Dayi County

Dayi County
大邑县
Location of Dayi County in Sichuan
Dayi
Location in Sichuan
Coordinates: 30°35′17″N 103°32′10″E / 30.588°N 103.536°E / 30.588; 103.536
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
Sub-provincial cityChengdu
County seatJinyuan Subdistrict
Area
  Total
1,548 km2 (598 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
515,962
  Density378/km2 (980/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
6113XX
Chengdu district map
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Core districts
1Jinjiang
2Qingyang
3Jinniu
4Wuhou
5Chenghua
Suburbs
6Longquanyi
7Qingbaijiang
8Xindu
9Wenjiang
11Shuangliu
12Pidu
15Xinjin
Satellite cities
16Dujiangyan
17Pengzhou
18Qionglai
19Chongzhou
20Jianyang
Rural
10Jintang Co.
13Dayi Co.
14Pujiang Co.

Dayi County (Chinese: 大邑县; pinyin: Dàyì Xiàn) is a county of the City of Chengdu, capital city of Sichuan, China. It is Chengdu City's westernmost division, bordering the prefecture-level divisions of Ya'an to the south and the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture to the north.

The Jianchuan Museum Cluster is located in the town of Anren, Dayi County, about one hour's drive from the provincial capital Chengdu. It consists of 15 museums which showcase China's largest private collection of artifacts amassed during the last 60–70 years.

Also in Anren but outside the museum cluster is the Liu Family Estate Museum, formerly the Dayi Landlord Manor Exhibition Hall.:327 It opened in 1959 and developed a nationwide significance in 1965 after installing the life-size clay sculpture series Rent Collection Courtyard.:326 In its first decades, the museum emphasized the history of China's class struggle and had tens of millions of visitors.:326 As the Liu Family Estate Museum, it places greater emphasis on aspects of heritage tourism and the aesthetic qualities of Rent Collection Courtyard.:326–327