Khampa Museum

Sichuan


This traditional 200-year-old family house has been totally renovated and turned into an interesting ethnographic museum that recreates life in a typical Kham house and also looks at nomadic life and culture. There's good English signage and – thankfully – no political propaganda. In the future, there's likely to be a small entry charge.


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