Beichuan Earthquake Museum, Earthquake memorial museum in Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, China.

The 5.12 Wenchuan Earthquake Memorial Museum is built on the site of the collapsed Beichuan Middle School in Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, Sichuan. Its design by Cai Yongjie uses a "crack" motif: a sunken, almost invisible structure with a ground-level fissure as the main passage. The building is clad in weathering steel, and the paving uses rust-stained granite of varying sizes.

The facility was constructed at the original location of Beichuan Middle School, where more than 1,000 students and teachers perished during the Wenchuan earthquake, and opened its doors to visitors in 2013.

The museum's theme is "Eternal Beichuan". The former Beichuan Middle School playground, enclosed by a low wall, serves as a memorial ground where families of victims and visitors pay respects. The design avoids regional cultural motifs, focusing instead on the relationship between nature and humanity.

The memorial is built on the site of the collapsed Beichuan Middle School in Renjiaping, with the main axis running from the entrance to the school ruins and a secondary axis from the old school gate to the playground. The playground, enclosed by a low wall, serves as a memorial space for families and visitors. The site is free and open to the public.

The design by Cai Yongjie, chosen from 36 proposals submitted by Tongji University, uses a ground-level "crack" as the main entry corridor; from the surface the building is almost invisible, a deliberate gesture of mourning for the Beichuan Middle School students who died on the site. The walls are clad in weathering steel and the paving uses rust-stained granite of varying sizes.