Travel in Beijing
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Beijing Planetarium (tiān wén guǎn 天文馆) is a national leader in public astronomy (tiān wén xué 天文学), a beloved civic visiting place, and one of Beijing’s most popular attractions. It contains two parts: Beijing Planetarium and Beijing Ancient Observatory. Beijing Planetarium consists of new building and the old Planetarium. The new facility has several exciting parts: Digital space theater, 3D theater, 4D theater, exhibition hall, two observatories. After 50 years of public use by roughly 18 million visitors, it’s under rebuilding and will be reopened in March 2008. There are a planetarium and two exhibition galleries in old Planetarium. Beijing Planetarium is one of the powerful planetaria in the world. It has made great contributions to popularize astronomy.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 14 October 2010 09:46 |
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The Museum of Chinese Science and Technology (Zhōng guó kē jì guǎn 中国科技馆) on northern section of the 3rd Ring (sān huán 三环) Road presents both permanent and short-term exhibitions. It was opened to the public in September 1988. As a national museum of science and technology, it is an important front of popular science education in China, whose main task is to disseminate knowledge of science and technology among the public, and help increase the scientific and cultural literacy of all citizens.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 June 2009 10:32 |
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Beijing Museum of Natural History (běi jīng zì rán bó wù guǎn 北京自然博物馆) 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 (gǔ shēng wù xué 古生物学), zoology (dòng wù xué 动物学), botany (zhí wù xué 植物学) and anthropology (rén lèi xué 人类学). 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 .
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 June 2009 19:16 |
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Forbidden City (zǐjìn chéng 紫禁城),also called Palace Museum (Gu gong 故宫), historically and artistically one of the most comprehensive Chinese museums, was established on the foundation of the palace that was the ritual center of two dynasties, the Ming and the Qing, and their collections of treasures. Designated by the State Council as one of China's foremost protected monuments in 1961, the Palace Museum was also made a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987.
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Last Updated on Monday, 11 October 2010 10:16 |
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The museum is situated in Wanping County (wǎn píng chéng 宛平城) near the Lugou Bridge (lú gōu qiáo 卢沟桥) where the July 7th Event took place. Set up in 1987, the museum is composed of three comprehensive halls, three specialized halls (atrocities of Japanese army, the People's war, and the anti-Japanese heroes) and one half-panorama art gallery.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 June 2009 10:46 |
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