Paleozoological Museum of China, Natural history museum at Xizhimenwai Street in Beijing, China
The museum contains two main exhibition halls displaying over one thousand fossils and models, including vertebrate specimens and paleoanthropological artifacts.
Founded in 1929, the institution started as the Shu-hua Museum of Paleoanthropology before evolving into the current Paleozoological Museum of China.
The museum presents the evolution of life forms through geological periods, with exhibits of Chinese discoveries like the Peking Man from Zhoukoudian.
Located next to Beijing Planetarium, the museum welcomes visitors from Tuesday to Sunday between 9:00 AM and 4:30 PM with tickets at 20 CNY.
The third floor houses prehistoric mammal exhibits featuring complete Stegodon skeletons, Platybelodon specimens, and a preserved woolly mammoth skull.
Location: Zhanlanlu Subdistrict
Inception: 1929
Opening Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 09:00-16:30
Website: http://paleozoo.cn
GPS coordinates: 39.93623,116.32790
Latest update: March 8, 2025 18:04
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