In a few years my husband wants to go to China. We've been before to the big cities which are amazing but we'd like to go to one of the dozens of cities in China with millions of people most people in the west know very little about.

I'd like to go to see ancient invertebrates. Is there anything to do at the Qingjiang biota? There has to be a university or museum or something there.

My husband speaks Chinese ... poorly, like a 10 year old. Which I think is impressive tbh.

@futurebird I haven’t been there in a couple decades. At the time, it really helped to have local univeristy host/guides. Here’s a few places that might be relevant

http://english.qdio.cas.cn/support_system2016/the_marine_biological_science_museum_cas2016/

https://english.zmu.edu.cn/info/1019/1072.htm

https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/insect-museum-of-west-china

Kudos to any knowledge of Chinese! Does he read it?

The Marine Biological Science Museum, CAS----Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences

IOCAS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Oceanology

@LingLass

He can read like street signs maybe? Simple things. Reading is apparently hard!

@futurebird Street signs and place names are a key component. Along with key ingredients—chicken, beef, noodle, fried, beer. 😄