Qijin Shell Museum in Kaohsiung

Located on the second floor of the tourist center of Qijin marine park, Qijin Shell Museum in Kaohsiung is the largest Shell Museum in Southeast Asia. It has been donated by Huang Geliang of Kaohsiung for many years. There are the world's largest two shellfish, Longgong shellfish with round cuticle, living fossil Nautilus, precious Ivory shellfish and all kinds of colorful and rare shells. Nearly 2000 kinds of common shells in Taiwan are listed in the display box, covering more than 200 kinds of crabs in the exhibition area. There is a special person in the museum to explain it, which is free of charge.

Qijin Shell Museum in Kaohsiung

Located in Qijin District, Kaohsiung City, Qijin Shell Museum is currently the largest Shell Museum in Southeast Asia. Mr. Huang Geliang has donated his collection for many years, and gradually constructed the world's rare Shell Museum, which is quite rich in species.

brief introduction

The five Heavenly King shells are all here. It's located on the second floor of the tourist center in Qijin marine park. It's the largest Shell Museum in Southeast Asia. It's donated by Huang Geliang of Kaohsiung for many years. It has two largest shells in the world, including Longgong shell with round cuticle, Nautilus with living fossils, precious Ivory shell and all kinds of bright colors There are about 2000 kinds of shells commonly seen in Taiwan. They are listed in the display box, covering more than 200 kinds of crabs in the exhibition area. The Shell Museum in Qijin marine park covers an area of about 60 Ping, which is the largest collection in China.

collection

There are about 2000 kinds of shells in the Qijin Shell Museum of Kaohsiung. In 2, Among the more than 2000 kinds of shells, the most valuable one is the "five heavenly kings" of baoluoke, and the Nautilus with the title of "natural submarine". At present, there are about 4 to 5 kinds of shells in the world, including 3 kinds in the Shell Museum of Qijin, and the "two big shells" can be called the "Big Mac" in shells It is produced in the South Pacific, the Philippines and Australia. Its size and weight are impressive. There is a two shellfish with a weight of more than 70 kg on site. The "two shellfish", which can be called the giant of shells, is produced in the South Pacific, the Philippines and Australia. Its huge size and weight make people notice. There is a two shellfish with a weight of more than 70 kg at the scene. Besides the shell exhibition, there is also a crab Exhibition area in Qijin Shell Museum of Kaohsiung. There are more than 200 kinds of crabs, which makes people who come to visit Qijin Shell Museum of Kaohsiung know more about marine life State.

traffic

Self driving: "national highway" No.1: get off from Zhongshan interchange, connect with Yugang North Road, turn left when you meet Xinsheng Road, go straight along the road sign and go to the port crossing tunnel to reach Qijin Shell Museum in Kaohsiung.

Refit display

In October 2009, the Tourism Bureau of Kaohsiung Municipal government said that in order to recreate the image of Kaohsiung's ocean, Asia's largest Qijin Shell Museum will be launched in May next year. The municipal government plans to move the Shell Museum originally set up in the management center of Gaoshi Qijin marine park to the original flag exhibition hall nearby for re display.

According to the Tourism Bureau of Kaohsiung Municipal government, Qijin Shell Museum has more than 2000 kinds of precious shells, shrimps and crabs, which is the largest Shell Museum in Asia. However, because the original site area is only 189 square meters and the space is very narrow, many precious shells are stored in a display cabinet. The interpretation resources are insufficient, and the illumination, temperature and humidity cannot be controlled, so the preservation conditions are poor. After the establishment of the Municipal Tourism Bureau and taking over the Qijin marine park, in order to solve the long-standing problems, the exhibition hall next to the original site is planned to be converted into a new shell hall with an area of 907 square meters.

According to the Tourism Bureau, the planning and design of the Shell Museum has been commissioned. In the future, the museum will be divided into three areas: service administrative area, shell exhibition area and multimedia interactive exhibition area. The service administrative area includes service desk, shell book area and audio-visual room. The shell exhibition area includes Lu Bei exhibition area and Hai Bei exhibition area. In order to enrich the exhibition content, the new museum will add about 600 Lu Bei for exhibition At that time, there will be nearly 3000 kinds of shellfish exhibition, which can play the functions of sightseeing, recreation and parent-child education. The multimedia interactive exhibition area includes living shellfish exhibition area, interactive area, special activity exhibition area and manual creation area. The museum is scheduled to start construction in November 1998, complete in March 1999, and reopen to the public in May. The Municipal Tourism Bureau will cooperate with the marketing to promote the shellfish Museum, so as to let Kaohsiung people share the experience with the public Foreign tourists can come here to enjoy the largest Shell Museum in Asia.

Kaohsiung Qijin Shell Museum is located on the second floor of Qijin Third Road, Qijin District, Kaohsiung City, and the tourist center of Qijin marine park. It is the largest Shell Museum in Southeast Asia at present. Mr. Huang Geliang has donated many years of treasures and gradually constructed this rare Shell Museum in the world. The Qijin Shell Museum covers an area of about 60 square meters, displaying two of the world's largest shells with round cuticles The Dragon Palace shell, the living fossil Nautilus, the precious Ivory shell, and the colorful shells are rare to see.

Qijin Shell Museum, Kaohsiung - there are about 2000 kinds of shells in Qijin Shell Museum, Kaohsiung. The highest value is the "five heavenly kings" of the family conchidae, and the Nautilus has the title of "natural submarine". At present, there are about 4 to 5 kinds of shells in the world, including 3 kinds in the Shell Museum of Qijin. The "two shellfish", which can be called the giant of shells, are produced in the South Pacific, Philippines and Australia In addition to the shell exhibition, there is also a crab exhibition area in the Qijin Shell Museum. There are more than 200 kinds of crabs in the exhibition area, so that people who come to the Qijin Shell Museum in Kaohsiung can have a better understanding of marine ecology.

Qijin marine park Qijin marine park is the largest marine park in Kaohsiung City. It was built in 1993 and covers an area of about 45 hectares. It is planned to have Qijin bathing beach, natural ecological zone, cross-country area and sea view trail area. The park is divided into high-density and low-density areas. The buildings are white and blue, so that the landscape of the park can be blue The most distinctive feature of Qijin marine park lies in the sea viewing platform, which is supported by 15 pillars about 15 meters long. From the coast to the sea, people can stand on the sea viewing platform to enjoy the magnificent scenery of the waves. The sea sky landscape is refreshing. The landscape trail of Qijin Marine Park is about 1 km long, with two sides Especially the bicycle trail and the beach on the west coast of Qijin, people can not only enjoy the coastal scenery, but also feel the sunset at dusk

Qijin tourists come to Qijin scenic spot for tourism. After taking a ferry from Gushan ferry station to Qijin ferry station, they can go to Qijin Tianhou palace, Qijin coastal park and Qijin Shell Museum along Qijin old street. They can also go to Qihou fort, Qijin lighthouse, Gaozi tower and Qijin bathing beach in Qihou mountain. Don't forget to taste the delicious food in seafood street Li!

Address: 2F, No. 990, Qijin Third Road, Qijin District, Kaohsiung City

Longitude: 120.27419750066

Latitude: 22.601265757111

Tel. + 886-7-5718920

Ticket information: Free

Opening hours: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm; closed on Monday

Chinese PinYin : Gao Xiong Qi Jin Bei Ke Guan