What are the transportation options at Taiyuan Zoo?

Taiyuan Zoo Transportation Guide: External Transportation

Aviation

Taiyuan Wusu Airport is located in the southern suburbs, about 18 kilometers away from the city. There are direct flights to major large and medium-sized cities across the country such as Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guilin, Nanjing, Shenyang, and Xi'an. There are no fixed civil flights from Taiyuan city to the airport. The easiest way is to take a taxi yourself. It takes about 30 minutes to take a taxi from the city to the airport.

Railway

Taiyuan is the terminal of the Jingyuan and Shitai Railway lines and the starting point of the Taijiao Line, connecting dozens of major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an, Chengdu, and Baotou. In the middle city, there are more than 20 express trains passing through and terminating in Taiyuan every day. Taiyuan Railway Station is located at the eastern end of Yingze Street. You can take many buses such as 1, 5, and 39 from the city directly to the train station. The train ticket office is at Datong Railway Station, which takes about 5 hours and costs 70 yuan (including a snack). In addition, there are expressways from Taiyuan to Gujiao, Wenshui and other places

The predecessor of Taiyuan Zoo was Taiyuan City Wohu Mountain Park. With the purpose of creating an ecological garden city, optimizing the development environment of Taiyuan, improving urban tourism, and caring for the off-site protection of wild animals, the Taiyuan Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government organized experts to conduct multiple demonstrations and extensively solicit public opinion in 2003. After the 10th Municipal People's Congress, The third meeting of the first session approved that Taiyuan New Zoo will start construction on May 1, animals will be relocated on October 18, and it will be officially opened to tourists on April 29, 2004. After a year of intense construction, animal relocation and trial operation, the zoo has achieved It has achieved good social, environmental and economic benefits, and has initially formed a new bright spot for the harmonious development of people, animals and nature in our city. It has also become a science knowledge education base for teenagers.

The zoo covers an area of ??79.36 hectares, with more than 50 species of trees, a green space rate of more than 85%, 165 species of animals, and more than 2,000 animals, including white rhinos, Asian elephants, and giraffes. , zebra, takin, wild ass, jaguar, African lion, leopard, black bear, brown bear, brown-eared pheasant, red-crowned crane, white crane, black crane, great bustard, swan, macaw and other rare species, as well as brown-eared pheasant, golden leopard , giraffes and other animals have advanced domestic breeding levels. It is the only specialized zoo in Shanxi Province that integrates off-site protection, breeding and exhibition of wild animals. The whole park is divided into 7 exhibition areas: birds singing and blue sky (bird area), tropical and subtropical animal area, flower and fruit mountain (primate area), natural mountain forest, grassland style (herbivore area), service and leisure area, Popular science education area.

The zoo's planning is based on the theme of the integration of man and nature, and the harmonious coexistence of man and animals, and is built into a space where animals are closest to the natural environment and most suitable for animal survival. In terms of breeding and viewing methods, the previous closed static visits have been changed to a dynamic participation method that combines captive and free-range breeding, which satisfies people's desire to get close to animals and creates a natural environment where humans and animals can live in harmony. The construction and relocation of the new zoo provides citizens with a comfortable activity venue and a complete science popularization base, which has made a certain contribution to enriching the cultural life of citizens and also added new content to the city's tourism culture.

In terms of exhibition content, there are imported animals such as giraffes, white rhinoceros, zebras, longhorns, pumas, baboons, etc., as well as domestic animals such as giant pandas, Asian elephants, takin, Siberian tigers, leopards, Mongolian leopards, etc. Wild ass, white-lipped deer, elk, brown-eared pheasant, green peacock, etc. Taiyuan Zoo has a beast room in the north; an aviary and waterfowl room in the middle; a monkey house, pandas, and seal houses in the south, with brown-eared pheasants, guinea fowl, antelopes, and sika deer also living among them.

The garden is planted with trees and flowers, and is decorated with a large number of potted flowers. White arch bridges span the North and South Lakes, and three flat and wide garden roads lead to various animal exhibition areas. The exhibition area is divided into three major viewing areas by region: the viewing area for large herbivorous and carnivorous mammals; the viewing area for birds, small and medium-sized carnivorous and omnivorous mammals; and the viewing area for small and medium-sized herbivorous mammals. Each viewing area is divided into exhibition halls according to animal subjects. There are national key protected animals such as giant pandas, golden monkeys, Siberian tigers, red-crowned cranes, etc., as well as exotic white rhinoceros, giraffes, baboons, zebras and other animals. The zoo is lined with trees, evergreen all year round, and has a beautiful environment; it has a wide variety of animals and complete entertainment facilities.