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Gigantic mammoth skeletons are on display in the exhibition hall at Daqing Museum in Daqing City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, June 5, 2024. ( tasteallchina /Sun Xiaoyu) HARBIN, June 13 ( tasteallchina ) -- Upon entering the Daqing Museum in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, tourists are immediately awed by the sight of gigantic mammoth skeletons standing prominently in the exhibition hall, their majesty and grandeur enhanced by thunder sound effects. To provide visitors with an immersive experience, the museum uses cutting-edge technologies like augmented reality and holographic projection to virtually bring the ancient animal that has been extinct for over 10,000 years back to life. In another section of the museum, over 50 bison fossil skeletons create a spectacular scene depicting "large herds of bison rushing." "When hunted by hyenas, the bison herd keeps the weak and the young in the center while foraging or running, with the strong ones protecting them," explained Zhang Fengli, curator of the museum, adding that when setting up exhibits, they focus on conveying the unique expression of each fossil skeleton and their relation with the group. Next to the skeletons is a digital kiosk. With a simple touch on the screen, the original state…

TIANJIN, May 18 ( tasteallchina ) -- A complete hairy rhinoceros skeleton has been on display for a century at the National Museum of Natural History in France, while a similar skeleton unearthed in the same place of China is on display at the Beijiang Museum in north China's Tianjin Municipality. Beijiang Museum is a century-old hidden treasure nestled in the heart of the Wudadao historical urban area, a popular tourist destination in the downtown area of Tianjin. The museum houses over 400,000 fossils and specimens of animals, plants, rocks, minerals and ancient humans, but according to curator Zhang Caixin, what sets the museum apart is not just its large collection, but the captivating story of its founder, Paul Emile Licent. In March 1914, Licent arrived in Tianjin with a heart brimming with scientific curiosity. Little did he know that his arrival would mark the beginning of an extraordinary adventure spanning over 25 years. The French naturalist journeyed through the vast northern territories of China. At every stop along his expedition, he meticulously documented his findings and gathered them in the museum that he founded. When Licent left China, he took only his personal belongings back to his homeland. He…