China Quaternary glacial relics exhibition hall

China Quaternary glacial relics exhibition hall

The China Quaternary glacial heritage exhibition hall, located at 28 modokou street, Shijingshan District, Beijing, was officially opened in 1992. It is the only natural science museum built on Quaternary glacial heritage in China and even in Asia. The exhibition hall is composed of popular science education on glacier knowledge, geology and rocks, paleontology, earth environmental protection, etc

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Covering an area of 1950 square meters and a construction area of 750 square meters, the exhibition hall of Quaternary glacial relics in China consists of 11 exhibition rooms on two floors and a heritage conservation area. The exhibition is divided into glacial scratch relics and a 5-meter-long Gallery, including fossils and ice stained stone specimens of various sizes, and introduces glacial knowledge and the current situation of glacial resources

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On October 28, 1957, the glacier scratch at modaokou was announced as the first batch of cultural relics protection units by Beijing municipal government

In 1999, China Quaternary glacial relics exhibition hall was named Beijing popular science education base and Beijing patriotism education base

In April 2007, China Quaternary glacial relics exhibition hall was named "Li Siguang squadron" science popularization base by the Communist Youth League Central Committee, Ministry of land and resources and Environmental Protection Bureau

In 2010, the exhibition hall of Quaternary glacial relics in China was rated as the national science popularization education base

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Historical evolution

In 1952, Li Jie, a Chinese geologist and former senior engineer of the Ministry of water resources, first discovered the trace of Quaternary glacial scratch at the mouth of the Yongding River when he explored the diversion canal of the Yongding River, which was later confirmed by geologist Li Siguang and geologist Nari Wujin of the former Soviet Union.

In 1989, China's Quaternary glacial relics exhibition hall was established, and its name was inscribed by Fang Yi, former Vice Premier of the State Council of China.

In July 1992, the exhibition hall of Quaternary glacial relics in China was officially opened

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In 2006, the Shijingshan District government allocated 26 million yuan to expand the exhibition hall of Quaternary glacial relics in China in order to better protect glacial scratch relics.

In 2007, the exhibition hall of Quaternary glacial relics in China was closed for renovation.

On June 13, 2009, the exhibition hall of Quaternary glacial relics in China was reopened. In the same year, the Beijing Youth geological exploration team settled down in the exhibition hall of Quaternary glacial relics in China

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In June 2015, the statue of geologist Li Jie was completed in the exhibition hall of Quaternary glacial relics in China

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On November 23, 2017, China Quaternary glacial relics exhibition hall was opened to the public for free

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Architectural pattern

China Quaternary glacial relics exhibition hall covers an area of 1950 square meters, with a construction area of 750 square meters and an exhibition area of 4200 square meters. It consists of 11 exhibition rooms on two floors and a heritage conservation area. The exhibition is divided into four parts: glacial scratch traces and a 5-meter-long Gallery, including ostrich eggs, dinosaur eggs, trilobites, mammoth ivory and other fossils, as well as samples of various sizes of glacial rocks, and an introduction to glacial knowledge and the current situation of glacial resources

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The exhibition hall on the first floor includes preface, glacier knowledge, glacier scratch protection area and typical Quaternary glacial landforms. At the same time, there is a multi-function hall for the audience to watch popular science films related to glaciers. The exhibition hall on the second floor mainly shows the distribution of modern glaciers, the relationship between glaciers and human beings, the impact of climate change on glaciers and the research results of Quaternary glacial theory in China At the same time, there are multimedia interactive projects for the audience to experience and understand the fourth quarter glacier in an all-round way

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Honors

On October 28, 1957, the glacier scratch at modaokou was announced as the first batch of cultural relics protection units by Beijing municipal government

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In 1999, China Quaternary glacial relics exhibition hall was named Beijing popular science education base and Beijing patriotism education base

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In April 2007, China Quaternary glacial relics exhibition hall was named "Li Siguang squadron" science popularization base by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, Ministry of land and resources and Environmental Protection Bureau

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In 2010, the exhibition hall of Quaternary glacial relics in China was named the national science popularization education base

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In 2014, China Quaternary glacial relics exhibition hall was awarded the second batch of environmental education bases in Beijing

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Visit information

geographical position

The exhibition hall of Quaternary glacial relics in China is located at 28 modokou street, Shijingshan District, Beijing

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Opening Hours

12:00-17:00 on Monday, 8:30-17:00 on Tuesday to Sunday (tickets are closed at 16:30, admission is stopped, and the museum is closed at 17:00)

Ticket Price

Personal visit

China's Quaternary glacial relics exhibition hall implements the "free and non free" system. 300 tickets are reserved every day, and each person can get one free ticket every day. Tickets are valid on the same day. Visitors are required to get free tickets at the ticket office with valid ID card (the second generation ID card of the people's Republic of China) during opening hours

 

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Group visit

Group visitors (more than 20 people) should book free tickets by telephone 7 days in advance, and bring a letter of introduction to the unit to the ticket office to collect tickets on the day of visit, then enter the tour from the main entrance

 

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Traffic routes

Take Beijing Metro Line 1 and get off at Pingguoyuan station, then transfer to Beijing bus No.527 and get off at modokou Dongli station. Go south for about 80 meters. Turn west at the first traffic light and walk west along modokou street for about 600 meters. After seeing the sign of "China Quaternary glacial relics exhibition hall", turn right and walk up the slope for about 200 meters

 

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Address: 28 modokou street, Shijingshan District, Beijing

Longitude: 116.1621017456

Latitude: 39.937496185303

Tel: 010-88722585

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