The Beijing Zoo ( 北京 动物园 běi jīng dòng wù yuán ) is located west of Xizhimen , in the western part of Beijing in China . He gained fame shortly after the founding of the People's Republic of China as the Western Outskirts Park ( Xijiao Gongyuan ). Like many Beijing parks, the zoo has the appearance of classical Chinese gardens. It combines artificial plantings of flowers and thickets of natural plants, dense groves of trees, sections of meadows, a small stream, ponds with lotuses and small hills, studded with pavilions and aviaries.
The Beijing Zoo mainly represents the wild and rare animals of China. The big panda is one of the most visited animals, among other popular animals - Sichuan golden short-nosed monkey, Manchurian tigers, white-breasted doe, Tibetan yaks , huge sea turtles , polar bears from the North Pole, kangaroos from Australia and zebras from Africa.
The zoo is also a center for zoological research on the study and breeding of rare animals from different continents.
Facilities
The buildings of the zoo cover an area of more than 50 thousand square meters, including the monkey aviary, pandas pavilion, lions and tigers aviaries, elephant pavilion and many others. In total, more than 30 large structures.
The exposition of the zoo covers not only the diversity of the animal world, but also various buildings, pavilions, aviaries, trees and plants.
The Beijing Oceanarium was opened for visits in 1999. It is the largest aquarium in China. In addition to the huge variety of marine animals, visitors can watch shows with dolphins and sea lions.
History
Originally called the Garden of Ten Thousand Animals , the zoo was built in 1908. Located in the Xicheng district of Beijing, next to the Beijing Exhibition Hall, and opposite the Beijing Astronomical Observatory.
Plants and animals were grown during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), when the park was known as the House of the Prince Foot Kang ann . After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was reconstructed and renamed the Western Outskirts Park. In 1955, the official name was adopted - Beijing Zoo.
Development
The zoo has changed a lot since 1955. Bears, elephants, pandas, lions, tigers, songbirds, hippos, rhinos, antelopes and giraffes were introduced in the late 1950s, later monkeys and an aquarium were opened. The reptile enclosure contains more than a hundred species of animals, including crocodiles and pythons.
To date, the Beijing Zoo contains 7,000 animals of six hundred different species from around the world.
Beijing Zoo Animal Gallery
Big panda
Oryx
roe deer
Green red noble parrot
Rook Goat ( Nahur )
White-eared Pheasant ( en: Crossoptilon crossoptilon )
Small (red) panda
Humboldt Penguin