Zoological sights in Shànghǎi
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Shanghai Ocean Aquarium
Education meets entertainment in this slick and intelligently designed aquarium that children will love. Join them on a tour through the aquatic environments from the Yangzi River to Australia, South America, the frigid ecosystems of the Antarctic and to the flourishing marine life of coral reefs. The 155m-long underwater clear viewing tunnel has gobsmacking views.
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Changfeng Ocean World
Adults may find this subterranean aquarium dank, dingy and dear, but the little people will adore the clownfish and shark tunnel. Children under 1m get in for free.
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Shanghai Zoo
As Chinese zoos go, this is just about the best there is, and it makes for a good day out for those who have kids in tow. There’s a decent selection of beasts – from woolly twin-humped Bactrian camels to spindly legged giraffes, gorillas, lions, lots of different monkeys, giant pandas and polar bears – but some of the enclosures they’re housed in are less than ideal. The Shànghǎi folk flock here to enjoy one of the city’s most picturesque and well-tended acreages of green grass. Picnic-goers dive onto the lawns for a spot of sun, while electric tour buggies (tour Y10; 8.30am-4.30pm) whirr along shaded paths through old-growth woods every 10 to 15 minutes. Ther…
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