Why is Zigong in Sichuan called "the hometown of dinosaurs"?

According to Chengdu Business Daily, apart from the well salt site with a long history, the Middle Jurassic dinosaur fossil remains in Zigong are even more famous. The Dashanpu dinosaur fossil site in Zigong is one of the largest dinosaur fossil sites in China today, and it is also the place where Jurassic dinosaur fossils are excavated and preserved the most in the world. Therefore, Zigong is a veritable "hometown of dinosaurs". Moreover, Zigong is also a base for concentrated production of simulated dinosaurs.

A few days ago, some media visited a famous local "dinosaur production line", which accounted for 45% of Zigong's simulated dinosaur production. The simulated dinosaurs produced here are exported to the United States, Turkey, Australia and Thailand. The world-famous dinosaurs of King's Island in the United States, Jurassic Park in Turkey, Pramer Coulloume Resort in Australia and Dinosaur Planet Theme Park in Bangkok, Thailand are all produced here. Among them, the most expensive 40-meter-long Tyrannosaurus Rex sold for $65,438 +0.6 million.

I came to this enterprise located in Zigong National High-tech Industrial Development Zone, focusing on the research and development and production of electric simulation dinosaurs. Standing outside the production plant, you can hear the howling of wild animals shaking the roof tiles in the distance, and walking into the plant seems to have crossed the Jurassic era.

The spacious production workshop is lined with all kinds of simulated mechanical dinosaurs being made, including sea dragons more than 20 meters long. Tyrannosaurus rex with fierce eyes; Ankylosaurus wore armor ... hundreds of workers made and polished these simulated mechanical dinosaurs according to different division of labor. According to reports, a simulated dinosaur product needs to go through 10 manufacturing processes before it can finally be presented to the audience, from 3D design, frame manufacturing, modeling, plasticity, brand building, background painting, color spraying, packaging, transportation, and finally to on-site installation.

According to the statistics of Sichuan Provincial Department of Commerce, Zigong is the largest manufacturing center of simulated dinosaurs in the world. General Manager Lu introduced: "According to the statistics of Zigong Municipal Bureau of Commerce, China accounts for 80% of the global simulated dinosaur production, and Zigong, China accounts for 70%.

According to incomplete statistics, Zigong currently has more than 200 professional production enterprises, large and small, with more than 5,000 employees. The manufactured simulated dinosaurs are mainly used in museums, science and technology museums, etc. And also exported to many large-scale dinosaur exhibitions abroad for display. In 20 16 years, the output value of the whole industry is close to 200 million yuan. "

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