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Qingdao Shell Museum

(chinadaily.com.cn)Updated: 2020-09-14

The Qingdao Shell Museum, located on the coast of Tangdao Bay in Qingdao's West Coast New Area, is a private shell-themed museum.

Covering an area of nearly 2,600 square meters, the museum not only collects and researches shells, but also educates visitors and serves as a site for cultural tourism.

It has more than 4,260 shell (conch) specimens and over 130 species of shellfish fossils from over 60 countries on display.

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Different conch shells are exhibited at the Qingdao Shell Museum. [Photo by Wang Hua/qingdaonews.com]

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The Qingdao Shell Museum includes a large variety of shells. [Photo by Wang Hua/qingdaonews.com]

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An exhibit at the Qingdao Shell Museum [Photo by Wang Hua/qingdaonews.com]