Chongqing Zoo is a zoo in the city of

Chongqing Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a municipality in Southwest China. The official abbreviation of the city, "" (), was approved by the State Cou ...

, China, about 8 km (5 miles) southwest from the city centre.

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The zoo is located at Yangjiaping on Xijiao Road in the

Jiulongpo District Jiulongpo () is a district forming part of the western part of the Chongqing urban core (). Its total population is around 675,000, while its urban city population is nearly 650,000 (2005). Location Jiulongpo is one of the main districts in Ch ...

of Chongqing. It was built in 1953 and officially opened to the public in 1955. The zoo covers an area of 45 hectares (111 acres). The zoo is an important base for the protection of and research on wild animals. It exhibits rare species including giant pandas, red pandas, the very rare

South China tiger The South China tiger is a population of the '' Panthera tigris tigris'' subspecies that is native to southern China. The population mainly inhabited the Fujian, Guangdong, Hunan and Jiangxi provinces. It has been listed as Critically Enda ...

and

white tiger The white tiger or bleached tiger is a leucistic pigmentation variant of the Mainland tiger. It is reported in the wild from time to time in the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, in the Sunderbans region and ...

, and the African elephant. The main entrance of the zoo is close to Zoo station on Line 2 of the

Chongqing Rail Transit The Chongqing Rail Transit (branded as CRT; also known as Chongqing Metro) is the rapid transit system in the city of Chongqing, China. In operation since 2005, it serves the transportation needs of the city's main business and entertainment d ...

. The zoo was previously accredited by the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA).

Gallery

File:Giant panda, Chongqing Zoo, China.JPG, Female giant panda called "Mang Zei" eating

bamboo Bamboos are a diverse group of evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family. The origin of the word "bamboo" is uncertain, but ...

in the Panda Enclosure File:Red panda, Chongqing Zoo, China.JPG, Red panda from above at the zoo File:South China tiger, Chongqing Zoo, China.JPG,

pacing at the zoo File:White tiger, Chongqing Zoo, China.JPG, Male

called "Bo Bo" at the zoo

References

External links

Chongqing Zoo website
Jiulongpo District Buildings and structures completed in 1953 1955 establishments in China Zoos established in 1955 Zoos in China Zoo Zoo {{Zoo-stub

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