跨越九十载的山海守望——探访青岛水族馆

Watching Over the Mountains and Sea for 90 Years

在美丽的青岛汇泉湾畔,有两座优美的中国古典式建筑静静地矗立在莱阳路上的鲁迅公园内,历经90年的风雨沧桑。这两座建筑一座形如城楼,一座貌似宫殿,临海而立,蔚为壮观,这就是被蔡元培先生誉为“吾国第一”,驰名中外的青岛水族馆。青岛水族馆,又名青岛海产博物馆、青岛海洋科技馆。1931年1月动工,1932年2月建成,同年5月8日举行了开馆典礼,9日起正式对外开放。

As a famous museum of natural science in China, Qingdao Aquarium is mainly engaged in research on the breeding and protection of rare aquatic organisms, the class-based collection and display of marine specimens, and the popularization of marine scientific knowledge. It now has five exhibition halls featuring jellyfish, marine life, whale, seal and freshwater life respectively. The aquarium now houses more than 20,000 specimens in nearly 2,000 species, including over 15,000 invertebrate specimens in 1,100 plus species, more than 3,000 vertebrate specimens in over 700 species, and more than 2,000 seaweed specimens in over 150 species. Qingdao Aquarium was named a national base for popular science education in 2000, a national youth science and technology education base in 2002, and a national marine awareness education base in 2012. It also won the title of "provincial civilized organization" in Shandong Province in 2018.