National Natural History Museum of China

The National Natural History Museum of China, previously the Beijing Museum of Natural History, is a municipal public natural history museum in , , China.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 9:00 AM—4:30 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: natural history museum in Beijing, China
  • Also known as: “Beijing Museum of Natural History”, “BMAM”, “BMNH”, “BMNHC”, “Central Museum of Natural History”, “CNHM”, “National Central Museum of Natural History”, “NHBM”, and “NNHM”
  • Address: 天桥南大街 126

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and Tianqiao acrobatic theatre.

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The Temple of Heaven is a complex of imperial religious Confucian buildings situated in the southeastern part of central . The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and then later restored by the Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for a good harvest and other seasonal rites. is situated 1 km east of National Natural History Museum of China.

Arts center
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is an arts center, which is situated 230 metres southwest of National Natural History Museum of China.

Metro station
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Tianqiao station is a station on Line 8 of the Beijing Subway. It was opened on December 30, 2018. is situated 170 metres southwest of National Natural History Museum of China.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tianqiao and Tiantan.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the southeastern portion of Xicheng District, , . As of 2020, it has a total population of 34,427.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the southwest side of the Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. As of 2020, it has a population of 27,429. The subdistrict was named after , an imperial religious complex that is located in this area.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict on eastern side of Xicheng District, in , China. is also a famous business street outside Qianmen.

National Natural History Museum of China

Latitude
39.88187° or 39° 52′ 55″ north
Longitude
116.39371° or 116° 23′ 37″ east
Operator
北京市科学技术研究院
Open location code
8PFRV9JV+PF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 474337112
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q846583
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“National Natural History Museum of China” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Museu d’Història Natural de Beijing”
  • Catalan: “Museu d’Història Natural de Pequín”
  • Catalan: “Museu Nacional d’Història Natural de la Xina”
  • Chinese: “北京自然博物館”
  • Chinese: “北京自然博物馆”
  • Chinese: “国家自然博物馆”
  • Chinese: “國家自然博物館”
  • Esperanto: “Pekina Muzeo de Natura Historio”
  • French: “Musée d’histoire naturelle de Pékin”
  • French: “musée d’histoire naturelle”
  • German: “BMNH”
  • German: “Naturhistorisches Museum Peking”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Sejarah Alam Beijing”
  • Japanese: “北京自然博物館”
  • Japanese: “国家自然博物館”
  • Tamil: “பெய்ஜிங் இயற்கை வரலாற்று அருங்காட்சியகம்”
  • Urdu: “بیجنگ میوزیم آف نیچرل ہسٹری”
  • “BMNHC”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 天桥人民广场 and Deyunshe.

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