The Puppet Manchu Palace Museum is located at No. 5 Guangfu North Road, Changchun City. It is a historical witness to the Japanese imperialist invasion of Northeast China and the implementation of fascist colonial rule. The courtyard has a unique architectural style, including both traditional Chinese palace-style buildings and Japanese-style buildings. The Puppet Manchu Palace Museum displays the history, politics, culture and other aspects of the Puppet Manchukuo, allowing people to deeply understand the humiliating history through precious cultural relics, pictures and historical materials. At the same time, the natural scenery here is also very beautiful, with shady trees and lush flowers and plants. Walking through it, you can feel the vicissitudes of history and the traces of time. It is an important tourist attraction with both historical culture and natural scenery.
#Changchun Pseudoman Palace Museum 2026 latest play guide
The Pseudo-Manchu Palace Museum is the only "Museum + 5A Scenic Spot" dual-attribute cultural and tourism landmark in Changchun. It is the palace site when the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Puyi, served as the puppet emperor of Manchukuo, and it is also the core historical witness of Japan's invasion of China and colonial rule in Northeast China. There are more than 73,000 pieces of cultural relics in the collection. From 2025 to 2026, multiple exhibition halls and leisure spaces have been added, which can not only read history in depth, but also clock in leisure.
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📌 basic information (latest in 2026)
- ** Address **: No. 5 Guangfu North Road, Kuancheng District, Changchun City
- ** Opening hours **:
- Summer (April 16-October 13): Opening at 8:30, ticket sales at 16:40, closing at 18:00
Winter (October 14 - April 15): Opening at 8:30, ticket sales at 16:30, closing at 17:30
- National Day and other holidays: The palace core area is extended to close at 21:00
- ** Tickets & Reservations **:
- You need to make an appointment 7 days in advance at the official Mini Program of the "Pseudoman Palace Museum", which is divided into 5 admission periods every day, and only the core area of the palace can be visited from 16:40 to 19:30 at the latest
- 70 yuan for adults; 20 yuan for college students; 35 yuan for seniors aged 60-64; 30 yuan for veterans
- Ticket-free people: minors under the age of 18, seniors over the age of 65, people with disabilities, police, active duty military, fire and rescue personnel
- ** Transportation **:
- Bus: No. 264 goes directly to Pseudoman Palace Station; No. 318/225/279/125 goes northbound to Shaanxi Road Station for 1000 meters
- Rail Transit: Light Rail Line 3/4 Pseudo-Royal Palace Station
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##🗺️ must visit 22 clock in points (by region)
It is recommended to set aside 4-5 hours to explore the entire area, and at least 2.5 hours in the core palace area.
###1. Core paid area: Pseudoman Palace Court Area (ticket included)
Here is the core area where Pu Yi lived and handled government affairs in those days. The architecture is a mix of Chinese and Western, which truly restores the original appearance of the court in the Pseudo-Manchu period:
- ** Three core buildings **:
- "Tongde Hall": The iconic Sino-Japanese building of the museum, with the words "One Heart and One Virtue" burned on the yellow glazed tiles, is the place where Puyi held ceremonies and received foreign guests, and is also the largest palace
- "Xixi Building": European-style two-story green brick building, which is the dormitory of Puyi, Empress Wanrong and Xianggui Tan Yuling. The interior restores the living scenes of that year
- "Qinmin Building": a square circle building, where Puyi "ascended the pole", received foreign envoys, and handled government affairs. The name of the building is taken from the ancestral motto of "Respect Heaven, Fazu, Diligence and Love the People"
- ** Other must-see buildings **: Huaiyuan Building (the location of Fengxian Hall dedicated to the tablets of the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty), Jiale Hall (the large banquet hall of the year), Painting and Calligraphy Building, Imperial Swimming Pool, Imperial Air-raid Shelter, Zhixiu Xuan, Changchun Xuan, Palace Nei Mansion, North and South/West Wing Rooms, Ruins of "Founding Temple"
