In the northwest space of town, the Peking zoological garden (Běi jīng dòng wù yuán) covers a district of quite 220 acres and was established in 1906, creating it one in all the oldest zoos in China. boast a powerful assortment of near fifteen,000 animals from one,000 species - the biggest within the country - the zoological garden includes several rare native species like South China tigers, snow leopards, golden pug-nosed monkeys, and pandas, together with thusme not so rare like the red-crowned crane and Pere David's ruminant.
Species from across the globe are well delineated and embody elephants, lions, and jaguars, all unfold around grounds that closely agree classical Chinese gardens, complete with dense woods, meadows, rivers, streams, and ponds, together with variety of pleasant gazebos and terraces. The zoological garden additionally contains a well-stocked storage tank.
