More families opting for a museum outing
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January 3, 2012, Tuesday
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AFTER years of visiting popular attractions crowded with people, Chinese families are beginning to show an increasing preference for the quiet calm of the country's museums.
The Shanghai Science and Technology Museum received a large number of visitors yesterday, the second day of the three-day New Year holiday. Many parents took their children to the museum, one of the largest in China, for a special one-day tour featuring interactive games and programs.
The "Journey of Food" portion of the tour was particularly popular, allowing visitors to take fruit-shaped carts on an educational journey through a simulated human digestive tract. Visitors had to line up for about an hour to go on the ride, a museum employee said.
Shanghai resident Zhang Hui took his four-year-old son to the museum's "Rainbow Kid Garden," where natural phenomena such as wind, light, sound and electricity are demonstrated through games.
"Although my son is too young to completely understand the principles behind these phenomena, he will still obtain some basic knowledge through the games," Zhang said.
Li Jun, head of the museum's press office, said: "We try to educate children through the games, as this will help encourage their curiosity and interest."
Fu Xiangdong, a teacher from the Shanghai Health Vocational College, has been volunteering at the museum at least once a month for about 10 years. One of the museum's most experienced volunteers, Fu said: "I feel quite happy to spend my weekends and holidays here as a volunteer, and my family has been very supportive."
The Beijing-based China Science and Technology Museum also saw an increased number of visitors with about 9,000 people visiting on Sunday, an increase of 67.7 percent from a year ago.
In contrast, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall, recorded rises of 12.8 percent and 18.7 percent.
Online visits are also popular. A microblog operated by Zhu Jin, curator of the Beijing Planetarium, attracted more than 75,000 followers.
The Shanghai Science and Technology Museum received a large number of visitors yesterday, the second day of the three-day New Year holiday. Many parents took their children to the museum, one of the largest in China, for a special one-day tour featuring interactive games and programs.
The "Journey of Food" portion of the tour was particularly popular, allowing visitors to take fruit-shaped carts on an educational journey through a simulated human digestive tract. Visitors had to line up for about an hour to go on the ride, a museum employee said.
Shanghai resident Zhang Hui took his four-year-old son to the museum's "Rainbow Kid Garden," where natural phenomena such as wind, light, sound and electricity are demonstrated through games.
"Although my son is too young to completely understand the principles behind these phenomena, he will still obtain some basic knowledge through the games," Zhang said.
Li Jun, head of the museum's press office, said: "We try to educate children through the games, as this will help encourage their curiosity and interest."
Fu Xiangdong, a teacher from the Shanghai Health Vocational College, has been volunteering at the museum at least once a month for about 10 years. One of the museum's most experienced volunteers, Fu said: "I feel quite happy to spend my weekends and holidays here as a volunteer, and my family has been very supportive."
The Beijing-based China Science and Technology Museum also saw an increased number of visitors with about 9,000 people visiting on Sunday, an increase of 67.7 percent from a year ago.
In contrast, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall, recorded rises of 12.8 percent and 18.7 percent.
Online visits are also popular. A microblog operated by Zhu Jin, curator of the Beijing Planetarium, attracted more than 75,000 followers.
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