Dayi County

CountryChina

County seatJinyuan Subdistrict

Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Postal code

6113XX

Dayi County 大邑县
County
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[1]
Country	China
Province	Sichuan
Sub-provincial city	Chengdu
County seat	Jinyuan Subdistrict
Area
• Total	1,548 km2 (598 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	515,962
• Density	378/km2 (980/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	6113XX
Division code	DYI[3]

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.^[4]: 327 It opened in 1959 and developed a nationwide significance in 1965 after installing the life-size clay sculpture series Rent Collection Courtyard.^[4]: 326 In its first decades, the museum emphasized the history of China's class struggle and had tens of millions of visitors.^[4]: 326 As the Liu Family Estate Museum, it places greater emphasis on aspects of heritage tourism and the aesthetic qualities of Rent Collection Courtyard.^{[4]: 326–327}