China Wetland Museum

China Wetland Museum

China Wetland Museum is located in the periphery of Xixi National Wetland Park Phase II, at the intersection of Tianmushan road and Zijingang Road, with a construction area of 20200 square meters and exhibition area of 7800 square meters. It is the first national professional museum with wetland as the theme, integrating collection, research, exhibition, education and entertainment. Through scene restoration, multimedia interaction and graphic display of typical wetlands, the museum shows the beauty of wetlands, popularizes wetland knowledge, and enhances the wetland protection awareness of the audience.

Development history

China Wetland Museum is the only National Wetland Museum in China approved by the State Forestry Administration. It is located in Xixi paradise integrated tourism distribution center at the intersection of Tianmushan road and Zijingang road in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, with a construction area of 20200 square meters and a planned investment of 300 million yuan. It has been officially opened to the public on November 2, 2009.

China Wetland Museum is not only an important window for the State Forestry Administration to publicize and communicate with foreign countries, but also an important place to display the achievements of wetland protection in China and popularize wetland science knowledge. It is also a guide and preface hall for Xixi National Wetland Park. Her appearance not only forms a wetland ecological science popularization and scientific research base with Xixi National Wetland Park, which combines indoor and outdoor, real and virtual scenes, history and modern, but also plays a role in exploring the relationship between wetland and human beings and interpreting the multiple values of wetland.

The construction goal of China Wetland Museum is to be the first landmark of Xixi National Wetland Park, and strive to become China's first and world-class national science popularization Wetland Museum, China's open wetland research center and science popularization and education center with wetland as the theme. Its main functions are: to publicize, guide, cultivate and enhance people's scientific development concept of "harmonious development between man and nature", to enhance the audience's awareness of environmental protection; to popularize and disseminate wetland scientific knowledge to the public, especially young people, to enhance people's understanding of the importance of wetland protection, to guide people to consciously cherish and maintain wetland resources; to promote the development of wetland in China The construction of wetland culture will further promote the development of wetland protection in China.

architectural composition

The museum, with an investment of 300 million yuan, uses various means such as animal and plant specimens and landscapes, interactive technology, special effects, cinemas and experimental and demonstration devices. The 538 square meter Science Popularization Center and 4D cinema in the museum make the theme of wetland and human become vivid and childlike.

The museum has four theme exhibition halls: preface hall, wetland and human hall, China hall and Xixi hall.

The design of China hall is particularly worth mentioning. It is characterized by "immersion" scene experience. Through the open exhibition hall, 160 degree ring screen cinema and other multimedia technologies, it introduces the status and characteristics of wetland resources in China and the relationship between wetland and sustainable development. Visitors can take an ecological tour along the restoration scenes of mangroves in Shankou of Guangxi, Dongtan of Chongming of Shanghai, Poyang Lake of Jiangxi, wetland in Sanjiang Plain of Northeast China, Populus euphratica forest in Bayinbuluke and Tarim River of Xinjiang, Sanjiangyuan of Qinghai and Hani terrace of Yunnan. Through vivid restoration, the unique phenomenon of salt excretion and Viviparous Plants in mangrove wetlands, the history of Sanjiang Plain changing from "Beidahuang" to "Beidacang", the migration habits of migratory birds, and the different landscapes between constructed wetlands and natural wetlands can be recognized.

The exhibition is divided into four parts: preface hall, wetland and human hall, China hall and Xixi hall. In addition, there are outdoor space of Science Popularization Center, tourist hall, atrium and special exhibition hall. Among them, the wetland and human hall and Science Popularization Center are located on the first floor of the museum; the outdoor space, preface hall, tourist hall, atrium and China hall are located on the first floor of the museum; Xixi hall is located on the second floor of the museum; and the special exhibition hall is located on the third floor of the museum.

The exhibition content of China Wetland Museum is mainly composed of four theme exhibition halls: preface hall, wetland and human hall, China Wetland hall and Xixi Wetland hall. Among them, preface hall introduces the basic knowledge of wetland and world classic wetland; wetland and human hall mainly introduces the relationship between human and wetland; China Wetland Hall is the most important and characteristic part of Wetland Museum, mainly introduces China wetland Xixi Wetland Museum focuses on highlighting the characteristics of Xixi wetland, including urban wetland, secondary wetland, constructed wetland and human wetland, and mainly expounds the historical changes, culture and resources of Xixi wetland.

