Geological Museum of China is one of the largest science museums in the country. The Museum was opened in 1916, and his story began with the opening of one exhibition room. Today in the Museum there are 5 halls with exhibitions on the history of the planet, mineral resources, precious stones.

The hall boasts a diverse mineral resources minerals, widely used in chemical industry, agriculture, steel production or steel industry, but also in various economic sectors of industry.

The second exhibition hall is an exhibition of various exhibits showing all the periods of Earth's history over billions of years, i.e., from the time when she was unpopulated star, to the present time, when the planet is full of life. In this room you can see the remains of various prehistoric animals, minerals that were mined in different periods of history.

In the hall with minerals, Museum visitors can see hundreds of different minerals, and in the hall with precious stones such stones like jade, ruby, sapphire, aquamarine and peridot. Also here is kept one of the largest gems in the world – the crystal that weighs 3, 5 pounds.

A number of the exhibits in the Museum – more than 200 thousand. Some of the most famous: Big Shandong Dragon – perfectly preserved specimen of a dinosaur, the remains of ancient people that have been discovered in China, relics found in places of human habitation in the caves of Sanding, and the teeth of the people Yuanmou, which were discovered by archaeologists in Yunnan province.

In addition to educational goals, Geological Museum of China also carries and scientific functions. This establishment is unusual laboratory and publishing center. The research, which was organized by the Museum in respect of findings of ancient birds in the area of Liaoning province, has received worldwide recognition.