Shanghai Wild Animal Park
The Shanghai Wild Animal Park is located off the Nanliu Main Road, in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai and it can be said to be somewhat of a recreation of what wild animals experience in the wild, with a touch of human aid or interference, as some people like to describe it.
The Animal Park covers an area of 153 hectares in total, serving as the residence to over 200 animal species, including the pride of the Chinese nation's giant pandas, but there is just about all kinds of animals throughout the park, with the more domestic ones adding to the variety of wild ones.
Highlights
The various animal shows serve as highlights of the Shanghai Wild Animal Park visit, set out as follows:
08:30 - 09:30 - Animals' Welcoming Performance, which takes place within the main gate, at the square
10:00 and 15:15 - The Sea Lion Show, which takes place at the Sea Lion Hall
11:00 - Lions & Tigers Show, which takes place at the Animal Training Ground
13:00 - The Large Square Show, which takes place at the Animal Performance Hall
14:15 - Horse & Dog Racing events, which take place the Dog Racing Circus
The live feeding practice which goes on is not for the faint-hearted, so the kids who are a bit more sensitive should probably sit this one out, since the carnivores, like the lions and tigers, are fed live animals, in a bid to sort of recreate the situation as it occurs in nature, however debatable that may be.
How to Get There
Most tourists to the area arrive via the subway, with Line 2 stopping off at the Zhangjiang High Technology Park Station, and then take a bus that goes right up to the Wild Animal Park.
The Nanxin Special Line also services the venue, with the park en route the Shanghai Railway Station to the Nanhui University Town route.
Specifically on weekends, the Shanghai Stadium Tourism Bus also services the venue, but only for those who pre-book, with complementary parking available as well.
Operating Times:08:00 - 17:00 for the period of March to November
08:00 - 16:30 for the period of December to February
Entrance Fees
130 Yuan for adults and 65 Yuan for children under the age of 18
Tickets stop going on sale half an hour before closing time in each instance and the times vary according to the seasons, as listed above.
