Daqing Museum
大庆博物馆
A comprehensive museum in the new eastern district, displaying Songnen Plain fossils, local history and the development of Daqing as an oil city.
Daqing Museum is located at the Dongcheng District Cultural Center, next to the Daqing Opera House and the Science and Technology Museum. Its exhibits include Quaternary fossils from the Songnen Plain, such as woolly mammoths and woolly rhinoceroses, along with artifacts from the Liao and Jin dynasties, the folk customs of the Durbet Mongol people, and exhibition halls on urban development. The mammoth skeleton is a favorite with children. Admission is free. The museum is usually closed on Mondays, and advance reservations are required. It can be combined with Liming Lake and the Opera House for a half-day visit.
Opening hours
Tuesday–Sunday, 09:00–16:30
Nearby sights
- Daqing Opera House
- Liming Lake Park
- Longfeng Wetland
- Daqing Oilfield History Museum
- Iron Man First Oil Well (Well Sa-55)
- Daqing Petroleum Science and Technology Museum
- Iron Man Wang Jinxi Memorial
- Songji No.3 Well