Yangling Insect Museum

Yangling Insect Museum

The insect museum of Northwest A & F University was founded in 1987 in Yangling Expo Park. The second phase project of insect museum was completed and put into use in August 1999. The third phase project exhibition hall and butterfly net room were completed and opened to the public in October 2005. It is the first insect museum in China. Its construction and development has always been valued and cared by leaders at all levels of the party and the state as well as higher authorities. The State Development Planning Commission, the Ministry of agriculture, the people's Government of Shaanxi Province, Yangling Agricultural High-tech Industry Demonstration Zone and Northwest University of agriculture and forestry science and technology invested 8 million yuan in the construction of insect museum phase II. Completed in August 1999, the new Museum covers an area of 4500 square meters and is divided into three parts: exhibition, collection and scientific research.

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In 2003, it invested 15 million yuan to build a new exhibition hall in the prosperous area of Yangling Demonstration Area, with an exhibition area of more than 3600 square meters. It also built a greenhouse and a net room of 3300 square meters, raising butterflies and other live insects for the audience to watch. General layout of insect museum phase III

With an area of more than 10000 square meters, it has become the largest and most comprehensive insect museum in the world. It is a comprehensive discipline base integrating scientific research, specimen collection, talent training and popular science education.

Exhibition section

It has the largest exhibition area in the world, the richest exhibits, the highest exhibition level, the integration of a variety of modern display means, and the integration of knowledge and interest. It is also an important patriotic education base.

The new pavilion has a unique shape, with a construction area of 3600M2, three times the original exhibition area. A large number of modern display means, such as photoelectric model, phantom imaging and multimedia technology, are adopted in the museum, with high technology content and advanced facilities. There are six exhibition halls in the museum, which systematically display an interesting world of insects, especially in the ecological area, where live dishes and other ornamental insects can be kept in the greenhouse all the year round. A 3300 M2 butterfly net room is built outside the museum, which can be used for all kinds of live insect breeding and butterfly stocking research for visitors.

Collection section

It has collected more than 1.2 million insect specimens at home and abroad, ranking first in China's universities. It is an important insect species diversity preservation base.

Research Section

It includes Institute of Entomology of the Ministry of agriculture, doctoral program of Entomology, postdoctoral mobile station of first-class discipline of plant protection, Entomology Department of key open laboratories of the Ministry of education and the Ministry of agriculture, research and development center of insect resources of Yangling University of agriculture and forestry, experimental studio and library, etc. Accept visiting scholars and graduate students at home and abroad to carry out cooperative research and thesis writing.

Affiliated institutions

In 1979, the Journal of Entomology was founded. In 1997, the Journal of butterfly branch of Chinese entomological society, butterfly branch of Shaanxi entomological society, butterfly branch of Chinese entomological society and Zhouyao entomological Award Foundation were founded.

Adjacent scenic spots

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Scenic spots in Xianyang City

Address: Fenghuang Road

Longitude: 108.07564400015

Latitude: 34.282666000152

Tel: 029-87080666