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Field Trip
Feb. 2 and Feb. 3 will be a field trip to Kenting to have outdoor explorations. The trip includes the following features.
- Visit to National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium
- Special Lectures on Ecological Systems and Biodiversity
- Group Projects
- Experiments on Physics and Geology
- Astronomical observation
During the trip, Dr. Su will give several on-the-scene inquiry courses for environment issues, geology, astronomy, and so on. There will be six topics.
- The Lost of Horizon
- The Sharp Mountain
- The Geology History of Kenting
- The sunset of Kenting
- The Winter Hexagon
- The Exciting Coast
There are two notes you need to pay attention to.
- The big Sun is around the everywhere of outdoor, especially in Taiwan, and you should wear a suitable suit.
- The dangerous thing is also around the everywhere of outdoor, even though we are avoided already.
National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium (NMMBA)
A mileage goes beyond century symbolizing the abundance and beauty of life, which nourishes the culture of Taiwan with the ocean...
In 1991, the preparatory office of the [National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium] was formally established, the hard and tough scheming and construction work were then begun..., the opening of the [Waters of Taiwan] was finally finished on February 25, 2000 after numerous efforts and frustrations, we formally stepped toward the infinite field of international marine education and research since then.
Under the multiple functional thinking of the museum affairs, the [National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium] also approaches the overall promotion of community, entertainment, international and so forth other than the upgrading of the educational, academic and nursery aspects. In July of the same year, the Aquarium Department of the museum was consigned to [Sea View World Co. Ltd.] for professional operation and management after screening. This act, not only initiated the first case of consigning the national social educational agency to outside operation, but also implemented thoroughly the cooperation concept for professional division of labor.
In future, the NMMBA will introduce the [World Waters Pavilion] covering the global waters and ancient ocean with the method of combining the aquarium and all digital images following the openings of the [Waters of Taiwan] and the [Coral Kingdom Pavilion]. All progresses are expected to finish at the end of 2007, by the time, the NMMBA will not be only the best museum with international class, but will also write a most brilliant chapter for the Republic of China in the aspects of marine education, research and display going beyond the century.
The NMMBA is located in Checheng of Pingtung County, facing the blue Taiwan Sea in the west and standing beside the Tortoise Mt. in 72 meters high in the east. The whole area of the district is totaled at 96.81 hectares, the construction of the museum division alone occupies 35.81 hectares, whereas the surrounding grasslands and public facility divisions (like the parking lot, tourist information service) occupy more than 60 hectares. The building allocation can be divided into: the museum (the three theme exhibit halls of Waters of Taiwan, Coral Kingdom Pavilion and World Waters Pavilion, administration and teaching centers, they are connected by a joint lobby), several major building divisions like the experiment center for aquatic life, public facilities, research building, maintenance facilities, international conference center and academic research center.
Locating among the mountain and river, the overall scheming concept of the museum focuses on presenting the spirit and characteristic of [water], it is developed with low density building, buildings with different functions are dispersed and connected with footpaths to maintain the harmonious relation with the original natural environment.
Link to National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium
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