page_title: Qingdao Aquarium
hierarchical_section_title: Qingdao Aquarium
caption_attribution_description: 中文: 原青岛水族馆，今为青岛海产博物馆水族馆，山东省省级文物保护单位。 English: The public aquarium of Qingdao,view from west.
context_page_description: The Qingdao Aquarium also known as the Qingdao Underwater World is the oldest public aquarium in China. It is located in the city of Qingdao, Shandong Province. The aquarium originated from an initiative launched by the educator Cai Yuanpei in 1930 and was first opened to the public on May 8, 1932. As of 2013, the aquarium consists of four main exhibition halls that are connected by tunnels and provides nearly 10,000 square meters of total exhibition area. The Qingdao Aquarium has been listed as a major historical and cultural sites protected by Shandong Province since 2006. It is located right on shore of the Yellow Sea's Huiquan Bay, next to the "No. 1 Bathing Beach" in the Shinan District of Qingdao.
  The aquarium, opening from 8:30 am to 5 pm, consists of the major aquarium, the sea animal performance museum, the museum of freshwater animals, and the herbarium of marine organisms.
context_section_description: The Qingdao Aquarium (Chinese: 青岛水族馆; pinyin: Qīngdǎo Shuǐzúguǎn) also known as the Qingdao Underwater World (Chinese: 青岛海底世界; pinyin: Qīngdǎo Hǎidǐshìji) is the oldest public aquarium in China. It is located in the city of Qingdao, Shandong Province. The aquarium originated from an initiative launched by the educator Cai Yuanpei in 1930 and was first opened to the public on May 8, 1932. As of 2013, the aquarium consists of four main exhibition halls that are connected by tunnels and provides nearly 10,000 square meters of total exhibition area. The Qingdao Aquarium has been listed as a major historical and cultural sites protected by Shandong Province since 2006 (site number 3-267). It is located right on shore of the Yellow Sea's Huiquan Bay (汇泉湾), next to the "No. 1 Bathing Beach" in the Shinan District of Qingdao.
  The aquarium, opening from 8:30 am to 5 pm, consists of  the major aquarium, the sea animal performance museum, the museum of freshwater animals, and the herbarium of marine organisms.
caption: The Qingdao Aquarium seen from the west in 2007.
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