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  1. Bagger Jan

    Bagger Jan Well-Known Member

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    The port city of Qinhuangdao is located on the famous Bohai Sea, 190 mi east of Beijing in the Hebei province. About 3 million people live in this region. One of the most popular destinations is the Wildlife Park Qinhuangdao.

    Wildlife Park Qinhuangdao
    秦皇岛野生动物园
    39°51'39.82"N 119°31'2.72"E

    The 333 ha park was opened on July 18, 1995. In the same year the zoo acquires 1.1 Asian Elephants "Pa Bo" & "Ma Qing". On Jan. 12, 2007 0.1 Asian Elephant "Jin Zhu" is born (the young cow was delivered to Changzhou in April 2011). Another bull elephant was born here on March 17, 2010. The seventh elephant birth was announced by the park on June 30, 2018.

    On the beautiful landscape the park among others is home to lions, tigers, bears, wolves, giraffes, zebras, alpacas, kangaroos, Deer as well as Siberian, Manchurian & White-naped Cranes, Oriental White Storks and of course an enormous number of Peacocks which are so popular in China. Contrary to the mentioned generous facilities, the monkeys except for the ring-tailed lemurs in the area of Lemur Island are only cared for in very narrow cages. 2015 the Park acquires 2 White Rhinos.

    Other parks with zoological facilities in this region include:

    Ledao Ocean Park
    http://www.lertao.com/
    39°57'15.52"N 119°45'8.36"E

    The 26 ha amusement park was opened on July 22nd, 2004 14 km northeast of Qinhuangdao, initially under the name Shanhaiguan Happy Ocean World. Only 2 years later it is renamed Ledao Ocean Park. In addition to numerous amusement attractions, the park has a 10 hectare lake with 2 large islands. On both islands there is an Aquarium, Shark Pavilion, Seal Bay and Polar Pavilion. In Nov. 2016 the park acquired 3.3 Beluga Whales.

    Xin-Ao Underwater World
    http://www.qhd-xinaouww.com/home.php
    39°54'18.20"N 119°33'24.18"E

    As a Chinese-Australian joint project 6 km south of Qinhuangdao the Underwater World was opened on July 1st, 1998 . On May 1st, 2000 the Dolphin Performance Hall was built. Visitors will also find a Penguin Pavilion, Seal Pavilion and a 100 m long 270 degree Undersea Tunnel. In 2015 5 Bottlenose Dolphins, 3 Beluga Whales, 1 Walrus and 2 Sea Lions lived here.

    Royal Blue Ocean Park
    http://slhygy.com/
    39°40'3.05"N 119°19'9.04"E

    In May 2015 another Amusement Park was opened 60 km south of Qinhuangdao on a 240 ha site with some animal facilities. Among others the park offers its visitors a Dolphin Stadium, Seal Pool, Turtle Pond and according to his own information over 200 different Goldfish species.
     
  2. baboon

    baboon Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    The Qinghuangdao Zoo's species list based on my two recent visits (yes I call it zoo instead of "safari park")
    1 Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes
    2 Eastern black-and-white colobus Colobus guereza
    3 Rhesus macaque Macaca mulatta
    4 Hamadryas baboon Papio hamadryas
    5 Olive baboon Papio anubis
    6 Mandrill Mandrillus sphinx
    7 Patas monkey Erythrocebus patas
    8 Red-tailed monkey Cercopithecus ascanius
    9 De Brazza's monkey Cercopithecus neglectus
    10 L'Hoest's monkey Cercopithecus lhoesti
    11 Black crested mangabey Lophocebus aterrimus
    12 Tufted capuchin Sapajus apella
    13 Common squirrel monkey Saimiri sciureus
    14 Ring-tailed lemur Lemur catta
    15 Malayan porcupine Hystrix brachyura
    16 Tiger Panthera tigris
    17 Lion Panthera leo
    18 Wolf Canis lupus
    19 Brown bear Ursus arctos
    20 Asiatic black bear Ursus thibetanus
    21 Raccoon Procyon lotor
    22 White rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum
    23 Przewalski's horse Equus ferus przewalskii
    24 Kiang Equus kiang
    25 Mongolian wild ass Equus hemionus hemionus
    26 Plains zebra Equus quagga
    27 Bactrian camel Camelus bactrianus
    28 Alpaca Vicugna pacos
    29 Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis
    30 Common eland Taurotragus oryx
    31 Greater kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros
    32 Domestic yak Bos grunniens
    33 Domestic buffalo Bubalus bubalis
    34 Gemsbok Oryx gazella
    35 Bontebok Damaliscus pygargus
    36 Blue wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus
    37 Impala Aepyceros melampus
    38 Springbuck Antidorcas marsupialis
    39 Takin Budorcas taxicolor
    40 Red deer Cervus canadensis
    41 Sika deer Cervus nippon
    42 Pere David's deer Elaphurus davidianus
    43 Fallow deer Dama dama
    44 Asian elephant Elephas maximus
    45 Red kangaroo Macropus rufus
    46 Red-necked wallaby Macropus rufogriseus
    47 Ostrich Struthio camelus
    48 Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae
    49 Common pheasant Phasianus colchicus
    50 Silver pheasant Lophura nycthemera
    51 Golden pheasant Chrysolophus pictus
    52 Indian peafowl Pavo cristatus
    53 Helmeted guineafowl Numida meleagris
    54 Whooper swan Cygnus cygnus
    55 Black swan Cygnus atratus
    56 Black-necked swan Cygnus melancoryphus
    57 Swan goose Anser cygnoides
    58 Bar-headed goose Anser indicus
    59 Ruddy shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
    60 Common shelduck Tadorna tadorna
    61 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    62 Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
    63 Red-crowned crane Grus japonensis
    64 White-naped crane Grus vipio
    65 Siberian crane Grus leucogeranus
    66 Common crane Grus grus
    67 Demoiselle crane Grus virgo
    68 Grey crowned crane Balearica regulorum
    69 Oriental stork Ciconia boyciana
    70 Black stork Ciconia nigra
    71 Great white pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
    72 Cinereous vulture Aegypius monachus
    73 Sulphur-crested cockatoo Cacatua galerita
    74 Tanimbar corella Cacatua goffiniana
    75 Blue-and-yellow macaw Ara ararauna
    76 Red-and-green macaw Ara chloroptera
    77 Yellow-crowned amazon Amazona ochrocephala
    78 Hill myna Gracula religiosa
    79 Chinese alligator Alligator sinensis
    80 Saltwater crocodile Crocodylus porosus
    81 Alligator snapping turtle Macrochelys temminckii
     
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    @baboon What was your overall impression of the zoo?
     
  4. baboon

    baboon Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    It is not a good zoo, although it is the second-oldest "Safari Park" in China.
     
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