Shanxi museum displays ancient insects preserved in amber(1/7)

An amber with a Burma's scorpion inside is exhibited at the Shanxi Museum, Aug. 23, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Hu Jian)

A total of 439 pieces of ambers dating back to hundreds of millions of years are on show in the exhibition.

An amber containing a scorpion and a spider is displayed at the Shanxi Museum, Aug. 23, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Yun)

Visitors view amber exhibits at the Shanxi Museum, Aug. 23, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Hu Jian)

An amber with an insect of an extinct species that existed 136 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous is displayed at the Shanxi Museum, Aug. 23, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Yun)

An amber with a Dominican termite inside is exhibited at the Shanxi Museum, Aug. 23, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Hu Jian)

An amber with an insect of an extinct species that existed 136 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous is displayed at the Shanxi Museum, Aug. 23, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Yun)

Visitors view amber exhibits at the Shanxi Museum, Aug. 23, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Hu Jian)