Beijing Zoo
137 Xizhimenwai, Xicheng
District
6831-4411
The Beijing Zoo is the oldest
zoo in China. Some 5,000 animals live there and features a wide variety
of animals. The panda house is the only place in Beijing where visitors
can see giant pandas. Some of the animals that are featured are the
golden monkey, the white-lipped deer, the red-crowned crane, and many other
rare animals from all over the world.
Museum of Chinese History
6512-8986
Located just off the northeast
corner of Tiananmen Square, this museum displays more than 9,000 ancient
Chinese relics, including bronze pieces dating back 5,000 years. The museum
shares the same building as the Museum of the Chinese Revolution. This
museum features cultural artifacts from 1919 to 1949.
Beijing Amusement Park
1 Zuoanmennei Dajie
Chongwen District
6711-1155
Beijing Amusement Park,
in Longtan Park, has live entertainment, rides, a water-screen show, paddleboats,
bumper cars and roller coasters.
Blue Zoo Beijing
(Gongti Nanlu), Chaoyang
District
6593-5263
This international-class
aquarium is great for the kids. The main attraction is a 140-yard-/130-meter-long
moving walkway that swirls around underneath the main tank, with sharks
swimming overhead. The museum focuses on such marine issues in China as
the damming of the Yangtze River and the slaughter of sharks for shark-fin
soup.
Miraculous Amusement Palace
Chaoyang Park
Chaoyang District
6506-6382
Wax exhibitions and scenery
depict episodes from the famous Chinese story A Journey to the West, featuring
the monk, the pig, the monkey and the warrior.
Beijing Museum of Natural
History
126 Tianqiao Nandajie
Chongwen District
6702-4431
The largest of its kind
in China, this museum contains fossils or specimens of almost all plants
and animals found in China.
Beijing Recreation Center
Beisihuanzhong Road, Andingmenwai
6499-3434
Watery fun including a wave
pool, simulated river, three slides and a “fast slippery dip” (a steep
water slide). A sports complex provides bowling, squash, tennis,
roller-skating, disco dancing, billiards and a sauna.
Chinese Geology Museum
15 Yangrou Hutong
Xisi Nandajie
6617-6387
Chinese Geology Museum displays
minerals, gems and Paleozoic plants and plenty of animals. A great
place for family fun!
