Qingdao Aquarium

Qingdao aquarium is located in the center of Qingdao Lu Xun Park. It is close to the mountains and the sea with pleasant scenery. It is adjacent to Qingdao No.1 bathing beach and Huiquan square in the East, Qingdao Naval Museum and little Qingdao in the west, and XiaoYushan in the north. Golden sand beach, ochre reef, red tiles and green trees, blue sea and blue sky, and organic integration of mountain, sea and city make it a must for tourists to come to Qingdao. Qingdao aquarium started construction in January 1931 and officially opened to the outside world on May 8, 1932. It is the first aquarium in China and Asia and the cradle of China's modern aquarium cause.

Qingdao Aquarium

Qingdao aquarium is located in the center of Qingdao Lu Xun Park. It is close to the mountains and the sea with pleasant scenery. It is adjacent to Qingdao No.1 bathing beach and Huiquan square in the East, Qingdao Naval Museum and little Qingdao in the west, and XiaoYushan in the north. Golden sand beach, ochre reef, red tiles and green trees, blue sea and blue sky, and organic integration of mountain, sea and city make it a must for tourists to come to Qingdao.

The Qingdao aquarium, which is regarded as "the No.1 aquarium in China" by Mr. Cai Yuanpei, started construction on February 28, 1931, and was completed in February 1932. The opening ceremony was held on May 8 of the same year, and officially opened to the public on May 9.

Qingdao aquarium is the first aquarium designed and constructed by Chinese people in China. It is also the cradle of Chinese modern aquarium and marine scientific research

Practical information

Ticket information

Underwater world (+ marine life Museum + freshwater life Museum) 90 yuan

Aquarium (dream jellyfish Palace) + aquarium + Marine Biology Museum + Freshwater Biology Museum: off season: 20 yuan, peak season: 40 yuan

Pass: underwater world (+ Marine Biology Museum + Freshwater Biology Museum) + Aquarium (dream jellyfish Palace) + sea animal museum peak season: 130 yuan, off season: 110 yuan

Traffic information

External traffic

City Bus: No. 6, No. 26, No. 202, No. 214, No. 223, No. 228, No. 231, No. 304, No. 311, No. 312, No. 316, No. 321, No. 411, No. 501, No. 504, urban sightseeing line 1, Tunnel No. 2, Tunnel No. 6, get off at Lu Xun Park Station (also known as undersea world station).

Main attractions

Aquarium (dream jellyfish Palace)

Qingdao aquarium has carried out several large-scale renovation, and the exhibition level and scale have been greatly improved. The pool wall of the exhibition hall is decorated with high-grade decorative materials, and acrylic glass made of brand-new technology is used to build the magnificent large migration tank, jellyfish exhibition pool, turtle pool, etc. in addition, the world-class landscape architects are specially invited to simulate the real seabed landscape for the setting production in the pool. The exhibition hall is also equipped with central air conditioning and improved ventilation facilities to make the environment more comfortable for tourists.

Now, after the transformation, the aquarium seems to be in the real ocean world. One by one, the glass exhibition pools show people the life scenes of various jellyfish: the moon jellyfish and the golden coffee jellyfish float lightly in the pool, and the aging sea turtles are crawling along; in the great migration pool, there are a variety of colorful fish, such as coral and sea anemone waving tentacles to greet you. These graceful aquatic animals live together in this hustle and bustle family, forming a bizarre aquatic world.

Sea animal museum

The predecessor of Qingdao aquarium is the Antarctic Aquarium of Qingdao aquarium, which is also the earliest aquarium with penguins in China. In 1989, with the support of the Antarctic Affairs Office, the State Science and Technology Commission and the provincial and municipal governments, China's first Antarctic pavilion was built in Qingdao seashore to publicize the fruitful achievements of China's Antarctic scientific exploration and make more and more people know, understand and pay attention to this mysterious and uncultivated continent.

In May 1996, the Antarctic museum was transformed into a sea animal museum, adding the number of spotted seals and South American sea lions. In 2000, six lively and lovely Hong's ring penguins were introduced. In July 2009, six more Magellanic penguins were introduced.

Freshwater Biology Museum

The Freshwater Biology Museum of Qingdao aquarium, built in 1995, mainly displays freshwater fish, including naked buttock fish, paddlefish, koi, etc.; large fish distributed in the Yangtze River Basin, such as Acipenser sinensis; rare tropical ornamental fish from all over the world, such as giant bone tongue fish, golden dragon fish; and Chinese alligator, giant salamander, etc., which are listed as class I and II national protected animals.

