Beijing Zoo, starring a giant panda. Beijing Zoo and Aquarium Panda at Beijing Zoo

There are four types of tickets you can buy at the box office. The first one is simple only at the entrance; from it you can see almost the entire territory, except for a few places. It costs 15. If you want to see the pandas, it is better to buy a combined ticket for 20 yuan. In addition, to take a boat ride around the territory, you need to take a ticket for 40 yuan. And the most expensive ticket costs 130 yuan, and it includes a visit to the aquarium

Opening hours

How much time to devote to this attraction?

It depends on your goal. If you only want to see pandas and are of little interest to the rest, then one hour will be enough.

If you want to see all the animals, plan for half a day. The area of the zoo is 89 hectares, and it will take a long time to walk around it.

If you want to see all the inhabitants, visit the aquarium and watch a show of sea animals, then set aside a whole day.

What else to see at Beijing Zoo

The entire area is designed in the shape of a traditional Chinese garden. There are many ponds, stone compositions and small pavilions. There are 16 large pavilions here. The most famous is the Panda Hall. The second most popular among tourists is Gorilla Hall.

There are many rare animals from China itself, and these are the ones you should look at first.

Perhaps the most colorful character is the Chinese giant salamander (pictured on the right). It lives only in the rivers and lakes of China. This is the largest amphibian in the world, its length reaches 1.8 meters.

Despite its large size, it is a very peaceful animal and is not dangerous to humans. The Chinese giant salamander is not found in any zoo in Russia or the CIS. Don't miss this unique chance to see it, it is an endangered species.

Chinese alligators (see photo) are also very interesting. Their fate is more successful, since they reproduce well in captivity. The population of Chinese alligators is now growing, and these animals are being released from zoos into the wild.

is one of the must-see attractions in Beijing. First of all, to see the big (giant) panda - one of the symbols and symbol of WWF. And also an Oceanarium with the longest tunnel in Asia.

Beijing Zoo was founded in 1906, during the reign of Emperor Guangxu. It was originally called "Garden of Ten Thousand Animals" 万牲园 Wanshenyuan, and in 1955 received its current name “Beijing Zoo” 北京动物园 Beijing Dongyuan. The area of 86 hectares is home to more than 5 thousand animals belonging to 450 species. In addition, the Beijing Zoo is laid out in accordance with the principles of classical Chinese gardens: there are ponds, a stream with graceful bridges across it, willows near the water, rocks, etc.

Beijing Zoo plan

Several thematic sections have been created on the territory of the zoo: Giant Panda Pavilion, Monkey Hill, Bear Mountain, Lions and Tigers Hill, Lake of Water Birds, African Zone, Giraffe Aviary, Golden Monkey Pavilion, etc. Various animals are bred here, and a lot of scientific and educational work is carried out here. .

The zoo is popular among both Beijing residents and tourists. Of course there are a lot of children here. There is a ban on visitors feeding animals, but it is often violated.

Let's start our acquaintance with the zoo with Giant Panda Pavilion. You can read more about this funny animal in the post. Now we'll see where she lives. This is a large pavilion. During the cold season, pandas are kept inside, and in warm weather they walk in open enclosures. This is where the most people are. And the pandas, of course, are tired of such attention.

Panda eats bamboo

There are several sculptures near the Giant Panda Pavilion.

Sculpture - panda

There are a lot of people inside the pavilion. Everyone is trying to see and photograph these animals.

Zookeeper entertains a panda

There are wide roads throughout the zoo. There are signs everywhere in Chinese and English. Souvenir shops, cafes and, of course, clean toilets are open to visitors.

One of the alleys at the zoo

Bizarrely shaped stones

Tigers, lions and other predatory cats live in a pavilion called

Pavilion "Hill of Lions and Tigers"

On the other side of the pavilion is a giant tiger statue.

Another theme park Australian.

Boats rush along the large canal that divides the zoo territory into two parts - an attraction for thrill-seekers.

Channel at the zoo

There are also remains of ancient buildings in the Beijing Zoo.

Antique steps

Another very cute inhabitants of the zoo that will not leave anyone indifferent are giraffes.

Although the animals cannot be fed, as the signs warn, both children and adults feed them by hand.

A boy hands a cabbage leaf to an oryx

Oryx's serious look

The Beijing Zoo also has a green area where you can relax and sit on the grass.

Very popular among children and adults Elephant Pavilion.

Also located in the Beijing Zoo (there are three in total in Beijing).

The oceanarium has a dolphinarium where dolphin shows are regularly held.

This is a zoo in Beijing. Here you can see many rare animals that cannot be found in our zoos.

Information on visiting Beijing Zoo

Directions:动物园站 Beijing Zoo metro station, line 4.

