Changsha Zoo

Changsha Zoo

Changsha Zoo is located in the northeast of Changsha City, near Hunan Martyrs Park. Founded in 1956, it covers an area of 68.72 mu (2010). There are more than 70 kinds of wild animals from the equator, mountains, seas, deserts, grasslands, forests and rivers and lakes, more than 500 of them.

In September 2010, he moved to Changsha Ecological Zoo.

Opening Hours

Ticket selling time: 9:00-16:30 (Monday to Friday), 8:45-16:30 (Saturday and Sunday).

The operation time of the tour bus in the bus area: 9:00-16:50 (Monday to Friday), 8:45-16:50 (Saturday and Sunday).

Elephant show: 10:50, 13:00, 14:40, 15:50 (Monday to Friday), 10:00, 11:30, 13:30, 15:30, 16:30 (Saturday and Sunday).

Forest Theater: 10:00, 11:30, 14:00, 16:30 (Monday to Friday), 10:00, 11:30, 13:30, 15:00, 16:30 (Saturday and Sunday).

Bird show: 10:30, 11:30, 13:30, 15:00 (Monday to Friday), 10:30, 11:30, 13:30, 14:00, 15:30 (Saturday and Sunday).

The specific time is subject to the announcement of the zoo on the same day.

Ticket information

(1) The ticket price of bus and pedestrian area is 42 yuan / person time respectively

(2) Pass 77 yuan / person time (pedestrian area + car area)

(3) One ticket pass 120 yuan / person time (pedestrian area + car area + elephant behavior domestication Exhibition + forest theater + battery car in pedestrian area)

(4) Elephant behavior domestication exhibition ticket 20 yuan / person

(5) Forest theater 20 yuan / person

The above tickets can be purchased separately, such as pedestrian area, car area, pedestrian area + forest theater, etc.

Adult ticket: 130 yuan / person, including walking area, car area, elephant show, forest theater (except amusement park, battery car); battery car is charged separately. Family ticket: 335 yuan per person, including walking area, car area, elephant show, forest theater, sightseeing bus (except amusement park); this ticket is for two adults and one senior free person (Senior free person includes primary and secondary school students, senior citizens over 65 years old, active servicemen or disabled persons, the above persons must present relevant certificates), and three college students can enjoy one family package ticket discount with their student ID .

Traffic information

Self driving

Changsha East: Liuyang, Yongzhou, Jiangxi line: Changyong Expressway - Jingzhu Expressway - Changsha South lijiatang toll station - Wanjiali road - Furong Road, 2.7 km south.

Changsha west: Shaoyang, Loudi line: Tanshao Expressway - Changtan West Expressway - Hanpu toll station - Houzishi bridge - 16 km south of Furong Road.

Changde, Yiyang, Zhangjiajie boundary: Changde Changzhou Expressway Yuelu Avenue toll station, off the Expressway - West 2nd Ring Road - Houzishi bridge direction - upper Furong Road, 16 km south.

bus

Take Chang Zhu Tan 201, 134 interval line, 125 road to Changsha Ecological Zoo Station.

Development status

Changsha Zoo is located at No. 466, Deya Road, Kaifu District, Changsha City, covering an area of 78 mu, with 17 cage rooms. There are more than 200 species of rare wild animals and more than 2000 animals on display in the park. Among them, there are 50 species of large beasts and carnivores, 52 species of birds with more than 800 feathers, 350 species of amphibians and reptiles such as turtles, snakes and frogs, and 150 species of tropical marine animals.

As early as 1934, Changsha Tianxin Park was attached with a zoo, raising more than 20 animals. Animal sheds were set up in the children's Park in 1951. In 1956, the children's Park was changed into a children's home, so an animal exhibition area was set up in the southwest corner of Martyrs Park. In 1958, Changsha Zoo was moved to its present site and officially registered. After decades of efforts, the park has become a base for viewing, breeding and scientific research of wild animals in Hunan Province.

Animals on display

On display in the zoo are China's specialty giant pandas, which are beautiful and cute; red crowned cranes, which are gentle and graceful, singing and dancing; and small and smart maoguan deer. There are ferocious tigers, leopards, jackals, tall camels, Merlot, sleepy python, cunning fox, naughty monkey, Colorful Peacock, swan, mandarin duck, brown eared pheasant, golden pheasant, parrot and sea animal seal. There are also huge hippos, elephants and strong lions from abroad. In addition, one of the only three turtles known to survive in the world has come to Suzhou zoo to breed with the responsibility of revitalizing the population.

