Xiamen Nanshan crocodile Garden

As far as Oceania and as close to the Yangtze River, the crocodile garden in Nanshan contains thousands of crocodiles. The ten thousand crocodiles in the park are in various forms. They are motionless, bloodthirsty, sunbathing, hobbling, swimming leisurely, and hunting in the water. It's breathtaking to see the killing between the movement and the stillness. In the crocodile products hall, there are more than 100 kinds of crocodile products. Crocodile skin is the most expensive and valuable, including small wallets, women's wallets, handbags and belts, as well as crocodile models for tourists.

Xiamen Nanshan crocodile Garden

Xiamen Nanshan crocodile garden is the third aquatic animal exhibition site after the "whale hall" of Jimei Fisheries College and the "underwater world" of Gulangyu. It is a rare crocodile exhibition garden in China. Nanshan crocodile garden is located in the southeast corner of the Dragon Boat pool of Jimei School Village in Xiamen, which is connected with Jimei mall and Jimei aerospace city. The first phase of the project was completed in early 1999. The Crocodile Park covers an area of 7000 square meters, with Xunjiang river outside and dragon boat pool inside.

In 2014, Xiamen Nanshan crocodile garden was approved as AAA tourist attraction.

Historical evolution

In 1996, the construction of crocodile garden in Nanshan began.

In 1999, the first phase of construction of crocodile garden in Nanshan was completed.

scale

In the first phase of the project, there is a performance pool, three viewing pools and a crocodile products hall. There are also a number of Western-style viewing pavilions, large stone models, etc. The latter can be used for children's enjoyment and lighting. In the viewing pool, you can see many crocodiles, some flat

They lie on the rocks in the pool and rest motionlessly; some swim in the water; some climb on the sand. They are admirable. Tourists can also buy meat to feed them.

There are 200 big and small crocodiles in the crocodile garden of Nanshan. They come from all over the world. Some come from the Nile and Congo rivers in Africa; some come from the Amazon and Orinoco rivers in South America; some come from the Mississippi River in North America; some come from New Guinea in Oceania; some come from the Yangtze River alligator in China, southern Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra in Indonesia, etc.

In the crocodile products hall, there are more than 100 kinds of crocodile products. Crocodile skin is the most expensive and valuable, including small wallets, women's wallets, handbags and belts, as well as crocodile models for tourists.

In 1996, Nanshan crocodile garden in Xiamen was located on the Bank of Jimei Dragon Boat pool. There were more than 2000 crocodiles from more than 20 countries, including Siamese crocodile from Thailand, Nile crocodile from Africa, deformed crocodile from variation, rare white crocodile, flower crocodile, Black Crocodile and Yangtze River crocodile from China. The largest crocodile was 6 meters long and weighed 1.5 tons, while the smaller one was only 30 centimeters, It is the crocodile garden with the most complete varieties and the largest indoor exhibition area in China.

geographical position

Layout of scenic spots

The park is mainly divided into: Crocodile performance area, crocodile viewing area, crocodile Museum, crocodile Food Park, song and dance performance area, sea view leisure area, crocodile skin products and toy monopoly area.

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development

Crocodile garden is developing rapidly, and the second phase expansion project is under way. The main projects include Thai crocodile Museum, Thai folk arts and Crafts Museum, Thai crocodile viewing area, Guanhai tea house leisure area and crocodile viewing area around the world.

Address: No.24, Jiageng Road, Jimei District, Xiamen City, Fujian Province, China

Longitude: 118.10226273646

Latitude: 24.563793184013

Tel: 0592-5318858

Ticket information: 25 RMB

Opening hours: 8:00-20:00

Chinese PinYin : Sha Men Nan Shun E Yu Yuan