An operational dress rehearsal at the much-anticipated Hefei Science and Technology Museum (Nature Museum) is set to be conducted in early August, when members of the public can make an appointment to visit the new landmark.

Located in Shuxi Lake Park in the Hefei high-tech zone – in Hefei city, capital of East China's Anhui province – the new facility has a total floor space of about 50,000 square meters and is more than four times the construction area of the old one.

An impressive aerial view of the new Hefei Science and Technology Museum in the Hefei high-tech zone. [Photo by Weng Yan/WeChat ID: hefeigaoxinfabu]

A section of the interior of the museum. [Photo by Weng Yan/WeChat ID: hefeigaoxinfabu]

A view of the Curiosity exhibition hall in the museum, which covers 1,758 sq m and caters for kids aged 3-8. [Photo by Weng Yan/WeChat ID: hefeigaoxinfabu]