Qinhuangdao New Australia Seabed World is invested and constructed by China, Singapore and Australia. The total investment of the first phase of the project is 120 million yuan, the construction area is 13,000 square meters, and the total water storage capacity is about 500,000 litres. It consists of small pool area, touch pool, Penguin hall, seal hall, submarine tunnel, performance area, science exhibition hall, science classroom, giant insect park, marine boutique shop, Seaview restaurant and so on. It is a large-scale modern exhibition hall which integrates popular science education, environmental protection education and leisure and entertainment to show marine life. Since its grand opening on July 21, 1998, the New Australian Seabed World has been carrying out a wide range of popular science activities with the aim of promoting the cause of popular science education in Qinhuangdao as its development objective while improving the economic benefits of enterprises. At the beginning of its opening in 1998, it was awarded the title of " by the Qinhuangdao Science Committee and the Municipal Association of Science and Technology; the base of popular science education the honorary title of in 1999. In October, it was named one of the first 200 "national popular science education bases". The New Australia Seabed World Phase II Project "Beast Show Hall" will be put into operation in April 2000 with a total investment of RMB 100 million.