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China Geological Museum

The Geological Museum of China, built in 1916, is a geological , boasting 200 thousand specimens. This museum is located in the Xisi area of and opened on October 1, 1959.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 9:00 AM—4:30 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum
  • Also known as: “Geological Museum of China”
  • Address: 西四羊肉胡同 15号, 北京市, 西城区, 北京

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Guangji Temple and Xisi.

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The is a located at inner Fuchengmen Street, Xicheng District, , . It is also the headquarters of the Buddhist Association of China, founded by Master Xuyun, who is the father of modern Buddhism and hailed from Zhenru Temple. is situated 180 metres north of China Geological Museum.

Metro station
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station is a station on Line 4 of the Beijing Subway. The station is located in , , Beijing.

Church
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The Church of the Saviour, also known as the Xishiku Church or Beitang, is a historic Catholic church in the Xicheng District, , China. is situated 590 metres northeast of China Geological Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xicheng and Gulou.

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District is a district in central . Visitors come here for the Houhai area to join the bar and restaurant cluster by the lake or to explore the remains of the wealthier part of historical Beijing nearby.

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is a part of Dongcheng District in , . The name "Gulou" translates to Drum Tower, which is one of the main attractions here. is considered the most charming area in Beijing.

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Dongcheng District is in . It means "east city" and appropriately enough covers the eastern half of the old, imperial city. Most visitors to the city will come here to visit both Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, the former imperial palace.

China Geological Museum

Latitude
39.92186° or 39° 55′ 19″ north
Longitude
116.36611° or 116° 21′ 58″ east
Levels
6
Open location code
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Panjabi—“China Geological Museum” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Չինաստանի երկրաբանական թանգարան”
  • Catalan: “museu geològic de la Xina”
  • Catalan: “Museu Geològic de la Xina”
  • Chinese: “中国地质博物馆”
  • French: “musée géologique de Chine”
  • French: “Musée géologique de Chine”
  • German: “Chinesisches geologisches Museum”
  • German: “Chinesisches Geologisches Museum”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Geologi Tiongkok”
  • Japanese: “中国地質博物館”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kinas geologiske museum”
  • Norwegian: “Kinas geologiske museum”
  • Russian: “Геологический музей Китая”
  • Slovenian: “Geološki muzej Kitajske”
  • Tamil: “சீனாவின் புவியியல் அருங்காட்சியகம்”
  • Ukrainian: “Геологічний музей Китаю”
  • Ukrainian: “Китайський геологічний музей”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей геології Китаю”
  • Urdu: “چین کا ارضیاتی عجائب گھر”
  • Western Panjabi: “چین دا ارضیاتی عجائب گھر”

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