重庆三峡移民纪念馆 (Chóngqìng Sānxia Yímín Jìniànguǎn) stands in Wanzhou and is China’s only national first-class museum dedicated to the million-strong Three Gorges resettlement. It tells the story of the mass relocation forced by the dam and the reservoirs that reshaped life along the Yangtze.
Inside, a 1:1 restored migrant ship (复原 migrant ship) anchors the displays, letting visitors walk the decks that carried families away from flooded hometowns. Around it, a VR reconstruction of old towns brings the submerged streets back into view.
Entry is free, but a visit needs advance booking through the museum’s official WeChat account, and the halls are closed on Mondays. From the rooftop terrace the Yangtze and the Wanzhou skyline open out below — a fitting frame for a museum built on the consequences of the rising water.
Words and Names
重庆三峡移民纪念馆 Chóngqìng Sānxia Yímín Jìniànguǎn — Chongqing Three Gorges Migration Memorial 三峡 Sānxiá — Three Gorges 移民 yímín — resettled migrant / relocation 纪念馆 jìniànguǎn — memorial hall / museum 长江 Cháng Jiāng — Yangtze River
What the Locals Know
Admission is free, but you must book ahead on the museum’s official WeChat account before you go, and plan around the Monday closing — a same-day walk-up is not reliable. All checked October 2026.
flowcloud would say that nowhere else in China gathers the whole story of a million uprooted lives under one rooftop terrace above the Yangtze. All checked October 2026.
Where to find it: The memorial sits among Wanzhou’s riverside civic buildings; reach it from the urban district and look for the museum’s terrace overlooking the Yangtze. All checked October 2026.