Cijin Shell Museum

Cijin Shell Museum

旗津貝殼博物館
Location	Cijin, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Coordinates	22°36′04.6″N 120°16′27.1″E
Type	museum

The Cijin Shell Museum (traditional Chinese: 旗津貝殼博物館; simplified Chinese: 旗津贝壳博物馆; Hanyu Pinyin: Qíjīn Bèiké Bówùguǎn; Tongyong Pinyin: Cíjin Bèiké Bówùguǎn) is a museum in Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

History

The original Cijin Shell Museum opened on September 11, 2000, on the second floor of the Cijin Seaside Park administration building. After the original museum became too small, the Kaohsiung City Government started building the new museum in 2009, opening it in October 2011.

Architecture

The museum building occupies the top floor of the white, gray-blue and light blue building. The ground floor of the building is the Cijin Seaside Park tourist service center.^[1][2]

Exhibition

The museum houses more than 200 kinds of shrimps and crabs specimens as well as more than 2,000 kinds of shellfish specimens, including three kinds of 'living fossil' Nautilus.^[2]

Opening Hours

The museum is open from 9AM to 5PM, from Tuesday to Saturday. The museum is closed on Mondays.^[3][4]

See also

• List of museums in Taiwan

References

1. "Qijin". Taiwan, the Heart of Asia. 25 August 2021. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
2. "Cijin Shell Gallery". Kaohsiung Travel. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
3. "Cijin Shell Museum". Trip.com. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
4. "Cijin Shell Museum, Kaohsiung". Trek Zone. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

External links

• Cijin Shell Museum on Facebook