Geological Museum of China - one of the largest science museums in the country. The museum was opened in 1916, and its history began with the opening of one of the exhibition rooms. To date, the museum has 5 rooms with an exhibition devoted to the history of the planet, mineral resources and precious stones.

In the hall of mineral resources exhibited a variety of minerals that are widely used in the chemical industry, agriculture, in the production of steel and iron and steel industry as well as in various economic sectors of industry.

The second exhibition hall is an exhibition with a variety of exhibits showing all periods of history of the Earth for billions of years, that is - from the time when it was uninhabited star, and so far, when the planet is full of diverse life. In this room you can see the remains of various ancient animals, minerals that were mined during different periods of history.

In the hall with minerals museum visitors can see hundreds of different minerals, and in the hall with gems presented such stones such as jade, ruby, sapphire, aquamarine and beryl. Also, there is stored one of the biggest gems on the planet - rock crystal, which weighs 3, 5 kg.

The number of the exhibits in the museum - more than 200 thousand. Some of the most famous: Big Shandong Dragon - perfectly preserved copy of dinosaur remains of ancient people, who were found in China, the relics have been found in areas of human habitation in the caves Shanding and teeth Yuanmu people who have been discovered by archaeologists in the province of Yunnan.

In addition to the educational goals, Geological Museum of China, and also has scientific functions. This institution is an unusual laboratory, as well as publishing center. Studies are organized in relation to the museum of ancient finds of birds in the area of ​​Liaoning province, has received worldwide recognition.