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Working Time: 8:30-17:00 Open: 6 days a week(Except Monday). Group Reserve: more than 20 persons. Address: 126, Tianqiao ST, Beijing,100050,PRC Reserve Tel: 010-67024439,67024435(group);67024431,67020733(individual) Fax:010-67021254        Beijing Museum of Natural History grew out of the preparation department of National Central Museum of Natural History founded in 1951. Beijing Museum of Natural History was formally named in 1962. Being the first large-scale museum of natural history founded on our own strength after new China was established, the museum bears three main functions: the specimen collection, the academic research and the science popularization of paleontology, zoology, botany and anthropology. The museum today boasts its rich collections, high-level research and ever-enlarging exhibitions. It has been one of a few museums of natural history in China and named as National Youth Science and Technology Education Base .

The museum, covering a floor space of 24,000 square meters, with more than 8000 square meters for display, owns more than 200,000 items in the collection, with the collection of paleontology, ornithology, mammals and invertebrates coming out exceeding in the nation wide. The level of both scientific research and display are also in the lead. Beijing Museum of Natural History has already been the most popular natural history museum in China. The four basic exhibitions of paleontology, botany, zoology and anthropology depict a vivid picture of the origin and evolution of life. Taking evolution as the main line and diversity of animals as main content, the exhibitions popularize the life sciences to the public. Beijing Museum of Natural History has a group of experts engaged in the research on zoology, botany, paleontology and anthropology. They collect specimens to do research to yield thesis and monograph, which enjoy certain fame at home and abroad. These experts become the indispensable backing for the museum. Now there are research departments on zoology, botany, paleontology and anthropology in the museum. The collection building “ Tian Jiabing Building” was constructed with donation of RMB 2 million Yuan from Mr. Tian Jiabing and allocation of RMB 3 million Yuan from Beijing Municipality. Covering an area of 3,600 square meters, it is the largest in scale, best in equipment, most completed in function, and most efficiently used of its kind in China. The museum owns 200,000 pieces of specimens ranging from zoology, botany, paleontology to anthropology, some of which rank as rarity no matter in China or in the world.

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