Cijin Shell Museum
{{Short description|Museum in Qijin, Kaohsiung, Taiwan}}
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The Cijin Shell Museum ({{zh|t={{linktext|旗津|貝殼|博物館}}|s=旗津贝壳博物馆|first=t|tp=Cíjin Bèiké Bówùguǎn|p=Qíjīn 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.{{cite web|date=25 August 2021|url=http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002121&id=A12-00072|title=Qijin|website=Taiwan, the Heart of Asia|access-date=22 November 2021|archive-date=11 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411122836/https://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002121&id=A12-00072|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|date=17 November 2020|url=https://khh.travel/en/attractions/detail/485|title=Cijin Shell Gallery|website=Kaohsiung Travel|access-date=1 January 2021}}
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.
Opening Hours
The museum is open from 9AM to 5PM, from Tuesday to Saturday. The museum is closed on Mondays.{{Cite web |title=Cijin Shell Museum |url=https://www.trip.com/travel-guide/attraction/kaohsiung/cijin-shell-museum-23865306/ |access-date=July 15, 2022 |website=Trip.com}}{{Cite web |title=Cijin Shell Museum, Kaohsiung |url=https://trek.zone/en/taiwan/places/68202/cijin-shell-museum-kaohsiung |access-date=15 July 2022 |website=Trek Zone}}
See also
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External links
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