Taiyuan Zoo

Taiyuan Zoo, located on the Mountain of the Crouching Tiger in the northeastern corner of Taiyuan City, is 6 km from the downtown and covers an area of 79.36 hectares (1,190.41 acres), the landform is high in the southeast and low in the northwest at an altitude of 816 to 889 m, about 2.5km long in a straight line from west to east, and about 500-100 meters in average width from north to south. There are more than 70 trees in the zoo, up to 300,000 strains of plants, lawn area of 600,000 m2, and greenery rate of above 85%. Taiyuan Zoo, the only professional zoo in Shanxi Province, has its trees providing a pleasant shade, remaining green throughout the year, and good environment; there are a wide range of animals, and complete entertainment facilities. There is a white arch bridge stretching across the south and north lakes, and three smooth and wide zoo roads leading to the animal exhibition areas. The exhibition areas are divided into three major viewing areas by territories, i.e. a viewing area of large herbivorous and carnivorous animals; a viewing area of birds and small and medium size carnivorous and omnivorous animals; a viewing area of small and medium size herbivorous animals. The viewing areas are sub classified by divisions of animals to constitute the exhibition halls. There are also many national key protected animals such as giant pandas, golden monkeys, Manchurian tigers, red-crowned cranes, etc., as well as exotic white rhinos, giraffes, baboons, zebra and other animals.

Address: northwest corner of Taiyuan, Jianhe Road, No. 176

TEL：0086-0351—3273756

Opening hours: 8：00—17：30 in summer and 8：30—17：00 in winter

Ticket price：RMB10

Transport: You can get there by taking the bus of 25, 855, 864 and 878.