed place

If you dig around here, you'll find all kinds of historical sites.

By 灬比のshoreヤ |

Located in Luoyang Zhouwang City Square, the museum is relatively small and half an hour is enough. The highlight is the pit of remains of the emperor's chariot, the only chariot displayed in its original site in the world!

By A Hao can't get fat |

In Luoyang Zhouwangcheng Square, the museum ticket is 25 yuan, but you can go and have a look. It is also a great discovery in Luoyang. What you can see in the museum is only a part of it. A large part was backfilled after excavation. All you can see are the skeleton brackets of carriages and horses, etc.

By Flop. |

The Emperor's Six-horse Driving Carriage was the highest level of travel for the ancient emperors. The venue is not very large. When you enter the venue, you will first see some unearthed cultural relics. On the left is the Emperor's Six-horse Driving Carriage Exhibition Hall. Half an hour is enough for the visit. If you are not interested in the travel and official ranks of ancient emperors, you can ignore this museum and go directly to the Luoyang Museum. However, I personally feel that it is still good to directly see the scenes of the ancient emperors' travel.

By The Second Miss |

After entering the museum, you will first see the cultural relics exhibition area. After walking through the corridor, you will reach the most important exhibition area, the site of the emperor's burial pit with six chariots and horses.

The chariot and horse pit is large in scale, with many types of chariots, which are neatly arranged and magnificent. It is the only surviving example of a six-horse chariot in the world today.

The large exhibition pit shows us how the emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty traveled.

The remains of a dog can be clearly seen in the carriage. According to the guide, the dog was probably buried with the dead, so it hid under the carriage out of fear, and was eventually crushed to death by the collapse of the carriage. This shows the horror of the feudal dynasty's burial system.

By Martian User |

In Wangcheng Park in the center of Luoyang, the sculptures at the entrance are very beautiful. Part of it introduces the royal cities of the Zhou Dynasty. The highlight is the archaeological pit of the remains of the emperor's six-wheeled carriage. It is very impressive. The museum is open until 6:30 in the evening, and even later during peak season, giving tourists more choices.

By 檡~ |

It was my first time to see the chariot pit up close, and it was quite shocking. The exhibition hall is not large and can be visited in about an hour.

By Smell the rain in the morning |

The Emperor's Six-horse Chariot Museum is not big, but its importance and uniqueness can be called unique in China. The museum was built to protect and display the remains of the chariot and horse pits buried with the Zhou emperor. Tickets are 30 yuan per person, and the explanation is 30 yuan. In the museum, you can see a huge team of chariots and horses, among which the Emperor's Six-horse Chariot is at the end of the team. You can almost imagine the magnificent team of the Zhou emperor's travel. The remains of three puppies were also found, which are speculated to be the hunting dogs of the Zhou emperor during his lifetime.

By l Kezi |

2018.8.14 The first stop for the two of us to visit the ancient city of Luoyang was the Zhouwangcheng Tianzi Jialiu Museum. It took more than 10 minutes to walk from the hotel at the train station to here. The square is very spacious and neatly planned. The Jialiu Museum is displayed underground, which well illustrates a period of history and witness.

By Puff God |

The Zhou Emperor's Six-horse Chariot Museum is an exhibition hall that displays the chariot and horse pits of the Eastern Zhou royal family. The Eastern Zhou Dynasty has a history of nearly 2,500 years, and the architectural monuments of that time have long been reduced to ashes. This is the best place to understand the culture of the Eastern Zhou royal family. The most eye-catching thing is the discovery of the only "Six-horse Chariot", which confirms the record of "The Emperor's Six-horse Chariot" in ancient documents in an intuitive and clear form. This is also the only "Six-horse Chariot Chariot" in the world that is displayed in its original site.

By The Hermit of Saibei |

The ticket is 30 yuan for adults and 15 yuan for students. There is also a branch, and you have to pay to go to the branch. It is not worth the price. The exhibition hall is small and the exhibition content is relatively simple.

By Crystal |

Before I came here, I didn't understand what the name meant. Later I learned that the Emperor Driving Six Chariots is a large chariot and horse burial pit. It is a special museum with a large chariot and horse pit from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty as the main body, supplemented by an overview of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty royal city, new discoveries in the archaeological excavation of royal tombs, and some precious cultural relics from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. It is a burial pit for the emperor driving six chariots.

By ༺One thought is eternal༻ |

The museum is very small. For those who are not interested in history, there is basically nothing to see. It took about 20 minutes to see and take pictures.

By Manjila |

The Emperor's Six Horses Museum is right below the statue of the six horses, and the entrance is below the inscription. Can I say I went in in a daze? I saw someone go in, and then I followed, and then I found that it was the excavation site of cultural relics. Um... I was a little scared, but there was nothing I could do. Who told me to be scared? I cried to death. However, it is still worth a visit, with strong traces of history.

