Address: No.137, Xizhimenwai Street, Xicheng District, Beijing

Ticket Price: 5 RMB

How to get there: Take Subway Line 4, take off at Dongwuyuan Station (动物园）and exit from Exit B; take Bus No.103, 105, 111, 7, 27, 904, 808, 107, 102 to get there

For many visitors, the aim to go to Beijing Zoo is to see the giant pandas. The first birth of a giant panda in captivity occurred at the Beijing Zoo 1963. The first artificial insemination breeding success in the world was achieved at the Beijing Zoo in 1978. As a symbol of friendship, the giant pandas have been presented to many countries.

Entering the Beijing Zoo gate, by the side of Beijing Tourist Information Center on your right hand, you will see an archway in a two-storey building, just walk through the archway gate. Then you will find the Entrance to the Giant Panda House. The wall Opposite to the Giant Panda House is a huge tourist map of Beijing Zoo where you may plan your selected trip inside Beijing Zoo.

Of course, you will not miss to meet the VIP - very important pandas! The Beijing Panda House is composed of two parts, namely the Asian Games Panda House and Beijing Olympic Games Panda House. The Asian Games Panda House was constructed in 1990. During the Asian Games 1990, the giant panda "Pan Pan" was chosen as the mascot of the 11th Asian Games in Beijing. The giant panda "Jing Jing" was again chosen as one of the mascots of the 29th Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing. So Beijing Zoo built the Olympic Games House.

source: tour-beijing.com