Scenery in the park

The park is full of shade and beautiful environment. The animal cage is novel and beautiful. The plants and animals are lifelike. The flowers and trees are evergreen all the year round. In summer, they can shade for summer, and in winter, they can prevent wind and cold. More than 3700 meters of hedges are winding between flower beds, lawns, bamboo gardens and peach forests, with stone tables and benches to form a garden in the garden, creating a good environment for visitors to enjoy and rest. Here, entertainment, photography and catering services are all available. The zoo is not only a place for you to rest and entertainment, but also an ideal place to popularize the scientific knowledge of wildlife, let teenagers explore the secrets of nature and open the window of scientific civilization.

Main achievements

Changsha Zoo has set up the first conservation education workstation in Hunan Province, a national conservation education project. By taking the zoo as the base and in the form of volunteer team, we publicize the national environmental education project for the purpose of protecting the ecological environment, and appeal to citizens to actively participate in the public welfare project of improving the natural environment.

Animal show

All year round, the aquarium displays a variety of colorful marine animals and creatures in different shapes. The endless mystery of the underwater world can be seen here. The comprehensive performance of animal and bird training is free to watch all day, so that the general public can enjoy the wonderful water stunts of large marine animals. The wonderful performances of dolphins and sea lions in the Changsha dolphin Museum, which has invested nearly 10 million yuan, are amazing to visitors.

Changsha Zoo has made some achievements in raising and domesticating animals. The Asian elephant "Maguo" has been able to perform harmonica playing, gongs and drums playing, high platform circling and presenting gifts to the audience.

Historical changes

Memorabilia

In 1934, there was a zoo attached to Tianxin Park in Changsha. Most of the animals in the park were ordinary birds and animals, with a total of more than 20 species and some exotic species.

In 1951, an animal shed was set up in the children's Park on the site of the Chinese Christian Church. Wang Shoudao, then Secretary of the provincial Party committee, gave a pair of sika deer to the children's Park. Tigers, leopards and parrots were also sent to the children.

In 1956, the children's Park was changed into "children's home", and the animal shed was demolished. Tigers raised in the park were given away to Beijing Zoo, and other animals, such as sika deer and leopard, were handed over to the animal exhibition area of Martyrs Park, which is being built.

On September 1, 1956, the animal exhibition area of Martyrs Park was opened to tourists. In 1957, the municipal government invested 24000 yuan to build a new zoo in the north of the Martyrs Park and in the west of heshangpo.

In January 1958, the animals in qinglongmiao animal exhibition area were moved to the new zoo. Animal breeding group was set up, which was under the management of Martyrs Park.

In 1967, the Changsha Municipal Party committee and Urban Construction Bureau decided to separate the martyr park from the zoo with a wall, and set up a separate door on the right side of the seventh middle school of Changsha City. At this point, the zoo was separated from Hunan Martyrs Park and called Changsha Zoo.

After the separation from Martyrs Park, the two parks are separated by walls, which brings inconvenience to visitors. After approval, a side door was opened in 1983 at the southeast wall of martyr park and zoo to connect the two parks.

Fare changes

From 1975 to 1984, the ticket price of 5 cents has been maintained for 9 years. From 1985 to 1986, it increased slightly to 7 cents. From 1987 to 1988, it was 15 cents, and the number of visitors per year ranged from 100000 to 150000. It was not until 2004 that the adult ticket price was raised to 20 yuan, and half price was implemented for children. Since 2009, free tickets were implemented for all primary and secondary school students in the city, and the flow of people has increased greatly.

Memories of garden history

In the 1930s, there were 22 kinds of residents in zoos

"The earliest zoo in Changsha is recorded in an old book Changsha City guide written by Zou yubai." Liu Wei, director of the historical documents Department of Hunan Provincial Library, told reporters. She then found out about the book: "the zoo attached to Tianxin Park, western style architecture The smell is still rare Five points for each ticket Most of the animals kept in the park are ordinary ones, and some of them are exotic, which can arouse the audience

Liu Wei said that the book was published in January 1934, indicating that Changsha Zoo first appeared before 1934. At that time, the "residents" of the zoo were also recorded in detail by Mr. Zou yubai: "big leopard, big flower wild."

Chinese PinYin : Zhang Sha Dong Wu Yuan