China?痵 largest wetland museum opened at a national nature conservation zone in Momoge, Jilin. Occupied an area of 2000m2, and with an investment approaching RMB 10 million, it took two years to complete the construction of the museum. The new museum is designed of comprehensive functionalities for collection, popular science education, scientific research, and entertainment. It has collected over a thousand specimens of wild animals and plants, in addition to some thousand pictures. The establishment of the museum will facilitate wetland protection and research activities, desirable for popular science and ecological educations.
Physically located at a junction linking Jilin, Heilongjiang, and Inner Mongolia, the nature conservation zone occupies an area of 144,000 hectares. 80% of the area presents a typical feature of wetlands. The zone has drawn great attention of international organizations for environmental and wetland protection. As an important migrating path for migrant birds in east Asia, Momoge is also of a great value for scientific research and protection.
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