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  • Jim
    1,561 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Shanghai Natural History Museum is a 5 stories museum focused on natural history. The entrance fee is RMB 30. The entrance includes one of 2 showings (big bang, Jurassic) that you can choose to reserve and view. To see the two showings, you need to install the wechat app, install the associate mini-program and make reservations. The showing is in a dome theater, in which the seat will move during the movie for the effect. The visual quality of the showing is poor though.
    The Shanghai Natural History Museum has quite some exhibits. Some of the highlights are: a big collection of fossils (including many dinosaur fossils, even moved some huge chunk of stone fossils from remote sites to the museum), a large gemstone collection.
    Written 11 January 2025
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  • Andrew_Roamer
    Adelaide, Australia103 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    We live in Shanghai and this is an inexpensive place to take our toddler for a day trip.

    The front entrance is shabby and odd plastic cut-outs of Bugs Bunny and Pepe le Pew are a very strange way of introducing guests to a place which is about insects. Get through that and there's a fish feeding area where you can get VERY close to the fish and kids always love that part (though such proximity to the fish and the water is good and bad from a parental point of view).

    Inside, you'll find a place that is much bigger than it looks and has some decent exhibits. Lots of creepy crawlies - snakes, spiders, bugs etc. There are some good class-room areas and if you're lucky, you'll chance upon a staff-member teaching kids about how spiders lay eggs or how chameleons change colour. Classes are pretty good and aimed at youngsters below 12. 

    Yes, in response to some of the other reviews, some of the enclosures for the bigger creatures (crocodiles and turtles) do seem woefully inadequate. We've had three trips and we have seen some improvement which at least is a step in the right direction.

    For overseas visitors, English translations of the exhibits' information are pretty bad,  but I suppose you don't really need to speak Chinese to look at a snake or appreciate a sea-horse.  

    There's a small mammal section where you can feed guinea pigs, rabbits and goats which our son enjoys a lot.

    Overall, if you're visiting from overseas or a difference province, this is not a priority. But if you live in Shanghai and are looking for a family friendly inexpensive outing, this is not bad.

    Budget about 2-3 hours to see everything.
    Written 8 January 2017
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  • Patrick T
    Hong Kong, China2,680 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Large museum with vast collection of natural science. Attractive for both adults and kids. Lots of interactive facilities to learn about lives on earth.
    Written 31 December 2020
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