the brief introduction of our museum

Tianjin Natural History Museum began in 1914 with its original name ¡°Musee Hoang-Ho Pai-Ho¡±. She enjoys great prestige both at home and abroad for its age-old history, rich collection and distinguished excellence in scientific researches and discoveries. Specimens kept by the museum that include living beings and geology fossil, forms 3 major characteristics. They are characterized by its rich sources in culture, collection are rich and distinguished scientific research discoveries. All the specimens have been gathered together within this museum for the use in research, exhibition and international exchange.
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National Top 10 Exhibition Pith

Tianjin Natural History Museum includes: prolusion hall, paleontology hall Exhibition¢ñ, paleontology Exhibition hall¢ò, aquarium Exhibition hall, amphibious reptile Hall, animal ecological Hall, insect hall, Marine shellfish Hall, tropical plant Hall. The exhibition shows its pecimens in units with different themes, which is widely employed in the world.
The exhibition focusing on ¡°earth and life¡±, shows the varieties of the species and ecosystem; the balance between creatures and environment, between human beings and nature. The setting of Tianjin Natural History Museum has been appraised by the experts of biology and paleontology carefully and they all appraised that our museum was a fresh and special one, which integrated with science, art and hi-tech, showing the new image of modern museum.
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In the future, we will strive to excel in the interest of scientific purposes, educate the young in natural science and cultivate a sense of environment consciousness among the people.

Tianjin Natural History Museum is an integrated one, which included animal, plants, ores as well as paleontology and paleoanthropology. Up to now its specimens collection of verity is the largest in the nation, numbering over 38 million, among which more than 1000 are of the national grade¢ñand¢ò. Most of them are the collector's item¡ªmodel specimen. Tianjin Natural History is welcoming the friends from all circles with its new image and good service.
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In the interest of this legacy, the Municipal People¡¯s Government rebuilds this museum in1997. The new museum occupies a title of 20,000 m2, with the main building taking up 12,000m2. On the 1st of October 1998, it has opened to public. The new museum was praised by the leaders of central Government and Municipal Government, craft brothers from home and abroad as well as people from all circles. The setting of the new museum was also get the praise from experts and was rewarded by the National Cultural Relic Bureau with ¡°National Top 10 Exhibition Pith¡±.

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The new museum has modern hi-tech equipment: there is Education hall with electrical audio-visual aids on the third floor and lounge (the shop) on the second floor. We also prepared guiding equipment with 3 languages to give facilities for the foreign visitors.