Beijing Zoo | A great place to take kids during the May Day holiday

A great place to take kids during the May Day holiday. Beijing Zoo is located in Xicheng District, Beijing, on Xizhimen Outer Street, adjacent to the Beijing Exhibition Hall and the Moscow Restaurant, covering an area of about 86 hectares, with a water surface of 8.6 hectares. Founded in the 32nd year of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1906), it is the earliest opened zoo in China and has the largest variety of animals on display. The zoo houses more than 500 species and over 5,000 animals; there are also more than 500 species and over 10,000 marine fish and marine creatures. It receives over 6 million visitors from home and abroad each year. It is one of the largest zoos in China and also a world-renowned zoo. 1⃣Tickets🎫: It is recommended to buy a combo ticket (including admission + Panda House), peak season 19/person (off-peak 14/person). If you have an annual park pass, you still need to purchase a separate ticket for the Panda House🎫 Children aged 6 or under or under 1.2 meters (inclusive)【Free】, ages 6 to 18【Half Price】 2⃣Transportation: Subway🚅 Line 4 【Beijing Zoo】 Exit A leads directly to the main entrance; for driving, locate 【Fangyuan Building Underground Parking】 near the southwest gate, with more parking spaces available 3⃣Strollers🚴🏻 for children can be rented at the main entrance🏁🉑, it is recommended to rent one for those with children, as the zoo is quite large, (30 yuan each time, must be returned before 5 pm) or you can bring your own 4⃣There are also shuttle buses🚌 within the zoo, 10 yuan/trip 5️⃣Recommended routes: 🔸For children over 5 years old: Panda House🐼 - Aquatic Bird Lake🦆 - Flamingo - Amphibians and Reptiles🐍 - Penguin House🐧 - Golden Monkey House🐒 - Giraffe House - African Animals - Rhino and Hippo House - Elephant House - American & Australian Animals - Lion and Tiger Mountain🦁 - Bear Mountain - Monkey Mountain🙈√Advantages: All star animals are checked off, reverse touring, fewer people off-peak 🔸For children 5 years old and under: Panda House - (Take the shuttle to tour: Monkey Mountain🐒 - Bear Mountain🐻 - Lion and Tiger Mountain🦁 - Elephant House🐘 - Rhino and Hippo House🦏 - Giraffe House) - Children's Amusement Park, it is recommended for first-time visitors to follow this route✅ 6️⃣Panda House🐼 strategy: Queuing is required to enter the Panda House, ‼️👀 and an additional queue is needed for Meng Lan between the Olympic and Asian Games pavilions. 🌈Time management suggestions: 🔸Pandas are most active in the morning, usually around 8 or 9 o'clock. You can see them eating and playing. 🔸Least recommended time to visit: Around 11 or 12 noon. It's best to see other animals first and then visit the Panda House after 1 pm because there is a feeding session at 10:30 am, after which the pandas usually take a nap. 🔸Tips: ‼️There are no toilets inside the Panda House, and re-entry requires purchasing a new ticket, so make sure to use the restroom before entering. 7️⃣Next to the Giraffe House🈶, there is a Children's Amusement Park. Children 6 years old and under enter for free, and one adult can bring two children for free, with tickets at 10 yuan each. Children love the slide area in the amusement park and don't want to leave once they're in, allowing adults to rest. Additionally, there is a small park inside where you can feed peacocks and birds🐤, and the peacocks love to display their feathers. 8️⃣Cultural and creative stamping ✅Free stamping of 3 stamps available at the Asian Games Panda House cultural and creative shop ✅Pelican Shop (opposite the Reptile House) has a limited-time stamping event, and there's never enough cultural and creative merchandise to buy 9️⃣Boat rides (boat dock) ✅Speedboat🚤💰30 Boat trip🚢 from the zoo to Zizhuyuan Park💰60 or from the zoo to the Summer Palace💰100