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The Chongqing Science and Technology Museum () is a
Museum website
Jiangbei District, Chongqing 2009 establishments in China Museums established in 2009 Museums in Chongqing Science museums in China Technology museums in China IMAX venues {{China-museum-stub
The Chongqing Science and Technology Museum () is a science museum
A science museum is a museum devoted primarily to science. Older science museums tended to concentrate on static displays of objects related to natural history, paleontology, geology, industry and industrial machinery, etc. Modern trends in ...
in the Jiangbei District of Chongqing
Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a municipality in Southwest China. The official abbreviation of the city, "" (), was approved by the State Cou ...
, China.
The ground-breaking ceremony for the museum was held on 7 January 2006 and construction started in October 2006. The museum was opened to the public on 9 September 2009. Guida Moseley Brown Architects were involved in the project. The museum cost 567 million RMB to build. It is on a plot of 37 mu and the building has a floor area of 45,300 m2.
The museum is centrally located in Jiangbeizui CBD
Jiangbeizui CBD（) is one of the central business districts and part of Liangjiang New Area in central Chongqing, China.
The CBD aims to attract financial institutions, making it a financial centre in the future.
Jiangbeizui CBD is located b ...
, near the Chongqing Grand Theatre
The Chongqing Grand Theatre (or Theater) is a performing arts venue in central Chongqing, People's Republic of China, located overlooking the Yangtze River. The 64-metre six-storey building was constructed from 2005 until 2009. Hassell, a design ...
and the confluence of the Jialing River
The Jialing River, formerly known by numerous other names, is a major tributary of the Yangtze River in the Sichuan Basin. It is named after the Jialing Valley in Feng County, Shaanxi through which it flows.
The Jialing River's most notable ...
and the Yangtze River
The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the longest river in Asia, the third-longest in the world, and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains (Tibetan Plateau) and flow ...
.
It has an IMAX
IMAX is a proprietary system of high-resolution cameras, film formats, film projectors, and theaters known for having very large screens with a tall aspect ratio (approximately either 1.43:1 or 1.90:1) and steep stadium seating.
Graem ...
theatre.
The museum is free for school children.
See also
*List of museums in China
, there are 3,589 museums in China, including 3,054 state-owned museums (museums run by national and local government or universities) and 535 private museums. With a total collection of over 20 million items, these museums hold more than 8,000 ...
* Three Gorges Museum
The Three Gorges Museum () is a museum in the Yuzhong District of Chongqing, about the Three Gorges and Chongqing. It is one of the largest museums in the country.
The museum opened in 2005, replacing the former Chongqing Museum. It is loc ...
References
External links
Museum website
Jiangbei District, Chongqing 2009 establishments in China Museums established in 2009 Museums in Chongqing Science museums in China Technology museums in China IMAX venues {{China-museum-stub