Ticket price: 15 yuan (April - October); 10 yuan (November - March); pensioners and students - 8 and 5 yuan depending on the time of year. Panda Pavilion - 5 yuan. Oceanarium - 130 yuan (seniors and students - 70 yuan). Children under 120 cm tall are free.

"Good afternoon. We are sending our son to study in China. The list of documents includes such an item as a power of attorney for guardianship of a minor. We need a translation into Chinese and state stamps. authorities, consular departments in Moscow and the consulate. We don’t know how to draw up a power of attorney correctly, because the university doesn’t provide a sample. Have you made such documents before?”

Valeria, Rostov-on-Don

Good afternoon, Valeria. Yes, in our practice there have been cases when it was necessary to issue a power of attorney for the care of a minor, or in other words, a power of attorney for guardianship in China.

Such a document is always required if a foreign citizen under 18 years of age is applying to study in China. The student's parents must draw up a power of attorney for an adult Chinese citizen who will act as the student's guardian during the student's studies. Once the letter is notarized, it must be certified by the Chinese embassy.

By checking several official websites of Chinese universities, you can find the so-called applicant sheets, which contain a list of documents required for admission to the university. Interestingly, in all state universities this list is the same and one of the items is the provision of a power of attorney.

Excerpt from the applicant's sheet:

Phrase “The documents should be notarized by the Chinese Embassy in the applicant’s country” means that the documents must be certified by the Chinese Embassy in the applicant's country.

Expert advice:
A power of attorney for guardianship in China is only required if the student is a minor. Therefore, if the applicant is not yet 18 years old, in any case you need to issue a power of attorney and legalize it at the Chinese Embassy in Moscow. Or wait until you reach the age of majority and enter China without such a power of attorney.

How to draw up a power of attorney for guardianship in China?

A power of attorney for guardianship in China can only be drawn up by a Russian notary.
The power of attorney is drawn up in the presence of both parents of the child.
It is recommended to include in the power of attorney the details of the parents’ international passports, if any.
The guardian must be a citizen of the People's Republic of China.
The power of attorney specifies which university the student will study at.
Typically, a power of attorney is issued for a specific period. But in the case of a power of attorney for guardianship in China, it would be more correct to write down the wording “until the age of majority”.

Power of attorney for guardianship in China: legalization

After drawing up the power of attorney, you must:

Make a translation into Chinese and have the translation certified by a notary.
Only translation into Chinese is suitable for certification at the Chinese Embassy. If you need a translation into English, you are allowed to translate into two languages at once.
A notarized copy bound with a notarized translation must be certified by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation. .
Next, the document is certified by the consular department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

To be honest, I don’t like to look at animals in captivity (like many people, probably). However, it so happened that in my life I have seen them more than once. I visited, among others, the Moscow Zoo and. But in terms of scale, number and variety of animals, and beautiful landscapes, the Beijing Zoo cannot be compared with them.

Technical information about Beijing Zoo

Official name: The Beijing zoo (北京动物园 or běi jīng dòng wù yuán)
Address: No. 137 Xizhimen Outer Street, Xicheng District, Beijing
Working hours: from April to October from 07-30 to 18-00, from November to March from 07-30 to 17-00.
Entrance fee: 40 yuan + 10 yuan for entry to the pandas
How to get to Beijing Zoo: Beijing Zoo metro station (Dongwuyuan 动物园)
Official site: beijingzoo.com

The information is accurate as of the first half of 2014 and is based on personal experience.

Historical information about Beijing Zoo

Originally named the Garden of Ten Thousand Animals, the zoo was built in 1908, marking its 100th anniversary by 2008. It is located in Xicheng District of Beijing City. Plants and animals have been cultivated since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), when the park was known as the Prince's House of Foot Kang ann. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was reconstructed and renamed Western Rim Park. In 1955, the official name was adopted - Beijing Zoo. It was after 1955 that the zoo was replenished with many species of rare animals.

Entrance to Beijing Zoo

The easiest and cheapest way to get to Beijing Zoo is to take the subway (2 yuan per ticket) to the station Beijing Zoo. Nothing complicated, you can even figure it out without a map. We got out of the metro and immediately wanted to eat, since we had been traveling for a long time with two transfers from the center where our hostel was located... And good luck, a little to the right of the exit there were 2 more or less adequate establishments at once. No, of course, there, just like everywhere else, they don’t speak English, it’s also full of curious Chinese looks, one happy mother even took a photo of her child with us. But in principle, there were good dishes that satisfied our hunger (why two: 1 place at the beginning of the day before the zoo, 2 after a hard day for the legs at the zoo).

Waffles with something like ice cream in breadcrumbs and sweet beans. Tasty and satisfying!

