Paleozoological Museum of China

The Paleozoological Museum of China is a museum in , China. The same building also houses the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 9:00 AM—4:30 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum
  • Address: 西直门外大街 142

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beijing Zoo and Beijing Planetarium.

Zoo
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is a zoological park in , Xicheng District, . Founded in 1906 during the late Qing dynasty, it is the oldest zoo in China and oldest public park in northern China. is situated 580 metres north of Paleozoological Museum of China.

Planetarium
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The is a planetarium in Xicheng District, , China. The planetarium comprises two main buildings, Building A & B. Building A, which was built in 1957, contains the Celestial Theater, an Eastern Exhibition Hall and a Western Exhibition Hall. is situated 260 metres east of Paleozoological Museum of China.

Library
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The is the , located in , and is one of the largest libraries in the world. It contains over 41 million items as of December 2020. is situated 1¼ km northwest of Paleozoological Museum of China.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zhanlanlu and Zizhuyuan.

Suburb
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Subdistrict, or Subdistrict is a subdistrict in the northwest portion of Xicheng District, , . In 2020 its population is 114,831. This subdistrict got its name due to the within it.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict of Haidian District, . It borders Haidian Subdistrict to the north, Beixiaguan Subdistrict to the east, and to the south, and Shuguang Subdistrict to the west.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict of Haidian District, , It borders Zizhuyuan and Beixiaguan Subdistricts in the north, and in the east, in the south, and Balizhuang Subdistrict in the west.

Paleozoological Museum of China

Latitude
39.93598° or 39° 56′ 10″ north
Longitude
116.32789° or 116° 19′ 40″ east
Levels
6
Open location code
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way 256653719
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Western Panjabi—“Paleozoological Museum of China” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Museu Paleozoològic de la Xina”
  • Chinese: “中国古动物馆”
  • Chinese: “中國古動物博物館”
  • Chinese: “中國古動物館”
  • Czech: “Čínské paleozoologické muzeum”
  • French: “musée paléozoologique de Chine”
  • French: “Musée paléozoologique de Chine”
  • German: “Chinesisches Paläozoologisches Museum”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Paleozoologi Tiongkok”
  • Japanese: “中国古動物館”
  • Slovenian: “Paleozoološki muzej Kitajske”
  • Ukrainian: “Палеозоологічний музей Китаю”
  • Urdu: “چین کا رکازی حیوانیاتی عجائب گھر”
  • Western Panjabi: “چین کا رکازی حیوانیاتی عجائب گھر”

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