When was Yongchuan Museum officially opened to the public free of charge?

Yongchuan Museum was officially opened to the public free of charge on May 8, 20 16.

Yongchuan Museum is one of the key construction projects in Yongchuan, and it is an important platform and carrier for Yongchuan's natural history and culture, popular science education and cultural relics display. The project is located on the east side of Shennv Lake Park, covering an area of 3.93 hectares with a total construction area of 20,000 square meters. The main building of the museum is an antique frame structure with a construction area of about 9000m2. It is equipped with a landscape river about 600 meters long and three arch bridges across the river.

The exhibition hall is divided into three floors, covering the fields of nature, history and humanities. The main exhibition areas include beautiful Yongchuan, vicissitudes of life, dinosaur home, natural treasures, ancient road pursuit, mellow Han style and prosperous Yongchuan. In addition to the display of basic historical relics, it also focuses on the natural exhibits with Yongchuan Dragon and Songshi fossils in the upper reaches, and shows the elegant demeanor of calligraphy and painting works represented by Chen Zizhuang, the hometown of calligraphy in China.

The significance of the existence of museums

The museum is a place that can't be ignored, representing the local historical and cultural atmosphere. It provides people with not only a materialized collection and juxtaposition, but also a spiritual gathering. In museums, different collection concepts and sources of exhibits will give museums completely different styles, and museums can also reflect the spiritual and cultural thickness of a country, a region and a city invisibly.

Museums strengthen historical preservation culture and better preserve and display cultural relics. Providing services for social development and opening up places of study, education and entertainment to the public are the windows for citizens and tourists to understand the history and feel the glory of the city. It is an ideal place for primary and secondary school students to enrich their knowledge of history and culture in their hometown and carry out second-class education. Museums can appreciate the historical and cultural heritage of the city and feel the exquisite, harmonious and open humanistic spirit of the new era.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yongchuan Museum