Bill for two at a Beijing cafe

Having eaten to our heart's content, we stood in line with the Chinese in front of the ticket counters, where everything was written in hieroglyphs. During this time, a beggar without hands managed to approach us in line (there are a lot of them in Beijing) and we couldn’t resist giving her a couple of yuan. Everything at the checkout is unclear except the numbers. You just give the biggest one, that’s the price for you))

A ticket to the Beijing Zoo cost us 40 yuan per person (we paid 10 yuan for the panda separately inside the zoo). When entering any place with tickets in Beijing, it is better to save them until the end of the walk. For example, a ticket to the zoo has several control tear-off coupons (we didn’t have time to use one):

Cute pandas under Chinese care

Pandas, unfortunately, are an endangered species. They can perhaps be classified as the cutest animals in the world. As is typical for humans, the Chinese first exterminated pandas together with the Tibetans (one of the main habitats of pandas is Tibet), and then realized that they needed to be saved and protected. I hope they succeed! So, to go to the pandas, we paid an additional 10 yuan per person. It’s simply impossible to tear yourself away from these cute creatures! A panda runs across a lawn strewn with flowers; panda eats bamboo; panda cleans his back; panda jumping up the stairs; panda poses for you! Just for them you need to go to the Beijing Zoo.

The enclosure of one of the pandas in the Beijing Zoo: we saw a cheerful panda playing with a ball, jumping, running... it’s a pity that she didn’t rock in the rocking chair with us)

A panda eats bamboo to the restless shouts and shouts of Chinese visitors. And in the background you can see another panda's enclosure, open.

She frolicked so much on her lawn that it was impossible to look away.

I can’t even believe that this cute plush creature is real.

It's not the cutest panda video, but it's the most decent (in the rest we're either loudly admiring the panda's cuteness or the panda pooping).

At some point, you need to remind yourself that this is just one of many, many species of outlandish and already familiar to the eye (like budgerigars) animals in the Beijing Zoo that can’t wait for your visit.

Hello zoo, goodbye legs!

The Beijing Zoo is a whole educational and walking complex. You can come to it more than once, if possible, and calmly explore the strange flora and fauna. The enclosures here are built wisely: the monkeys are given room to make antics, the pandas are given the opportunity to play, the giraffes do not stand in cramped conditions, but walk around calmly. Visitors to the zoo can either simply enjoy the surrounding alleys and water channels or comfortably watch calm, contented animals. Here, for example, is a very nicely made enclosure with polar bears. As usual, they are separated from visitors by glass. But here glass is not limited to icy land. If the bears are in the mood to swim, then you can become a spectator of the whole show. It's like you're watching from the water:

The bears didn’t swim with us, but it was probably very spectacular

What can we say...the variety of animals in this zoo is simply incredible! Here for the first time I saw a rhinoceros, a hippopotamus, griffons, raccoons, flamingos, pandas, of course... and even Asian storks resting “on their laps”:

An Asian yabiru (stork) resting on its lap, so to speak. In Australia this species is considered critically endangered.

We broke all our legs while searching for giraffes. There are signs at every step in the Beijing Zoo, but we managed to walk a few hundred extra meters. We got lost, turning here and there. And all the curious Chinese followed us... Feel like an exhibit! We even once seriously thought about writing an annotation for ourselves in the style of a zoo, like “Lives mainly in the European part of Russia, loves to travel, sleep, and eat sweets”. We found giraffes and for good reason. Huge spaces, not one or even two giraffes... and most importantly, they walk very close to the audience, and are not afraid of people. You can see them very well and even feed them if desired.

Cute, kind, leisurely giraffes

There is also a flock of wild cats running around the Beijing Zoo. They walk by themselves under the blossoming peaches. They even have their own leader:

Leader of the pack. He saw us, posed, then went to kiss the white pussy.

In addition to enclosures with animals, the Beijing Zoo has very pleasant landscape compositions, water canals with bridges, ducks and swans, and cafes with open terraces on the second floor located directly above the enclosures. In general, the scale is impressive, the eyes run wild, time inexorably runs forward, and yet the zoo is only open until 18:00.

In China, due to the color of its coat and similarity in size to a fox, the red panda is called hunho - “fire fox” (“firefox” in English). This word, of course, is well known to all Internet users, since it was used by Mozilla to name its browser “Mozilla Firefox”.

The red panda is a predator, but 95% of its diet consists of young leaves and shoots of bamboo. This food is very low in calories, and the panda’s body absorbs no more than a quarter of the energy it contains. Therefore, pandas have to eat a lot of bamboo and spend 13 hours a day eating. In winter, this is not enough, and red pandas include various fruits, berries, mushrooms, bird eggs and even small rodents in their menu.

You can watch red pandas in the “Cats of the Tropics” pavilion.

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