Recently, some friends have planned to visit the Chengjiang Fossil Site World Natural Heritage Museum. So, what is the optimal travel route of the Chengjiang Fossil Site World Natural Heritage Museum? Actually, the official has already given the answer. Below is a detailed introduction, you can take a look if you need it.
Introduction
The Chengjiang Fossil Site is China’s first and Asia’s only fossil-related World Heritage Site. It is the core area where the Chengjiang Biota fossils are preserved. The Chengjiang Fossil Site World Natural Heritage Museum collects more than 60,000 precious collections from various geological periods in China and around the world, including 50,000 Chengjiang biofossils, 10,000 fossils from other geological periods and specimens of living animals.
First floor: The Big Bang of Life;
Second floor: The Grand Evolution of Life;
Third floor: Biodiversity.
Visiting Tips
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday (closed on Monday, holiday schedules subject to notice).
9:00—17:00 (enter from 9:00 am, stop entering at 4:00 pm, start clearing at 4:45 pm, officially close at 5:00 pm).
Tickets and charges: The Chengjiang Fossil Site Natural Museum is currently open to the public free of charge. Individual visitors can visit for free and without tickets with valid ID.
Group visitors need to make an appointment in advance (appointment phone: 0877—8894888).
Contact number: Exhibition and service consultation phone: 0877—8894888.
Guided tour service: Regular guided tours (guided tour starts at 9:30 am, every hour, and ends at 3:30 pm).
Travel Route
① Make an appointment to enter the park
You need to make an appointment to visit the museum in advance, you can find it on the official WeChat mini program. After successful appointment, you can scan the code to enter the park.
② Mural Wall
Walking along the road, there is a mural wall, where you can find many fossil patterns in the museum. Don’t hesitate to stop and take pictures and check in!
③ Visit the main exhibition hall
The main exhibition hall is divided into three floors: the first floor showcases the Big Bang of Life, the second floor showcases the Grand Evolution of Life, and the third floor showcases Biodiversity. It is divided into the preface hall, the Big Bang I, the Big Bang II, the Big Bang III, the Big Bang IV, the Grand Evolution I, the Grand Evolution II, the Mountains and Rivers of Chengjiang, the temporary exhibition hall, the interactive experience hall, and the Biodiversity Hall (Bering Hall).
1st floor The Big Bang of Life:
Where did life come from?
It tells the story of the Big Bang of Life, the discovery, research, protection and heritage application of the Chengjiang fossils. Through the Chengjiang fossils, it recreates a magnificent scene of the Cambrian ocean more than 500 million years ago, introducing where life came from.
2nd floor The Grand Evolution of Life:
The course of life evolution
By displaying fossil specimens from all over the world and from various geological periods, it tells the epic story of life evolution with the five major extinction events as the clue, introducing the long and magnificent course of life evolution on Earth.
3rd floor Biodiversity:
The many faces of life
Through 8 classic scenes, it displays more than 300 wild animal specimens from North America and Africa, presenting a glimpse of biodiversity.
(There are many, many contents on each floor, please feel free to explore on your own)
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