Hangzhou Xixi Investment & Development Co., Ltd.: An International Tourism Complex Rooted in the Cultural Heritage of Xixi Waterways
Chinese (Simplified)
English
Chinese (Traditional)
Japanese
ES
China Wetland Museum
Release time:
2019-11-15
The China Wetland Museum is located in the southeastern part of Hangzhou Xixi National Wetland Park, covering an area of 20,200 square meters. Officially opened to the public on November 2, 2009, it is the only national-level specialized museum in China—approved by the State Forestry Administration—to be built with a wetland theme, integrating collection, research, exhibition, education, publicity, and recreation into a single, widely accessible institution. The architecture of the China Wetland Museum was designed by the renowned master architect Arata Isozaki. The design uses “Green Hills” as its central motif, seamlessly blending the entire structure with the surrounding hills and creating a uniquely distinctive form. The 30-meter-high observation tower offers panoramic views of the Xixi Wetland, making it one of the park’s most iconic landmarks. The exhibition, designed by the U.S.-based Glaeger Design & Exhibition Company, takes “Wetlands: The Material and Environmental Foundation of Human Civilization and Social Development” as its core concept. The 7,800-square-meter exhibition space is divided into five thematic halls: the Introductory Hall, the Wetlands and Humanity Hall, the China Wetlands Hall, the Xixi Wetlands Hall, the Special Exhibition Hall, and a multi-functional area. Through a variety of approaches—including specimens and landscapes, interactive displays and special effects, experiments and demonstrations—the exhibition systematically and comprehensively showcases the world’s wetlands, China’s wetlands, the threats facing wetlands, and global efforts to protect them. In doing so, it fully highlights the achievements made by the Chinese government in wetland conservation.
Keywords: