It covered an area of over 40,000 square meters. Bears, elephants, pandas, lions, tigers, songbirds, hippopotamuses, rhinoceroses, antelopes and giraffes were brought in the late 1950s, and a gorilla cage, leaf-monkey cage and aquarium house, was opened, containing specimens of over 100 species of reptiles from all over the world, including crocodiles and pythons.
At present, the zoo houses over 7,000 creatures of 600 different species, including the giant panda, red-crowned crane and golden monkey unique to China-as well as the African giraffe, rhinoceros, chimpanzee and antelope; American continent; wild ox from Europe, White Bear from the North Pole, Kangaroo from Australia, Zebra from Africa. and elephant and gibbon from India.
The Zoo exhibits not only the variety of living places for the animals but also proud of the different rooms, halls, pavilions and luscious trees and plants. It combines the garden arts of the East and West that typically adapts to the environment of the wild animals living here.
Beijing Ocean Hall was opened to the public inside the Zoo in 1999. It is the biggest ocean hall in China. Besides enjoying the sight of all the different species of fish, you are invited to watch the shows performed by the dolphins and the sea lions here in the Hall.
The most famous animal in Beijing Zoo is the panda bear.
Beijing Aquarium
Adult: RMB 100
Student under 18 years old: RMB 50
children under 1.2 meter are free.
Beijing Aquarium ticket including the coupon ticket of the zoo.
reference, from http://www.foreignercn.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=668:beijing-zoo&catid=25:travel-in-beijing&Itemid=40
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