Marine life Museum

The predecessor of Qingdao aquarium's marine life museum is the marine life Specimen Exhibition Hall, which was built in 1936. On this basis, it was rebuilt in 2002. With an exhibition area of 1200 square meters, it is divided into upper and lower floors and whale Museum. It displays more than 1000 species of rare aquatic life in China and other parts of the world. When you enter the Marine Biology Museum, you will see the typical representatives of the animals who depend on each other and never abandon each other -- the same cave with their elders; the huge, complete and colorful Sheng coral; the golden, beautiful, simple and elegant Australian conch; the colorful and lifelike tropical coral reef fish; the faltering turtle, the sailfish with fins like sails, and the majestic head up The North Sea Lion in the sky; the majestic sperm whale in the sky.

The exhibition of the marine life museum not only follows the main line of biological evolution, but also is not completely rigidly confined to it. It adopts modern acousto-optic and lively display forms to provide the audience with pleasant visual effects. Through education and entertainment, visitors can roam among various marine organisms, naturally feel the magic of marine organisms and the harmonious coexistence between human and the ocean.

Introduction to aquarium

geographical position

Qingdao aquarium is located in the center of Lu Xun Park, a national 4A scenic spot with strong attraction and popularity. It is close to the mountains and the sea, with pleasant scenery. It is adjacent to the first bathing beach of Qingdao and Huiquan square, which is known as "City reception hall" in the East, the largest Naval Museum and beautiful little Qingdao in the west, and the best place to watch the sea in the north XiaoYushan. Golden beaches, ochre reefs, red tiles, green trees, blue sea and blue sky, and the organic integration of mountains, seas and cities, are the places for tourists to come to Qingdao.

History of construction

In August 1930, the 15th Annual Meeting of the Chinese Science Society was held at national Qingdao University. Song Chunfang, a famous scholar and dramatist who was then the director of the library of Shandong University, and Jiang Bingran, a meteorologist who was then the director of Qingdao Observatory, distributed the proposal for the plan to build the aquarium and the China Institute of marine science to the participants at the meeting, which was supported by Cai Yuanpei, Jiang Bingran, a meteorologist who was then the director of Qingdao observatory Yang Xingfo, Li Shizeng and others supported. After a year of fund-raising, the aquarium was built on February 28, 1931, completed in February 1932, and officially opened to the public on May 8, 1932. The Qingdao Institute of coastal Biology (i.e. the China Institute of Oceanography originally planned to be built) was also established in 1937.

Qingdao aquarium is the first aquarium designed and built independently in China. It is the cradle of China's modern aquarium and marine scientific research. It is the national popular science education base, the National Youth Science and technology education base, the national marine consciousness education base, the member unit of the National Marine rare and endangered wildlife rescue network, the national second level museum, the spiritual civilization unit of Qingdao, and the Qingdao city Cultural relics protection units.

Collection specimens

At present, Qingdao aquarium has more than 20000 specimens of marine life, with the largest collection of similar science popularization venues in China. It is the only marine product Museum in China. The giant sperm whale specimen, the peculiar narwhal specimen and the living fossil Longgong Weng Rong snail specimen are the special exhibits of Qingdao aquarium.

Architectural features

At that time, Qingdao adopted European style architecture one after another, only Qingdao aquarium chose the Chinese wall style classical national architecture. It is 4 stories high and covers an area of more than 10 mu. It is built on the beach rock. The red coarse granite is used to build the exterior wall, which is in harmony with the red reef, and the architectural tone is extremely integrated with the surrounding environment. The top of the city wall is a two-story tower building, which is decorated with purplish purple glazed tiles. The main entrance faces Huiquan Bay, and the two sides rise up, showing the grandeur of the building. The second floor of Qingdao coastal Biology Research Institute, which was built four years later than the aquarium, also adopts the design method of imitating Chinese classical architecture. The plane adopts the axis layout, which is a double eaves Xieshan roof palace building. Against the backdrop of the European style buildings across the road, the two buildings reflect each other and are particularly brilliant.

Tourism grade

Qingdao aquarium, also known as Qingdao seafood Museum and Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Museum, is a national AAAA tourist attraction and an important force of marine science popularization in China. Qingdao aquarium is the only comprehensive natural science museum with the theme of displaying marine life in China. It has a rich collection of specimens, scientific papers, monographs, popular science works and research achievements over the years. It is in a leading position in the same industry in China. With the construction of marine science and Technology Museum, Antarctic Museum, freshwater fish Museum, rare aquatic animal museum, marine animal museum, Marine Biology Museum, Freshwater Biology Museum and Qingdao underwater world, it has given more and more full play to the functions of collection, exhibition, scientific research, science popularization, cultural tourism, leisure and entertainment, making its professional and comprehensive combination more perfect.

Industry leader

With the agreement of China Association for science and technology, Qingdao aquarium took the lead in 1992 and established more than 40 aquariums in major cities of China in 1995

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