Shanghai Zoo
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| Address: | No.2381, Hongqiao Road, Shanghai City., Shanghai |
| Phone: | 021-62687775 |
| Fax: | 021-62687692 |
| Price Range: | ￥ 30 per personn ~ ￥ 30 per person |
| Hours: | November to February: 7：00-17：00 March and October: 7：00-17：30 April to September: 6：30-17：30 |
| Level: | AAAA |
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| Short Description: | The Polar Bear Exhibition Area simulates the environment of north pole area which is a world of ice and snow. The charmingly naive north bear live in there, and put their bulky forelimb on the window once in a while, which makes tourists with the biggest terrestrial carnivore face to face. |
Tourist Reviews (2) | ||
| 2010-05-24: Oh, poor animals (by Ying) | ||
| 2010-04-16: shanghai zoo..its is terrible read the article April 2010 (by Lewis) | ||
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After half a century of development the Shanghai Zoo has become one of the best ecological gardens in Shanghai. The zoo houses and exhibits more than 6,000 animals, among which are 600 rare animals that include the giant panda, golden-haired monkey, and the South China tiger. All of these animals are indigenous to China. Animals from other parts of the world include the chimpanzee, giraffe, polar bear and kangaroo. The zoo is constantly developing and improving the animal enclosures in order to provide better environment for the animals and a pleasurable experience for visitors.
The original golf course design has been basically preserved. There are a total of 100,000 trees with nearly 600 species planted in the zoo. The green areas or lawns cover an area of 100,000 square meters. The zoo endeavors to create an ecologically friendly environment for the animals. The Swan Lake with its natural reed clumps and trees, provides shade for pelicans, wild geese and other birds, is a perfect example of this. The Shanghai Zoo provides areas for amusement and leisure, opportunities for visitors to increase their knowledge of the various animals and combines this with scientific and technical research to help people better understand and protect animals. Since the zoo was established it has been host to over 150,000,000 visitors.
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Go around: Take bus 57, 48, 91, 519, 709, 739, 748, 806, 807, 809, 911, 925, 936, 941, 945 and tour bus Line 4, Gongshe Line, Xinbei Line, Huqing Line, Zhongwei Line and Xumei Line to get there.
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- Complaint call of Shanghai: 021-64393615
- Complaint call of State Tourism Office: 010-65275315
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Shanghai is located in middle altitude, border on the ocean, and belongs to subtropical monsoonal climate. The cold and hot in winter and summer by turns, it has four distinct seasons and temperate climate. The annual average temperature is 15.8℃, and the four seasons are suit to travel.
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