By JQDong |

It's mainly a pit for the emperor's carriages and horses, and one pit costs 30 😂 I really think it's not worth it

By Enlightenment in a Foreign Land |

There is a small museum hidden in the city center, which is full of real things.

By Wanyan Qingkong |

Is the museum closed? It is under maintenance and I cannot visit it. I came here in vain.

By China-TravelNote user Mugu |

There are 26 chariots, 70 horses, and 9 dogs in the pit. It is said that the horses were knocked unconscious by taking drugs and buried after they were in a state of disarray. At that time, there may not have been anesthetics, and they may not have been effective. The horses were probably hit on the top with a wooden hammer, and buried after they were knocked unconscious and in a state of disarray. The wooden carriages and wheels have all rotted away, and they were formed by pouring plaster into the cavity. There is a flat area in front of the chariot and horse pit. Later, someone took a fancy to this place and buried it. In order to prevent the chariots and horses from being damaged, it was sealed after being leveled.

There is a group of three chariot and horse burial pits, one horse pit and two chariot and horse pits. In one of the chariot and horse pits there is also a chariot and six horses, but there are two in front and four in the back. Some experts say that it can also be regarded as the six chariots of the emperor.



Luoyang Lijing Gate and Luoyang Water Banquet are two business cards of Luoyang. Luoyang spent so much money to rebuild Lijing Gate, but built commercial outlets on the city wall, which is like a poor man who spent all his money to make a new set of clothes, but patched them up first for fear of being worn out. As for the Water Banquet, even if he has a good life, he still remembers the hard times, and he also makes a hodgepodge of good food with sour and smelly taste.

By The mouse loves the cat |

It is famous for the emperor's carriage, and is located underground in the Royal City Square.

By Rabbit Xiaobai |

Wangcheng Square is located in the center of Luoyang. This inconspicuous square has a pivotal position in the history of our country. In 2002, archaeologists discovered a large number of important cultural relics from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. In the 16,000 square meters that have been drilled, 397 tombs and 18 chariot pits were found, which exceeded the total number of horse pits and chariot pits found in Luoyang in the past 50 years. In particular, the "Emperor's Chariot" with six horses and one chariot was discovered for the first time, which confirmed the saying that "the Emperor drove six horses" in the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties recorded in ancient documents.

The exhibition hall of the museum is actually not very large. If you have high expectations, you will be disappointed. If you are fast, you can finish the whole hall in about ten minutes. It is mainly divided into two exhibition halls, one is the artifact exhibition, and the other is the chariot pit of the emperor.

By Isis |

I went there on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. I had a national ticket but forgot to use it. However, the Luoyang government gave me a surprise: tickets from the first to the seventh day of the Lunar New Year are half price. I saved one yuan by buying tickets on Dianping.com, so it was 14 yuan per person. I used the 30 yuan I saved to hire a tour guide.

The place is not big, and it only takes half an hour to visit. The emperor's six-horse carriage is of great historical and archaeological significance, and it is a good place to study the pomp of the Zhou emperor. I was amazed at the integrity and uniformity of the horse skeleton. A place that can be recommended in Luoyang.

By My name is Zhang Dajing~ |

1. Wouldn't the friction inside the gear be greater if it were square? Why are they all round now?

2.13 The ancient capital.

3. The emperor rides six horses, the dukes ride five, the ministers ride four, the officials ride three, the scholars ride two, and the common people ride one. This is the so-called hierarchy.

4. The puppy was buried alive?

5. The horse that is said to look like a dinosaur fossil

By The Son of Heaven |

Only the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty could enjoy the travel specification of six-horse carriage! That's why it is called "The Emperor Driving Six"!

By smartshallot |

I entered for free with my annual tourist pass. There are only two halls inside, one is the introduction hall and the other is the chariot and horse pit. I finished the tour quickly and felt it was pretty good.

By Bai Xubo |

The main purpose is to see the tomb of the six-horse chariot that only the Zhou emperor had. However, as a prefecture-level city, it is also quite amazing to have ruins everywhere and a museum everywhere.

By Cai Bosi |

"The large-scale chariot and horse burial pit of "The Emperor Driving Six Horses" discovered by archaeologists in Luoyang City is a major archaeological discovery in the 21st century. The large-scale chariot and horse burial pit of "The Emperor Driving Six Horses" is a site-type museum built on the original site. The chariot and horse pit is large in scale, with many types of chariots, neatly arranged, and magnificent. It is the only "chariot and horse" relic in the world today, a treasure of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, unparalleled in the world!

