Changsha Ecological Zoo

Changsha Ecological Zoo

Changsha Ecological Zoo is located in Tianxin District of Changsha City. Its predecessor is Changsha Zoo located by Martyrs Park. The gate is located between the two hills at the entrance, which is integrated with the natural environment.

Changsha Ecological Zoo is located in Muyun Town, Tianxin District, Changsha City. It is located in the center of Changsha, Zhuzhou and Xiangtan, It is adjacent to Furong South Road and Changsha Ring Expressway, and next to the zoo station of Changsha Zhuzhou Xiangtan intercity railway to be built. It takes about 30 minutes to drive from the "three downtown" to the Ecological Zoo, and the traffic is very convenient.

Historical development

On September 3, 2010, the 50 year old Changsha Zoo was closed. The animals in the zoo were moved to the Changsha Ecological Zoo in Muyun Town, Changsha County. On September 8, 2010, the relocation of Changsha Zoo officially started, and on October 13, the relocation of animals was completed. The original site of Changsha Zoo was allocated to Changsha Martyrs Park.

Changsha Ecological Zoo was built and opened in October 2010. It was formerly known as Changsha Zoo, which has been open for 54 years. Now the park covers an area of 1500 mu. It is jointly designed by famous Chinese and Japanese designers referring to the standards of world-famous zoos. It is divided into three parts: walking enclosure area, car store area, popular science education area, ecological landscape area, leisure and entertainment area, logistics service area, animal cage area and domestication field 7, raising more than 300 kinds of animals, about 5000 (feathers).

Changsha Ecological Zoo is the only public welfare and professional wildlife breeding and exhibition unit in Hunan Province, which has been approved by the State Forestry Administration and the Ministry of agriculture, and can introduce and raise class I and II aquatic and terrestrial wildlife. During the construction process, Changsha Municipal Party committee and government attached great importance to and strongly supported the zoo. Its design and construction concept, animal breeding species and operation and management methods are in the leading position in the national first-class zoo. It is the best tourism destination for citizens and the largest general education base for primary and secondary schools in the province.

Reasons for site selection

The location of Changsha Ecological Zoo in Muyun street is based on the following considerations: firstly, the superior geographical location. Muyun street is about 15 kilometers away from the center of Changsha City, 26 kilometers away from Zhuzhou City and 20 kilometers away from Xiangtan city. This ideal location, which is almost located in the middle of the three cities, can effectively radiate the three cities and expand the source of tourists after the completion of the Ecological Zoo. The second is the perfect transportation network. From the center of Changsha City, you can go directly to Muyun street along Furong South Road (former Changsha Avenue), from Zhuzhou City, you can use Changsha Zhuzhou Expressway to reach Furong South Road, from Xiangtan City Center, you can use Changsha Expressway to reach Changsha Avenue. Third, there is a good natural environment. The construction area of the Ecological Zoo belongs to the hilly land with low elevation. The vegetation in the area is rich, including evergreen trees such as pine, camphor and oak. Agricultural ponds are widely distributed in the valley, and there are a lot of sandy land in the mountains. The good natural environment enables tourists to experience the diversity of nature in the interesting viewing.

Main attractions

Driving beast zone

Changsha Ecological Zoo is located in the northeast of the park, covering an area of 500 mu, which is divided into the animal area and herbivore area. The animal area is divided into Bengal tiger area, northeast tiger area, white tiger area, lion area, leopard area, wolf area and bear area. The whole area of the beast area is surrounded by a pulse power grid, which separates the beast from the hills and forests, so that tourists can take a bus to visit. As soon as you enter the garden, you will bring visitors an original, thrilling and exciting atmosphere. Here, you can closely watch the fierce style of the Bengal tiger from the tropical rain forest, the lion from the African grassland, the African lion, and the black backed jackal that landed in China for the first time; you can see the northeast tiger, known as the "king of the jungle", with bright and beautiful fur, sharp claws and canine teeth like steel knives. Lucky tourists can also see the cheetah, who has the reputation of landing on the sprint champion, speeding through the window like lightning. Going deep into the jungle where fierce animals roam freely, tourists can experience a thrilling journey.

