Introduction to the attractions of Dalian Natural Museum:
The predecessor of Dalian Natural Museum is the Geological Survey Institute founded by Japan Nanman Railway Co., Ltd. in 1907 after Japan invaded the northeast of China. 1923, after collecting a large number of natural specimens and materials from all parts of Northeast China, the Institute added a showroom, which mainly displayed rock minerals and some paleontological specimens, and marked the origin, reserves, mining value and use of the specimens, only for a few upper-class people in Japan to watch and study.
1926, due to the increase in the types and contents of displayed specimens, the collection area of specimens has been continuously expanded, covering a variety of resources in Northeast China and Mongolia. The showroom was changed to the Manchu-Mongolian Information Reference Museum, which was officially opened to the public in the same year.
1928 The Manchu-Mongolian Information Reference Museum expanded 2,000 square meters in the wings and rear of the original building, and further collected samples of rocks and minerals collected from Northeast China, Mongolia, Siberia, Europe and America, as well as physical samples and graphic materials of agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry and aquaculture. In the same year 165438+ 10, the Manchu-Mongolian Resource Museum was established for scientific research and appreciation.
1932 In addition to displaying the original resource specimens, the contents of folk customs in Northeast China, Mongolia and other places were added, and the name of the museum was changed to Manchuria Resource Museum.
1945 after the liberation of Dalian, on August 23rd, China Changchun Railway Company took over the museum, and changed its name to Zhongchang Railway Research Institute of Northeast Local Records Museum. Yegorov, a Soviet geological expert, was entrusted as the curator to renovate the original exhibition.
1950165438+10. In October, Zhongchang Railway Bureau handed over the museum to the Culture and Education Bureau of Dalian Municipal People's Government for management, and at the same time changed the name of the museum to the Northeast Resources Museum, enriching and adjusting the exhibition contents, mainly showing the natural resources in Northeast China and the new achievements after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and becoming a social leader in patriotic education for the broad masses of the people.
Cultural orientation of righteous education and popularization of scientific knowledge.
1959, 14, the anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, was officially named Dalian Natural Museum, and Mr. Guo Moruo, then president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was asked to write the name of the museum in his own handwriting.
The old building of Dalian Natural Museum was a city hall building built during the Russian rule in 1898. This building is an ancient building with strong Russian style, and it is one of the representative buildings in Dalian's early construction period. 1997 was listed as a national key cultural relic protection building by the State Council.
1995 in order to implement the strategy of rejuvenating the city through science and education and protect the natural and cultural heritage, the municipal party Committee and the municipal government decided to relocate the new museum. The new museum was built and opened to the public. The new museum is located in the beautiful seaside of Black Rock Reef, with a building area of10.5 million square meters, surrounded by the sea on three sides and rocks on four sides. This new building is typical of modern European style. The blue roof sets off the blue sea, blue sky and white clouds, and the scenery is pleasant. There are more than 6,543,800 specimens of animals, plants, paleontology and rocks and minerals in the museum, among which large marine mammal specimens are the outstanding features of our museum. There is a 1 1 exhibition hall in the museum, including the earth, dinosaurs, marine life, northeast forest animals, wetlands and species diversity. High-tech hardware equipment such as touch multimedia computer, large-screen color TV, central air conditioning, building automation, security monitoring, etc. in the exhibition hall create a convenient and comfortable appreciation environment for the audience. In addition, there are lounges for the audience to rest and watch the sea, multifunctional halls for cultural activities such as academic discussions, and service facilities such as shops and restaurants. Dalian Museum of Natural History is warmly welcoming friends from all walks of life at home and abroad with a new look.