Beijing Zoo

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Front entrance, built in 1907

The Beijing Zoo ( Simplified Chinese : 北京 动物园; Pinyin: běi jīng dòng wù yuán) in the Chinese capital Beijing was founded in 1906. It was opened to the public on June 18, 1908. With an area of ​​around 90 hectares and between 8 and 12 million visitors per year, it is one of the largest and most important zoos in Asia .

history

When the zoo was founded in 1906, it was initially called "Wan Sheng Yuan", the "Garden of Countless Pets", and at that time covered an area of ​​3.5 hectares. With the proclamation of the Chinese Republic in January 1912 and the ensuing political unrest, the zoo also had difficulties. These problems were partially resolved in the late 1920s with the creation of the Kuomintang regime under Chiang Kai-shek . When Beijing lost its capital statute in 1928 , the number of animals was drastically reduced.

From 1937 to 1945 Beijing was occupied by the Japanese and suffered from the civil war, later from Guomindang and the communists of Mao Zedong. When Beijing became the capital again in 1949, the zoo counted no more than a blind emu , three parrots and a dozen monkeys.

Since 1958, the area of ​​the site has been steadily increasing, numerous buildings and facilities are being built, and the species population is increasing every year. After the complete renovation on the occasion of the Olympic Games 2008 with many new buildings, e.g. B. For pachyderms 1999, the Beijing Zoo today has about thirty houses, which cover an area of ​​90 hectares. The aquarium, which is also newly opened, is one of the largest attractions of its kind in the world with around 120,000 m².

Livestock

The current animal population consists of

photos

  • Chang Guan lou, built in 1907

  • Tourist Service Center, formerly the Empery Agriculture Examination Field office building , built in 1907

  • Panda house, built in 1991

  • Le Shan Garden

Web links

Commons : Beijing Zoo  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 39 ° 56 ′ 18.8 ″  N , 116 ° 19 ′ 59.6 ″  E