The Zhejiang Museum of Natural History is a
museum
A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make th ...
that mainly focuses on exhibitions, collections and analysis on specimens of
life science
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and
earth science
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.
The museum is one of the earliest museums of
natural history created by
Chinese people
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Chinese people are known as Zhongguoren () or as Huaren () by speakers of sta ...
.
[Museum General Information](_blank)
''ZMNH'', 2009. Retrieved November 11th, 2016.
See also
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List of museums in China
, there are 3,589 museums in China, including 3,054 state-owned museums (museums run by national and local government or universities) and 535 private museums. With a total collection of over 20 million items, these museums hold more than 8,000 e ...
References
External links
Official website
1984 establishments in China
Museums established in 1984
Natural history museums in China
Museums in Hangzhou
National first-grade museums of China
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