Video by Li Bing’er and Ni Yongping

The Shenzhen Natural History Museum, located in Pingshan District, is one of Shenzhen’s major cultural projects and South China’s largest comprehensive natural history museum.

The museum’s eight permanent exhibition halls — Cosmos, Earth, Evolution, Dinosaur, Human, Biology, Ecology, and Homeland — tell a continuous story. Visitors will explore the 13.8-billion-year history of the universe, the 4.6-billion-year evolution of Earth, and 3.8 billion years of life’s evolution, before arriving at Shenzhen’s local natural environment. The museum displays 7,461 authentic specimens, 338 replicas, and 194 other exhibits, providing a window into the natural world. 

The museum also includes a 1,630-square-meter temporary exhibition hall, as well as a nature theater and a dome theater, further expanding its educational offerings.

A video introducing the Shenzhen Natural History Museum.