During the Spring and Autumn Period, rituals and music were in decline. As the Zhou Dynasty declined, princes often usurped power. The owner of the Jiuliandun Warring States Cemetery in Zaoyang, Hubei Province should be a prince or a minister of the Chu State, who violated the Zhou ritual and used the treatment of driving six horses. The Qin Mausoleum in Shaanxi Province also violated the Zhou ritual. Only the pit of the emperor driving six chariots and horses in the Zhouwangcheng Square in Luoyang, which was discovered in 2002, is the true embodiment of Zhou ritual. It not only confirms the ancient emperor's system of driving six horses, but also becomes the coordinate of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty Wangcheng Mausoleum Area.

The emperor's chariot in Luoyang Zhouwangcheng Square

By ~ |

I went there on National Day. The museum opened at 8:30 in the morning. The ticket price was 30 yuan per person and the rental of the audio guide was 10 yuan. The museum is not big and is mainly divided into two parts. The front hall mainly introduces some unearthed cultural relics from the Shang and Zhou dynasties. It regularly talks about the ritual and music system, the chariot and horse system, etc., as well as the introduction of several tombs. Walking inside is the exhibition of the emperor's six-horse carriage. When I went there, there were still professionals repairing it. It truly restored the situation of the chariot and horse burial in the tomb. I was shocked after seeing it. Moreover, this is a real cultural relic and is worth a visit.

By Scholar's spirit |

As a museum for learning about the history of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, it is not bad.

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By Linghu onion |

It's in the downtown area, it's a real thing, well worth a look. Chatting with the administrator, he said that the surrounding area is actually the Western Zhou Dynasty burial area. Under the Construction Bank next to it is the tomb of the Western Zhou king. Not far away is Lijing Gate, so it's a good time to go there for dinner.

By Pu'er Tea |

Located in the city of Luoyang, it has convenient transportation. It is preserved in the original location when it was excavated. The remains of chariots and horses are clearly visible, which is worth seeing.

By dfegfgt4r4h |

The emperor drove six horses, the dukes drove five, the ministers drove four, the officials drove three, the scholars drove two, and the common people drove one. The Emperor's Driving Six Horses Museum is located in Wangcheng Square, Luoyang, with convenient transportation. It is a site museum built on the original site of the large chariot and horse burial pit of "Emperor's Driving Six Horses". It is worth a visit.

By style |

The museum is a site museum built on the original site of the "Emperor Driving Six" large chariot and horse burial pit, a major archaeological discovery in the 21st century. The chariot and horse pit is large in scale, with many types of chariots, neatly arranged, and magnificent. It is the only "Six-horse chariot" relic in the world today.

By Chili seeds |

I went in when the museum was about to close. It's not very big and there are tour guides to give explanations.

It is mainly an exhibition hall for chariots and horses buried with the dead, showing six horses pulling a chariot in parallel.

The tour guide said this was only a part of it, and speculated that there might be other ruins under the surrounding roads.

I feel like Luoyang can only build a road surface for subway construction, hahaha. There are treasures everywhere.

By Look around |

The Luoyang Zhouwangcheng Emperor's Six-horse Chariot Museum is located in the city center. It was excavated during the construction of the city and is now a square-style underground museum. This site confirms the Zhou ritual of the King's Six-horse Chariot.

By Bulan Residence |

The museum is not big and consists of two parts: the exhibition of unearthed cultural relics and the pit where the emperor drove six chariots and horses. The latter is very shocking and worth the ticket.

By Bubbles |

Located in a bustling area in the city center, you can get off at Wangcheng Square by bus, which is just a little north of Zhouwangcheng Square. There are many buses passing by.

The ticket price is 30 yuan per person on site and 25 yuan per person online. The explanation is paid separately, and the guide device is 20 yuan.

The museum volunteer we met was a short, slightly thin lady with a ponytail, about 40 years old. She had received many guests in the past few days, and her voice became hoarse from constant explanations. Her voice was not loud, but her explanations were very detailed and vivid. A large group of us gathered around her and listened carefully to her telling us the story of the emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

The sculpture of six horses pulling a carriage at the museum's gate is very impressive.

But when I walked to the pit filled with bones, the shock I felt was doubly great.

By D. |

Yili "Wangduji" says: "The emperor drives six horses, the princes drive five, the ministers drive four, the officials drive three, the scholars drive two, and the common people drive one. In the era of the collapse of rituals and music at that time, the real Zhou rituals were easy to find. You can see the burial pit and some other cultural relics. Many children come to visit. It's just a little expensive for the size of the exhibition hall and the ticket price.

By Ming Sun and Moon |

This is the first Eastern Zhou tomb of emperor specifications discovered so far, and the identity of the tomb owner is unknown.

By Big orange 🍊 |

The whole tour took no more than half an hour, but it was really worth it!

By Farewell |

You must go there, the original site and appearance are very precious!

By Museums in China |

Overall it's not bad, but not as complete as the Zhenggong Chariot and Horse Pit in Xinzheng, and the unearthed cultural relics are also in poor condition. I still have to come here to see it if I have a chance!

