Amongst Tianjin’s most prominent attractions, the city’s natural history museum provides the perfect opportunity for the family to absorb the area’s flora and fauna, as well as historical collections of fossils for the truly dedicated natural history buffs! If you’re seeking quality Tianjin accommodation to make the most of your stay in the city, consider checking into a Tianjin apartment such as those featured at the Somerset Youyi Tianjin which will provide you with all the comforts of home and more. Venture down to the Natural History Museum for a unique glimpse into Tianjin’s local animal and mineral world. Founded by a missionary of French extraction in the early twentieth century, the museum’s collections provide a fascinating glimpse of the indigenous wildlife through time. It boasts an impressive array of paleo-anthropology and paleontology fossils numbering almost 380,000 that feature specimens from the Chinese Cenzoic era. In addition, the museum features fossils of archaic mammals that have been excavated from the Yushe Basin in the Shanxi province, the Yang Yuanni Basin in the Hebei Province, the Qingyang Basin of Gansu Province and Inner Mongolia. The four separate regions contain rare specimens from the ancient world and are important bases from researchers to consult. The museum also features insects, aquatic organisms and ancient reptiles as well and offers some fascinating road shows such as the Exhibition of Strange Animals, the Exhibition of Environmental protection, and the Exhibition of Protecting Rare Birds, to name a few. It is the ideal place for nature buffs and natural history lovers to discover more about the world outside concrete towers.
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