The audience of China Wetland Museum is mainly ordinary citizens and tourists. In terms of content selection and interpretation, exhibition form, the pursuit is easy to understand and relaxed. The main form of expression is to strengthen the story and plot, combine rational materials with perceptual means, create realistic experience, strengthen the audience's participation and interaction, and use high-tech means to enhance the performance of the exhibition.

Visit information

admission ticket

Free Admission

Opening Hours

Tuesday to Sunday: 9:00-16:30; closed all day on Monday (except holidays).

Traffic information

transit

Take bus no.j13, no.381, No.91, No.70, etc. to the West Bus Station (China Wetland Museum).

expert opinion

On May 8, 2007, the State Forestry Administration held an expert demonstration meeting to discuss the construction of China Wetland Museum in Hangzhou. The demonstration meeting was presided over by Ma Guangren, director of wetland protection and management center of State Forestry Administration, and Chen qinjuan, deputy director of Hangzhou forestry and Water Conservancy Bureau, gave a report on the project of China Wetland Museum. The full text of expert opinions is as follows:

"On May 8, 2007, the wetland protection and management center of the State Forestry Administration organized an expert demonstration meeting of China Wetland Museum. Seven experts from Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University, Beijing Normal University, Fudan University, East China Normal University, wetland International China office, Chinese Academy of forestry and other units (the list is attached) formed the demonstration group. The experts attending the meeting listened to the report of Hangzhou Municipal People's Government on the project of China Wetland Museum and had a serious discussion. The opinions are as follows:

1. In order to implement the "China wetland protection action plan", "national wetland protection project plan" and implement the "wetland Convention", it is very necessary to build a China Wetland Museum.

2. Xixi National Wetland Park is the first national wetland park approved by the State Forestry Administration, which plays a leading and exemplary role in wetland protection and management in China. The proposed museum is located in Xixi National Wetland Park, with convenient transportation, and forms a complete wetland scientific research and publicity education system combining indoor and outdoor with Xixi wetland, which is an ideal place for the construction of China Wetland Museum.

3. Hangzhou has obvious location advantages and developed social economy. The municipal Party committee and government attach great importance to wetland protection, and have the conditions to build China Wetland Museum.

4. It is suggested that the exhibition content of the proposed China Wetland Museum should be mainly Chinese wetlands, taking into account local characteristics. Not only in the construction of venues, but also in the display content, display mode and service quality, it should reach the domestic leading and world-class level.

In view of the above, experts unanimously believe that the conditions for the construction of China Wetland Museum in Xixi, Hangzhou are met, and it is suggested that the State Forestry Administration give an official reply as soon as possible. "

The experts attending this demonstration meeting include Li Wenhua, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences, researcher of the Institute of Geographical Sciences and resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, professor emeritus Dean of the school of environment, Renmin University of China, vice chairman of the Chinese Committee on man and biosphere, honorary chairman of the Chinese ecological society and vice chairman of the Chinese Society for agricultural environmental protection, and Shanghai Fu Lu Jiansong, director and professor of Museum Department of Fudan University; Wu Bihu, Professor of School of urban environment of Peking University; Lu Jianjian, Professor of Life Science College of East China Normal University; Cui Lijuan, Professor of Wetland Center of Chinese Academy of forestry and member of science and Technology Committee of wetland convention; Zhang Zhengwang, director and professor of Key Laboratory of biodiversity and ecological engineering of Ministry of education, Academy of life sciences of Beijing Normal University; and wetland international Chen Kelin, director of China project office. Yan Chenggao, Bao Daming, Wang longfu, Xiao Hong and Deng Kan from the wetland protection and management center of the State Forestry Administration, Zhao Yueping and Yu Xiaojian from the Forestry Department of Zhejiang Province, Chen qinjuan from Hangzhou forestry and Water Bureau, and Liang Jin and Liu Xiang from Xixi Wetland office attended the demonstration meeting.

Function and significance

With the deepening of human understanding of the ecological, social and economic functions of wetlands, the publicity and education function of wetland science knowledge has been paid more and more attention all over the world. It is of great significance to build China Wetland Museum in Hangzhou.

It is of great significance for the public to understand wetlands and popularize wetland knowledge

Under the background of the establishment and implementation of the scientific outlook on development and the gradual trend of harmony between man and nature, more and more people pay attention to wetlands, and wetland protection has become an important issue of ecological construction. Through the construction of China Wetland Museum, more and more people can better understand, enter and understand wetlands, so as to popularize wetland knowledge and stimulate the enthusiasm and initiative of the public to love and protect wetlands.

It is of great significance to show the wetland resources and protection status in China

China has a wide range of wetland resources