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Galápagos Islands
Located in the Pacific Ocean, about 1,000 kilometers from mainland South America, these 19 islands and surrounding marine reserve have been described as a unique "living museum and showcase of evolution." Located at the confluence of three ocean currents, the Galapagos Islands are a "melting pot" of marine species. Continuous earthquake and volcanic activity reflects the processes that formed the islands. These processes, combined with the islands' extreme isolation, have led to the emergence of unusual animal life—such as land iguanas, giant tortoises and many species of finches—which inspired Charles Darwin to propose his theory of evolution by natural selection after his visit in 1835.
Beijing Baigongfang
Baigongfang is the best workshop in Beijing. After completion, the total area is 42,000 square meters, with nearly 100 art categories, and more than 100 arts and crafts masters set up special workshops and master studios here. The museum's exhibition includes the core main exhibition area, the comprehensive exhibition area, and is also equipped with an audio-visual education area, an academic exchange and discussion area, an appraisal area, and a comprehensive service area. The first phase of the project was opened at the end of 2003, and has successively received tens of thousands of Chinese and foreign tourists from all walks of life, and held academic seminars, collection auctions, master lectures, gem appraisals, design competitions and other activities. In March 2005, Beijing Baigongfang was officially approved by the relevant departments as a museum-Baigong Museum, which is also the first "living" museum in Beijing. Unlike other museums, visitors can not only appreciate various folk handicrafts and understand the development history of craftsmanship of various categories of crafts, but can even get close to more than 100 folk handicraft masters from all over the country, and create and discuss with them. Baigong Museum is jointly established and supported by the governments of Beijing and Chongwen District, and is sponsored by the Beijing Arts and Crafts Industry. The association jointly built it with the arts and crafts industry associations of eight provinces and cities, including Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Shaanxi. The Baigong Museum has a total construction area of 42,000 square meters, with more than 200 types of crafts and skills, and can collect more than 17,000 works of masters. The first phase of the project, which is now in use, includes more than 30 special craft workshops and 100 master studios, with varieties of designs such as cloisonné, jade carving, and ivory carving, "Eight Wonders of Yanjing". All masters who enter the Baigong Museum must bring an apprentice so that these skills can be inherited and innovated.