Tianjin Natural History Museum

The Tianjin Natural History Museum, founded in 1914, holds over 380,000 geological and biological specimens across three floors. You can see dinosaur skeletons in the lobby, including a Tyrannosaurus Rex cast and mounts of Mamenchisaurus, Omeisaurus, and Bellusaurus.

Don't miss

• Dinosaur skeletons in the lobby, including a Tyrannosaurus Rex cast and mounts of Mamenchisaurus, Omeisaurus, and Bellusaurus
• The Ancient Homeland and Modern Homeland exhibits on the second floor, covering life from 3.8 billion years ago to human evolution
• Fossils of ammonites, ichthyosaurs, and a large Dsungaripterus pterosaur skeleton
• A display of proboscidean evolution featuring Platybelodon, Stegodon, and a woolly mammoth
• The Earth's Ecology exhibit on the third floor, with over 200 rare animal specimens donated by Kenneth Behring, showcasing ecosystems from around the world

Getting there

Know before you go

• The museum is at No. 31 Youyi Road, Hexi District, Tianjin.
• The museum spans 12,000 square meters over three floors.

A bit of history

The museum was founded in 1914 by Émile Licent as the Hoangho Paiho Museum. Licent spent 25 years exploring the Yellow River and Haihe River basins, collecting over 200,000 specimens. The museum was later renamed the Northern Border Museum, hosted by Tianjin University, and after several mergers and name changes, it became the Tianjin Natural Museum. It moved to its current site in the Tianjin Cultural Center in 2014.