中国煤炭博物馆 — Attraction in Taiyuan

I've compulsory "volunteered" twice there. As a local , I do not recommend this place. you have to buy a tour service before entrance, you can do this with other people as a whole group to save your money. old shows and movies have been played for many years, services are bad, its service doesn't measure up its price. the square of the museum is usually outreached. so you may be easily confused, because they're not a part...

A fairly naff museum, with mandatory tour guides for some reason, saved by the fake coal mine reconstruction at the bottom! There's working industrial equipment to see and fake mineshafts to bang your head on, it's pretty cool. Otherwise there's some model dinosaurs and a 4D film thing but yeah I wouldn't call this museum a must visit, maybe have a look if you're in the...

I visited in early 2019 and it was quite interesting, if somewhat dated. Having a tour guide (compulsory) was a great way to learn coal-related vocabulary and the price was acceptable. The highlight for me was the name of the tour: "Tour of exploring the coal ocean". The underground part of the tour was...