- ** Garden area **: Dongyu Garden (the largest garden in Pseudoman, integrating Chinese and Japanese garden styles, with precious tree species such as yew and ginkgo biloba, koi in the gourd pond, cloves, peony, elm leaf plum blooming around May), Xiyu Garden (small and exquisite, with rockery waterfalls, small pavilion benches)
###2. Around the exit of the Palace District (tickets included)
From the palace district, follow the exit instructions to reach:
- Racecourse Royal Horse Court Equestrian Club: You can experience equestrian
- Centennial Locomotive Pavilion: Exhibition of old locomotive collections
- Halogen Book Garage: Display Puyi's imperial vehicle of the year
###3. Free open area (no tickets required)
- ** Xunnan Building **: Next to the exit of the palace area, there are Manchu tea drinks, merchandise stores, calligraphy and painting exhibitions, you can shop for tired rest, buy souvenirs
- ** M + Cultural and Creative Block **: On the right hand side of the main entrance, the original Guard barracks are renovated, and high-quality exhibitions are held regularly. It is a cultural and tourism integration leisure space
- ** The Eye of the Museum Art Palace **: The main entrance is east past the parking lot. It is the only clear-faced concrete underground palace-style building in the domestic museum, with an underground exhibition hall and "M + Happy Reading" reading and resting space
- ** Northeast Fall History Exhibition Hall **: Opposite the north side of the museum, a comprehensive display of the 14-year history of the Northeast Fall of the Anti-Japanese War, of which the "Bacterial Warfare Evidence Exhibition of the Japanese Army's 100th Army" is one of the top ten fine exhibitions in the National Museum, with strong historical educational significance
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🚶 recommended tour route
History in-depth tour (3-4 hours, suitable for history buffs)
Northeast Fall History Exhibition Hall (first understand the historical background) → Palace Core Area (Qixi Building → Qinmin Building → Huaiyuan Building → Jiale Hall → Tongde Hall → Imperial Air-raid Shelter/Swimming Pool) → East and West Imperial Gardens → Racecourse/Centennial Locomotive Hall/Halobu Garage
###② Panoramic leisure tour (4-5 hours, suitable for families/ordinary tourists)
M + Cultural and Creative Block → Museum Eye Art Palace (exhibition + rest) → Palace Core Area (visit according to the above route) → East and West Imperial Gardens → Xunnan Building (tea + merchandise) → Northeast Fall History Exhibition Hall
###③ Spring flower viewing exclusive route (applicable around May)
Tongdedian Square (rose, lilac) → Dongyu Garden (yew, Beijing peach, clove, peony, koi pond) → Xiyu Garden (rockery waterfall, begonia, brocade) → racetrack (Beijing peach, mountain apricot, clove)
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##💡 play tips
1. ** Explain the choice **:
- Manual group explanation: 24 yuan/person in the palace area, 10 people start to form a group, a group is sent every 20-30 minutes, and the explanation is 90 minutes. The route covers 5 core buildings; there are free explanations at 9:30/11:00/13:30/15:00 every day on holidays.
- Self-service explanation: AI docent/voice guide 20-30 yuan/unit, online Mini Program wisdom explanation 20 yuan/set (including palace area + fall history exhibition hall), suitable for tourists who do not want to wait for a group
2. ** Convenience services **: The Visitor Service Center and Xunnan Building provide free bag storage, free borrowing of wheelchairs, and barrier-free facilities throughout the hospital
3. ** Precautions **: No smoking in the whole hospital, no climbing of buildings, damage to exhibits; no pets (except guide dogs), transportation tools, and dangerous goods are allowed in the park
4. ** merchandise & catering **: Xunnanlou has full tea to experience, merchandise products over 200 yuan have gifts; there are also Northeast specialty restaurants around, you can taste pot meat, Northeast cuisine.
Address
Changchun Pseudoman Palace Museum, Kuancheng District, Changchun City, Jilin Province