Beijing Zoo is located in Xizhimen Street of Xicheng District in Beijing (famous travel city for your affordable China tours). It covers an area of about 90 hectares. It was built in 1906, which is the premier public zoo in China, and the largest one as well. More than 900 different kinds of animal live here, and totally of them is about 20,000. The zoo receives more than 6 million visitors each year, including locals and tourists. Throughout 90 years history, Beijing Zoo becomes hugely influential zoo in Asia even in the whole world by high technology and various kinds of animals.

Beijing Zoo has 16 animal exhibition halls, including Giant Panda, Amphibian and Reptile House, Giraffe, Elephant, Gorilla, Aviary, Nocturnal Animal, Rhinoceros & hippo hall, Golden Monkey, Beijing Aquarium, Antelope & Takin zone, Lion and Tiger zone, Crane Island, Pheasant Garden, and Waterfowl, etc. Beijing Zoo often holds variety of theme activities and volunteer activities. It is not only the Paradise for animals , but also the best place to relax and get close to nature in this big city for your top China tours.

Giant Panda Hall the Giant Panda Hall can be divided into two parts, Asian Game Panda Hall and Olympic Game Panda Hall. The Asia Game Panda Hall was built in 1989, covers an area of about 10,000 square meters, the whole building was built according by Chinese Classical architecture style. It is bamboo shaped, has 11 arch rings like the bamboo joint around each other. 1989 is the year for the eleventh Asian Game held in Beijing, this unique design to show the best wishes for the Asian Game. Giant Panda is the national treasure in China, the number of them is extremely rare. Therefore they belongs to the national fist class protected animals. According to the latest statistics in 2006, the existing wild Pandas in China is only about 1596.
 

When you enter it, through the thick glass, you can find some of them walking slowly around the hall, some of them are sleeping. If you want to take a picture, it probably back toward you or cover its eyes with their paws seems to blame you to broke their sweat dreams. As a national treasure, Giant Panda has been send to many countries as friendship messengers.

Waterfowl lake No matter when you come, you can always see a prosperous scene. Some of them you can recognized easily, but some unusual ones maybe you do not know. More than 30 kinds of water birds are living here, the ones you generally can meet are more than 10 kinds, such as Swans, Mallards, Red Sheldrake, Mandarin Duck, etc. These waterfowl can be divided into two categories, wading birds and swimming birds. The swimming birds have the webbed feet which can help them to swim. Duck, swans and pelicans are belong to this class. Another is called waders, these bird has three common feature, which are long legged, long necked and long beak. They are not good at swimming, usually standing in the Shallow water with their long legs and picking little fishes in the water . White-Napped Crane and Night Heron are belong to waders.

Amphibian and Reptile House Amphibian and Reptile House was founded in 1979, the building area is 4712 square meters. After three times transformation, now it has more than 130 kinds of animals. It is the exhibition hall with most species of amphibians and reptiles in China. It has 6 parts, such as crocodiles, terrapins, frogs, salamanders, lizards, python and snake zone. Here, you can find some animals you never seen, e.g. Thailand crocodile. The adult Thailand crocodile is about three or four meters long, their mouth can swallow a kid definitely. If you observe carefully, you can find several pairs of eyes moved in the dark, a lots of baby Thailand crocodile hidden beneath the calm water, are you scared? There is another disguise king in the house, the green haired terrapin. Different with other terrapin, it fully covered the green algae. If you look down at the water from top, it seems like a bundle of algae grows in the water. With this good disguise, they can avoid predators traces easily, even us have almost been deceived by them.

Beijing Aquarium (an option for your popular China tours) is located in the north shore of the Beijing Zoo. The main building is divided into two layers, the total construction area is about 4,2000 square meters. It is the largest inland aquarium with highest level of modernization in the world. Its appearance is exactly like a big conch. It has six display parts, including the Rain forest Wonders, Touch Pool, submarine travel, sharks, Whale Bay and Ocean theatre.

The Rain forest Wonders is the unique venue with Amazon rain forest characteristics. In this venue you can find over 100 kinds of freshwater fish in rain forest and inland river. One strange thing is a pile of bones in one display tank. These bones related to the gray fish. Those gray fish looks lovely, but actually it is very dangerous. They are Piranhas from Amazon. Its length can reach 15 to 20 cm, with sharp teeth and developed jaw with prickles. The animals which drop into its water field can left nothing but bones in just a few minutes. There is no exception, even people.

Submarine Travel has 32 display tanks to show the most typical, ornamental marine fishes all over the world. You can have a wonderful undersea world traveling without leave Beijing. The one called Bibcock Fish, which is kind of fish doctor in the sea, it can eat the parasites from other fish, and disease their pain. Because these fishes live in different area, so the temperature and salinity of seawater in the display tanks should be different. All the tanks used the artificial seawater, the usage amount of artificial seawater is the largest in the world.

Ocean theater is the largest one in the world, which can accommodate 3000 spectators. It consists of 10 animal stars. Every day you can see wonderful performance. Look, the sea lion on the show, under trainer’s guide, its movement is so cute! It can throw the wasted bottle into the bin, look like it has more environmental awareness than us. Every time the dolphin come on the stage always make people excited, dolphins are the most smart one in the whole marine animal family. According to experts, its intellectual as same as the 3to 4 years old kids. And it very willing to get close to people. Come to see its water ballet show, i am sure you won't disappointed.

Many local families would like to take their kids to visit the Beijing Zoo in spare time. So why not follow them, you can show your kids the lovely animals and their habits. I am sure it will be the unforgettable experience to you and your kids.

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