My visit to the world-famous Zigong Dinosaur Museum in China

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In May, I took a trip to China to attend my brother's wedding. Of course, I couldn't miss the world famous Zigong Dinosaur Museum. This museum was built in 1987, and is the first museum based entirely on Asian dinosaurs. Allow me to share my journey with you.

 

Entrance to the museum:

 

Within the grand hall:

 

My mom standing next to the Mamenchisaurus and Datousaurus for scale:

 

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More of the grand hall:

 

 

Me standing next to the Omeisaurus for scale:

 

 

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Me standing next to the Yangchuanosaurus

 

 

Two Szechuanosaurus hunting a Tuojianguosaurus:

 

 

 

This is probably the best part - authentic dinosaur fossils in-situ!

 

 

 

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Their souvenir shop. Those are actual fossils:

 

 

This enormous leg is a cast:

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This is the non-dinosaur museum exhibition. There were too many amazing creatures to photograph.

 

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This next area is one of my favorite, the second hall for smaller dinosaur fossils. It's a mix of casts and real fossils:

 

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At first glance, I thought I was looking at a T-Rex!

 

 

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What I wouldn't give to own one of these specimens...

 

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Dinosaur eggs! My favorite! @HamptonsDoc

 

Dinosaur tracks (casts)

 

That's about it! I hope you guys enjoyed this. If there are any additional photos you wish to view, let me know!

 

[Bone guy]

Cool museum! Everything is very well displayed. Thanks for sharing  

[Tidgy's Dad]

Absolutely excellent! 

The displays of the dinosaurs fighting and killing each other are really exciting, accurate or not. 

And the actual real excavation area is incredible. 

Lots of beautiful fossils, some of which I may have seen when the Chines Dinosaur exhibition came to visit the UK many years ago, i still have my little brochures somewhere, must photograph them. 

[Raggedy Man]

[Malcolmt]

Absolutely amazing... right up there with the best in the world

[Nimravis]

@-Andy- great report, and the pics are outstanding, thanks for posting.

[Bobby Rico]

Andy @-Andy- brilliant report thank you . I also love the dinosaur in situ.

I like your style making the most of an opportunely, reminded me that when I got married Mrs Rico and I had the morning free so we went to The Natural History Museum London. I also love the outside of the museum and the sculptures . 

Congratulations to your brother . 

 

Cheers Bobby.

[Bobby Rico]

25 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

Absolutely excellent! 

The displays of the dinosaurs fighting and killing each other are really exciting, accurate or not. 

And the actual real excavation area is incredible. 

Lots of beautiful fossils, some of which I may have seen when the Chines Dinosaur exhibition came to visit the UK many years ago, i still have my little brochures somewhere, must photograph them. 

I have the exhibition catalog. Great collection. 

[JohnJ]

Super report, Andy!

 

@erose

[erose]

My daughter and I visited the museum two years ago. After having spent two weeks in Chengdu and the Autonomous Tibetan regions of Sichuan (all metamorphic mountains) the museum was just what we needed to get our fossil fix. Really great mix of different kinds of exhibits and displays. And as an exhibit designer I was impressed with the overall quality.

[Bronzviking]

Very Cool Photos! Thanks for sharing!

[Fruitbat]

Spectacular displays!  It would almost be worth hopping a plane to China just to see that!  Thanks for sharing.

 

-Joe

[Miocene_Mason]

Thanks for this virtual tour, it is quite the spectacle!

[LiamL]

Incredible fossils! Did build the museum around the in-situ dinos? Or was it all brought in, because that's so cool. 

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Thanks for the comments, guys!

 

5 hours ago, LiamL said:

Incredible fossils! Did build the museum around the in-situ dinos? Or was it all brought in, because that's so cool. 

 

The museum was built around the in-situ dinos! Amazing, isn't it?

[ynot]

Wonderful presentation of the museum.

Thanks for the tour.

[caldigger]

10 hours ago, -Andy- said:

What I wouldn't give to own one of these specimens...

From what I understand, your collection is mighty impressive in its own right young man!

 

Pray tell, what is this exhibit showing us? I can't read the English captions.