Shanghai Nature Wild Insect Museum

Shanghai Nature Wild Insect Museum

The Shanghai Nature Wild Insect Museum is a science education base.

The Shanghai Nature Wild Insect Museum, located next to the Oriental Pearl Tower in Pudong, is the first domestic science exhibition venue in China primarily featuring live insects and amphibians/reptiles. It is a joint venture between China and Singapore, integrating tourism, sightseeing, and science education. It has been recognized as a National Science Education Base. The venue spans over 3,000 square meters and displays over 300 species and tens of thousands of live and specimen exhibits.

Upon entering the museum, you will experience various ecological environments such as water areas, deserts, rainforests, islands, and swamps, along with different insects and reptiles, all of which fully showcase the magical charm of nature. The museum is divided into several areas: the Ecological Garden, Insect Corridor, Eco-Touch Zone, Amphibian and Reptile Cave Area, Water Touch Zone, Tropical Rainforest Area, and Science Classroom. These areas use high-tech methods to recreate natural environments like rainforests and lakes for the live insects and amphibians, allowing them to grow and reproduce better.

Most of the live insects are imported from Southeast Asian countries such as Singapore and Malaysia, while the live reptiles mainly come from South American countries like Brazil. Some insects, such as stag beetles, have no history of artificial breeding in China. The reptile species are also quite unique, with some weighing over 10 kilograms. The official opening of the Live Insect Museum allows visitors to gain new knowledge about insects and further understand that insects, nature, and humans form a harmonious whole. The museum also uses high-tech means to realistically simulate the ecological environments where insects live, such as farmlands, woods, river valleys, deserts, swamps, and rainforests. These are divided into areas such as Butterfly Valley, Insect Corridor, Eco-Free-Range Area, Amphibian and Reptile Cave Area, Water Touch Zone, Tropical Rainforest Experience Area, Insect Mini-Theater and Science Classroom, and Specimen Making Exhibition Area.

The exhibition hall also offers a variety of entertaining performances such as honey harvesting, insect battles, and insect feeding competitions, truly embodying “education through entertainment” and “fun through learning,” adding more joy for visitors during holidays. The Butterfly Hall brings you into an ocean of butterflies, with hundreds of different species dancing gracefully around you. The Insect Corridor houses the largest biological family on Earth—insects—featuring typical species such as rhinoceros beetles, stick insects, and beetles, offering you a brand-new insect world. The Amphibian and Reptile Cave Area uses high-tech methods to recreate thousands of live animals in natural environments like rainforests and lakes. Ancient creatures such as lizards, chameleons, tree frogs, and rain frogs remind you of the Jurassic dinosaur era, along with many mini animals and rare pets.

The silkworms have the same body shape and living habits as ordinary domestic silkworms, but their body colors come in various shades such as red, yellow, and purple, and the cocoons they spin are also colorful. The red ones are slightly pinker, the yellow ones brighter, and the multicolored cocoons are quite beautiful, with the colors even being hereditary. The colored silkworms are not fed mulberry leaves but instead are given a synthetic feed similar to “sausages.” It is understood that when these silkworm eggs hatch into larvae, they are first fed a unified artificial feed, and as they grow a little, they are given artificial feed matching their color until they grow up and spin colored cocoons.

Interacting with animals and insects is the biggest highlight of the museum. You can touch and feel many lifelike insects and animals, feed the animals, catch small fish, watch animal performances, and even make your own insect specimens, fully enjoying the fun that nature brings. Seasonal changes create the diverse forms of insects and animals, and the insect museum presents different charms and scenes in different seasons.

Here, you can not only observe many lifelike insects and touch them, but also learn more secrets of the insect world in the Science Classroom. You can even make your own insect specimens and fully enjoy the fun that nature brings. Children can catch small fish, feed small animals, catch fish, and watch interesting animal knowledge shows in the Insect Theater.

Address: B1/1F, West Building, Gangwu Building, No. 1 Fenghe Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai

Type: Zoo Pavilion Exhibition

Recommended Visit Duration: 2–3 hours

Phone: 021-58405921

Official Website: http://www.shinsect.com

Opening Hours:

Monday–Thursday: 9:00–17:00; Friday–Sunday: 9:00–17:30; National holidays: 9:00–17:30

Ticket Information:

Adult ticket: 60 RMB. Child ticket: 40 RMB. Children under 0.8m are admitted free.

Transportation:

Take Bus No. 1 to Lujiazui Financial City, or take Metro Line 2 to Lujiazui Station.