Beijing Zoo

Beijing Zoo is a zoological park in , Xicheng District, . Founded in 1906 during the late Qing dynasty, it is the oldest zoo in China and oldest public park in northern China.
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  • Type: Zoo
  • Description: zoo in Beijing, China
  • Also known as: “Beijing Dongwuyuan” and “Former Qing Dynasty Experimental Farm”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Capital Indoor Stadium and Paleozoological Museum of China.

Stadium
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The is an indoor arena in 56 Zhongguancun South Street, , China, that was built in 1968. It hosted matches between national table tennis teams of China and the United States in 1971; these matches were part of the exchange program known as ping pong diplomacy. is situated 760 metres west of Beijing Zoo.

Museum
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The is a museum in , China. The same building also houses the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. is situated 580 metres south of Beijing Zoo.

Planetarium
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The is a planetarium in Xicheng District, , China. The planetarium comprises two main buildings, Building A & B. Building A, which was built in 1957, contains the Celestial Theater, an Eastern Exhibition Hall and a Western Exhibition Hall. is situated 610 metres south of Beijing Zoo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zhanlanlu and Beixiaguan.

Suburb
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Subdistrict, or Subdistrict is a subdistrict in the northwest portion of Xicheng District, , China. In 2020 its population is 114,831. This subdistrict got its name due to the within it.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict located in the southeastern part of the Haidian District, . Beijing Jiaotong University is situated in this area.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict of Haidian District, . It borders Haidian Subdistrict to the north, Beixiaguan Subdistrict to the east, and to the south, and Shuguang Subdistrict to the west.

Beijing Zoo

Latitude
39.94105° or 39° 56′ 28″ north
Longitude
116.32954° or 116° 19′ 46″ east
Elevation
53 metres (174 feet)
Open location code
8PFRW8RH+CR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29222967
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­zoo
Geo­Names ID
8384647
Wiki­data ID
Q220083
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Beijing Zoo” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حديقة حيوانات بكين”
  • Armenian: “Պեկինի կենդանաբանական այգի”
  • Catalan: “Zoo de Beijing”
  • Catalan: “Zoo de Pequín”
  • Chinese: “北京动物园”
  • Chinese: “北京動物園”
  • Chinese: “清农事试验场旧址”
  • Czech: “Pekingská zoologická zahrada”
  • Dutch: “Dierentuin van Peking”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات بكين”
  • Esperanto: “Zoologia ĝardeno de Pekino”
  • Finnish: “Pekingin eläintarha”
  • French: “zoo de Pékin”
  • French: “Zoo de Pékin”
  • German: “Zoo Peking”
  • Hebrew: “גן החיות של בייג’ינג”
  • Indonesian: “Kebun Binatang Beijing”
  • Italian: “zoo di Pechino”
  • Italian: “Zoo di Pechino”
  • Japanese: “北京動物園”
  • Korean: “베이징 동물원”
  • Literary Chinese: “北京動物園”
  • Malay: “Zoo Beijing”
  • Mongolian: “Бээжингийн амьтны хүрээлэн”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Beijings zoologiske hage”
  • Norwegian: “Beijings zoologiske hage”
  • Polish: “Ogród Zoologiczny w Pekinie”
  • Russian: “Пекинский зоопарк”
  • Spanish: “Zoologico de Pekin”
  • Spanish: “Zoológico de Pekín”
  • Swedish: “Pekings zoologiska trädgård”
  • Thai: “สวนสัตว์ปักกิ่ง”
  • Turkish: “Pekin Hayvanat Bahçesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Пекінський зоопарк”
  • Urdu: “بیجنگ چڑیا گھر”

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