Herbivorous area

Herbivorous areas are divided into Alpine herbivorous areas, African herbivorous areas and Asian herbivorous areas. In the alpine herbivorous areas, all the animals are first class protected by the state. If you like climbing the rock peak, you will get the name of rock sheep. A wild horse with strong physique, fierce temperament, small round hooves and fast running speed. Golden takin, which lives in the alpine forest or meadow with an altitude of 2000-4000 meters, is known as China's three national treasures with giant panda and golden monkey. Argali with unique spiral horns. Camel with the reputation of "desert boat". And yak, which is called "boat of Plateau". The African herbivorous area is set on the relatively dry grassland, where groups of zebras with beautiful stripes and elegant posture are displayed. There are more than ten kinds of animals, such as large antelope, wildebeest and giraffe, which are popular with tourists. The flat terrain of this area reflects the magnificence of the African prairie. In the Asian herbivorous area, there are many white spots on both sides of the back and the lower edge of the body, which are arranged in order and look like plum blossom. There are four kinds of herbivores in Asia and Europe, including Elk with antlers like deer, elk with head like horse, elk with body like donkey, elk with hooves like cattle and elk with hooves like cattle, and elk with medicine known as "diamond of traditional Chinese medicine". Most of the animals in the herbivorous area live in groups, so there is no separate cage, but they are placed in combination with the herbivorous shed.

There is no noise and pollution of the city, only the green everywhere and the tranquility and freshness of returning to nature. As the tour bus passes slowly, the tourists will be overwhelmed by the flocks of animals outside the window and enjoy the unique enjoyment of harmonious coexistence between human and animals.

Giant panda Pavilion

The giant panda Pavilion is one of the landmark buildings in the pedestrian area, with an area of 370 square meters, consisting of indoor venues and outdoor activity fields. A long bridge runs through the outdoor playground, where people can get closer to our national treasure giant panda.

There are two sub adult giant pandas "Beibei" and "Shuangshuang" introduced from Chengdu Panda Base in Sichuan. They are docile, charming and amusing, and are deeply loved by people. It is estimated that in a short period of time, 10 giant pandas will migrate to our park for a long time. The park is also actively seeking the support of the State Forestry Administration to build the "Central China base of China Giant Panda Research Institute" and cooperate with Chengdu, Sichuan Province to carry out scientific research and breeding of giant pandas.

There is a giant panda souvenir shop in the giant panda indoor exhibition hall. Tourist friends can take home such souvenirs as panda toys and stationery with exquisite workmanship and high quality.

It is said that in ancient times, the giant panda was the mount of Huanglong. It often carried Huanglong around to exorcise evil spirits. One day, Huang long predicted that great changes would take place in the earth. At that time, the mountains and the earth would collapse and the sea would be full of vicissitudes, and it would be difficult for carnivores to survive. So he advised the giant panda to be a vegetarian. The docile giant panda follows Huang Long's advice and eats bamboo instead. Later, due to geological changes, Saber Toothed tigers and mammoths, which belong to the same carnivore as pandas, gradually became extinct due to difficulty in finding food. Only giant pandas who changed to eat bamboo adapted to the environment and survived, becoming rare treasures and living fossils of paleontology.

Crocodile Pavilion

The crocodile Pavilion, with a total area of 710 square meters, is divided into indoor and outdoor pavilions. It mainly houses Chinese alligators and alligators, which are called "living fossils". In order to cater for the living environment of crocodiles, the temperature in the hall of crocodile hall is kept above 25 ℃ and 22 ℃ all the year round. The indoor Pavilion uses a large area of glass windows for lighting, and along the Bank of the crocodile pool, the beach, swamp, pool water and green plants are arranged to create a better living atmosphere for the crocodile. Visitors can overlook the crocodile with the clearest view from the viewing corridor. At the same time, 1.2m high glass railings are used on both sides of the corridor to form a safe corridor for children to watch.

Crocodile is the biggest reptile in existence. It is contemporaneous with dinosaur, but dinosaur has become the past. Crocodile's survival also proves its tenacious vitality. Crocodiles like to warm, like to float in the sun on the water motionless, its unique camouflage often make tourists confused. When the keepers hook their favorite fish with a bamboo pole and reach them, the crocodiles take off their camouflage and show their vitality, which makes the tourists feast their eyes.

Primate zone

The primate Museum covers an area of 2214 square meters and houses baboon, white browed gibbon, white cheek gibbon, crab eating monkey, green monkey, black and white Jew monkey and other primates. The exhibition hall is spacious, well ventilated and has an outdoor playground. Each venue adjacent to the side of the activities are arranged into a stone mountain landscape, and the whole external sports ground natural landscape environment is better integrated into one. The external decoration of the venue adopts the original ecological tree trunk and pebble as the facade decoration materials. In the outdoor activity field, each monkey group can move in a large space, they can jump to the top of the tree, jump to the side of the hall, visitors can see the lively scene of their fighting. The tourists and the monkeys were isolated by the water surface of the trench to ensure the safety of the tourists and the monkeys.

Baboons are mainly distributed in Africa, and some species are also found in the Arabian Peninsula. They live on rocky hillsides in semi desert areas

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