With an increasing number of tourists traveling to the coastal city of Dalian, Liaoning Province lately, the Dalian Natural History Museum has enjoyed a tourism boom. The museum boasts a collection of nearly 200,000 specimens of animals, plants and minerals and an exhibition area of 10,000 square meters. The museum's main exhibition focuses on the theme of "Man and Nature" and reflects the interdependence between humans, the animal kingdom, and the environment.