Inner Mongolia welcomes first comprehensive biological specimen museum

(chinadaily.com.cn)

Updated: 2015-12-02

Inner Mongolia’s first comprehensive?museum for biological specimens opened in Inner Mongolia Normal University on Nov 25.

The museum has a vast range of lifeforms from the Mongolian Plateau as well as its neighboring areas. The collection includes nearly 500,000 specimens, including about 2,500 in its exhibition area of 1,200 square meters.

An overview of the biological specimen museum in Inner Mongolia Normal University,?in Hohhot, capital city of Inner Mongolia autonomous region. ?[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Plants samples?in?the biological specimen museum in Inner Mongolia Normal University. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Colorful butterflies in the biological specimen museum in Inner Mongolia Normal University. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

People visit the biological specimen museum in Inner Mongolia Normal University. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]