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About Yanji Dinosaur Museum
Its six Korean-style buildings divide the visit between a broad Dinosaur Planet introduction and the Dragon Rising in Yanji galleries devoted to the local discoveries. Petrified-wood displays near the entrance add another form of prehistoric evidence. This is a museum-focused visit within the larger dinosaur tourism area, separate from the neighbouring amusement park and from the protected fossil site itself.
The museum originated from the discovery in May 2016 of Cretaceous-period dinosaur fossils, dated to about 110 million years ago, at Longshan (龙山) on the southern slope of Mao'er Mountain, filling a gap in dinosaur fossil finds in northeastern China. The Longshan Dinosaur Fossil Site (龙山恐龙化石遗址) was designated a national-level key protected paleontological fossil site in December 2016, after which the Yanji city government planned a dinosaur museum and resort around the find.
Part of the museum opened in 2019, the same year the Jilin Yanji Dinosaur Culture Research and Development Center (吉林延吉恐龙文化研究发展中心) was formed to combine it with nearby attractions into the Mao'er Mountain Dinosaur Cultural Tourism Area. The Dinosaur Planet hall opened in May 2021, and the area was rated a national 4A tourist attraction that year. The remaining halls, called Dragon Rising in Yanji, opened in September 2022, completing the museum.
What to look for
- Dinosaur Planet in Building 2, introducing dinosaurs with an emphasis on China.
- Dragon Rising in Yanji in Buildings 3–5, interpreting the local fossil discoveries, plus the entrance's petrified-wood displays.
Location & getting there
Getting to Yanji Dinosaur Museum
Use the museum at 1 Long'an Road in Yanji's Mao'er Mountain dinosaur tourism area. Select the museum entrance rather than the neighbouring Dinosaur Kingdom amusement-park gate.
Combine your visit
Suggested order within this visit:
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Entrance petrified-wood display
Begin with the preserved plant material outside the galleries.
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Dinosaur Planet
Establish the broader dinosaur context.
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Dragon Rising in Yanji
Finish with the fossils and geological story specific to Yanji.
This sequence is an editorial suggestion based on the features described in the sources. Access to individual buildings or areas should be checked locally; no travel time or shared admission is implied.
Find Yanji Dinosaur Museum
延吉恐龙博物馆 · 延边朝鲜族自治州
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Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 94191762.
Background paragraphs translated and condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "延吉恐龙博物馆", Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 94191762.