By Durian girl ( ̄Д ̄)ノ |

The museum is the first stop for me. Although the exhibition hall is small, it gives me a sense of time travel to see the carriages and horses thousands of years ago. After thousands of years of vicissitudes, they are vividly presented in front of us.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, rituals and music were in decline. As the Zhou royal family declined, princes often usurped power. Only this hall was the true embodiment of Zhou rituals. "The emperor drove six horses, the princes drove five, the ministers drove four, the officials drove three, the scholars drove two, and the common people drove one."

By Xiaoyue Qingjiang |

The Emperor's Chariot Museum is located in the Dongzhou Royal City Square in the center of Luoyang. It is a special museum of "Royal City, Royal Tomb, and Royal Artifacts" with a large-scale chariot pit from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty as the main body, and supplemented by an overview of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty Royal City, new discoveries in recent years of royal tomb archaeology, and some precious cultural relics from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

The real scene of the archaeological excavation chariot and horse pit is displayed. The whole set of chariots and horses are arranged in two vertical rows, just like the scene of a traveling array.

The discovery of this "six-horse carriage" has confirmed the record of "the emperor driving a six-horse carriage" in ancient documents in an intuitive and clear form, and it has a high archaeological value.

By A big point |

Museum lovers must go, after all, this carriage is rare.

By Dinosaur |

The burial pit of the Zhou emperor's chariot is well preserved and fully illustrates the hierarchy of the time.

By 23 |

The exhibition hall is a little small, but it is still worth a visit. It truly reproduces the scene of "the emperor has six carriages, the princes have four, and the scholars have two" with the rumbling of carriages and horses.

By Xlsong |

A relatively small museum under the Royal City Square. There are several bronze artifacts and a chariot pit. The cost performance is not too high.

By Happy Ranger |

Luoyang Zhou Royal City Emperor's Six Chariots Museum is located in the Eastern Zhou Royal City Square in the center of Luoyang City, in the northeast of the Eastern Zhou Royal City ruins. It is a themed museum of "Royal City, Royal Tombs, and Royal Artifacts" with a large chariot and horse pit from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty as the main body, and supplemented by an overview of the Eastern Zhou Royal City, new discoveries in the archaeological excavation of royal tombs, and some precious cultural relics from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

The museum is a site museum built on the original site of the "Emperor Driving Six" large chariot and horse burial pit, a major archaeological discovery in the 21st century. The chariot and horse pit is large in scale, with many types of chariots, neatly arranged, and magnificent. It is the only "Six-horse chariot" relic in the world today.

By Seashore Shell |

The Emperor's Chariot Museum is located in the Dongzhou Royal City Square in the center of Luoyang. It is on the underground floor. There are few people and the venue is not big. I think the only thing worth seeing is the chariot and horse burial pit. The most famous thing is the skeletons of six horses placed symmetrically. The "Emperor's Chariot" with "six horses" directly confirms the record of "Emperor's Chariot" in ancient documents. It is said to be unique in the world. Very awesome! This relic looks cute~

By MagicDeck |

It only costs 25 yuan to buy it online. The only site in the world where the emperor drove a six-horse carriage

By Travel Cultural Heritage |

The historical value of this attraction is greater than its actual visiting value, so friends who are interested in history can just come and take a look.

By YukiZ |

It is of great significance for the research of "The Emperor drives six carriages and the princes drive four", but it is just a chariot pit, which mainly systematically displays the standard of Zhou Dynasty chariots. However, you may feel that it is not worth the full price of 30 tickets.

1. Located in the center of one of the main roads in the old city, there is a large shopping mall nearby and it is convenient for eating.

2. The full ticket price is 30 yuan, the guide needs a deposit of 300 yuan + ID card, and the usage fee is 10 yuan\2 hours

3. There are 2 exhibition halls in total. The main one is the second one, where you can see the real objects, including neatly arranged carriages and horses, dogs trying to escape (some dogs were crushed under the carriages), six-axle four-axle and two-axle carriages (single-axle carriages must be symmetrical)

The first exhibition hall is more about the tombs in the shape of characters "ya", "jia" and "zhong"; the types of tripods, gui and chime bells; the origin of the character "jurisdiction"

By Beard. |

It's not very big, just in the square. At first I didn't understand what the emperor's six horses meant and wanted to find out. It turns out that it means the emperor driving six horses. This tomb was dug out directly in the square and preserved in its original shape. There was a tour guide who gave the explanation. She spoke very good Mandarin and was very gentle. When you go to such places, you must find an explanation to understand it better!

By Xiaolei's Dream Journey |

The Emperor's Chariot Museum is a special museum with a large chariot and horse pit from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty as its main body, which is preserved and displayed on the original site. It also exhibits an overview of the Eastern Zhou royal city, new discoveries in the archaeological excavation of the royal tombs, and some precious cultural relics from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.