The reporter visited: The permanent parking lot is under construction and will be put into use in October

Cover News Reporter Wu Yong Photo Report

In July 2023, the new Sanxingdui Museum will be officially opened to the public. At the same time, with the rise of archaeology and museums, the new Sanxingdui Museum attracts a large number of tourists every day, and during the Spring Festival in 2024 alone, Sanxingdui Museum will receive a total of 190,000 visitors.

The permanent parking lot of Sanxingdui Museum under construction (photo by Wu Yong)

With the influx of many tourists into the Sanxingdui Museum, many tourists began to notice the parking problem in Sanxingdui. Some netizens said, "The potholed and dirty parking lot is very bad for goodwill." In response to tourists' complaints and complaints on the online platform, on April 28, the cover news reporter conducted a field visit and found that the temporary parking lot of Sanxingdui Museum has begun to lay a water-stabilized layer;

Netizens complained:

The museum is very beautiful, and the parking lot is good

On March 11, the cover news reporter drove to the temporary parking lot of Sanxingdui Museum, which is about 300 meters opposite the Sanxingdui Visitor Center, which was transformed from a wide site.

Sanxingdui Museum temporary parking lot on a rainy day (source network)

The reporter noticed that in addition to the entrance and exit set up barriers, there is no clear parking space delineation into the parking lot, many buses and private cars are parked side by side, and some people guide vehicle parking. The floor of the parking lot is gravel, and when the vehicle is a little faster, it will bring up a cloud of dust.

"Gray on a sunny day, mud on a rainy day. This sentence is the evaluation of the parking lot of Sanxingdui Museum by many tourists who visited Sanxingdui Museum.

Sanxingdui Museum temporary parking lot released by tourists (source network)

The reporter combed and found that many netizens complained and complained on online social platforms and online political platforms, and some netizens said, "It's best not to drive in Sanxingdui on a rainy day, which affects the mood very much." The netizen said that the parking lot of Sanxingdui is potholed and dirty, and it is full of mud on rainy days, which is in stark contrast to the brand-new museum, and it is very unfavorable. Some netizens also commented that the cultural relics in the venue are very exquisite and beautiful, but the parking lot environment is not flattering.

At the same time, many netizens believe that Sanxingdui is not a densely populated area, and there are conditions to build a large parking lot, hoping that the official can respond to the planning and construction of Sanxingdui parking lot, and do not let tourists ruin their good impression of Sanxingdui because of the parking lot.

Reporter's visit:

The temporary parking lot began to be blackened and a permanent parking lot was built

On the afternoon of April 28, the reporter drove to the Sanxingdui Museum again, and after entering the temporary parking lot, the reporter found that in the area separated by a conical barrel in the temporary parking lot of the Sanxingdui Museum, a construction vehicle and several workers were under construction. As far as the eye can see, about half of the entire temporary parking lot has been paved with a water-stabilized layer and blackened.

The temporary parking lot of Sanxingdui Museum is laying a water-stabilized layer (photo by Wu Yong)

Subsequently, the reporter came to a construction site under the leadership of the staff of Sanxingdui Development and Construction Co., Ltd., which is located about 150 meters diagonally opposite the Sanxingdui Museum Visitor Center.

"This is a permanent parking lot that we started construction in January this year, and now it is a 24-hour cross-operation, and we strive to be able to put it into use on this year's National Day. According to the staff, the parking lot is divided into 2 underground floors, 1 floor above ground, a total of about 3,000 parking spaces, after the completion of the parking space, will become a set of buses, tourist vehicles, through trains, taxis, private cars in one of the integrated transportation hub.

Sanxingdui Museum permanent parking lot planning map (photo provided by the interviewee)

In addition, the reporter learned that the Sanxingdui parking lot has also built an underground passage connecting the museum and the parking lot, with a length of 86m and a width of 16m, which can realize the diversion of people and vehicles and ensure the safety of tourists.

"When we operate the temporary parking lot, we are also soliciting the overall planning plan of the Sanxingdui Museum Cultural Tourism Development Zone, and after the planning plan comes out, in order to meet the needs of tourists, the construction of the parking lot will start as soon as possible. The relevant person in charge of Sanxingdui Museum said that other formats will be built simultaneously in the follow-up to create better conditions for Sanxingdui cultural tourism.