Penguin & Bat Area
Penguin & Bat Area is a building in Beijing, North China. Penguin & Bat Area is situated nearby to the pond 水獭池, as well as near Golden Monkey Hall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beijing Zoo and Capital Indoor Stadium.
Beijing Zoo
Zoo
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Beijing Zoo is a zoological park in Xizhimen, Xicheng District, Beijing. Founded in 1906 during the late Qing dynasty, it is the oldest zoo in China and oldest public park in northern China. Beijing Zoo is situated 370 metres northeast of Penguin & Bat Area.
Capital Indoor Stadium
Stadium
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The Capital Indoor Stadium is an indoor arena in 56 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing, 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. Capital Indoor Stadium is situated 420 metres west of Penguin & Bat Area.
National Library of China
Library
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The National Library of China is the national library of China, located in Haidian, Beijing, and is one of the largest libraries in the world. It contains over 41 million items as of December 2020. National Library of China is situated 1 km northwest of Penguin & Bat Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haidian and Zhongguancun District.
Haidian
Photo: Honza Soukup, CC BY 2.0.
Haidian is a northwest urban district of Beijing, bordering Xicheng and Fengtai. It is 431 km2 in area, making it the second-largest district in urban Beijing area, and is home to 3,133,469 inhabitants as of November 2020.
Zhongguancun District
Neighborhood
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Zhongguancun is a major technology hub in the Haidian District, Beijing, China. Zhongguancun occupies a band between the northwestern Third Ring Road and the northwestern Fourth Ring Road in the northwestern part of Beijing. Zhongguancun District is situated 4 km north of Penguin & Bat Area.
Xicheng
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Xicheng District is a district in central Beijing. Visitors come here for the Houhai area to join the bar and restaurant cluster by the lake or to explore the remains of the wealthier part of historical Beijing nearby.
Penguin & Bat Area
- Type: Building
- Category: tourist attraction
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.93896° or 39° 56′ 20″ northLongitude
116.32611° or 116° 19′ 34″ eastOpen location code
8PFRW8QG+HCOpenStreetMap ID
way 25375861OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=animalOpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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In Other Languages
“Penguin & Bat Area” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Пингвины”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 水獭池 and Golden Monkey Hall.
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