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Which is the largest zoo in southwest China?
It's Chengdu Zoo. Chengdu Zoo is located between the North Second Ring Road and the Third Ring Road in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on the right side of Sichuan-Shaanxi Road, next to Zhaojue Temple Automobile Center Station. The whole park area is 17.73 hectares, and the green coverage rate is 88.4 1%. Chengdu Zoo was established on 1953. It is a differential budget institution approved by the editorial board of Chengdu and the only comprehensive city zoo in Chengdu. 1976 moved from Baihuatan to the present site. After more than 50 years of construction and development, it has become a special park with more than 300 species and more than 3,000 animals (heads) of rare and endangered wild animals under national key protection, such as mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds and ornamental fish. It receives 6.5438+0.5 million visitors a year, making it the largest zoo in southwest China, ranking fourth among zoos in ten major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. It was rated as "Top Ten Zoos in China" by the Ministry of Construction and "Top 500 in the World" by the United Nations Environment Programme. In recent years, in order to improve the living environment and welfare treatment of animals, Chengdu Zoo has rebuilt, expanded or built most animal houses to imitate the habitats of animals on display, adjusted and re-planned the greening in the park, and carried out food enrichment activities according to the living habits of different animals. When you stroll in the Panda Pavilion, the naive panda is enjoying its favorite food-bamboo. Outside the Panda Pavilion is a "hometown of pandas" carefully created by imitating panda habitats. More than ten kinds of bamboos, such as Guanyin bamboo, Qin Si bamboo, Phoenix bamboo and Ci bamboo, are planted here. After a storm comes a calm, they give off a burst of fragrance, which makes people relaxed and happy. In front of the museum, a pool of lotus flowers is slim and graceful, in bud, showing the elegance of "getting out of the mud without dyeing", adding infinite reverie to you; In midsummer, frogs came from the pond, which evoked your innocent childhood memories. Next to the Panda Pavilion are the Golden Monkey Pavilion, the Ring-tailed Lemur Pavilion and the Squirrel Monkey Pavilion, all of which are newly built buildings that imitate the natural environment of animal habitats exhibited in this museum. When you see quick-thinking golden monkeys, lively and lovely ring-tailed lemurs and small squirrel monkeys swinging, climbing ropes and looking for food everywhere, you will wonder why there are so many "checkpoints" for them to eat food. In fact, this is an environment and food enrichment activity carefully designed by zoo staff for these animals, so that they can strengthen their exercise, enhance their vitality, lose weight and improve their viewing effect. When I came to Waterbird Lake, the water was crystal clear, the waves rippled, the weeping willows swayed with the wind, the beautiful mandarin ducks in the lake were in love, the beautiful black and white swans were dancing ballet, and the clumsy and lovely pelicans on the island were spreading their wings and flying. I don't know when egrets, grey herons, wild ducks and waterfowl will fly here to form a harmonious family. Here, you can feel the beauty of "two orioles singing green willows" and the grandeur of "a row of egrets soaring into the sky" Adjacent to Waterfowl Lake is the newly built Crane Pavilion last year. Red-crowned crane, demoiselle crane, gray crane, white-pillow crane and other rare cranes in China are exhibited here. The spacious and bright floor-to-ceiling windows imitate the rivers and wetlands in the habitat and blend in with the surrounding murals, making people unable to tell whether it is indoor or outdoor. The good environment makes my garden crane naturally nest and breed under artificial breeding conditions for the first time. Next to the crane pavilion, there is the newly-built "Hundred Birds Garden" in 2008, which symbolizes the beautiful scene of a hundred flowers blooming and a hundred birds contending. The landscape composed of various trees and shrubs in the park is patchwork, and the colors of the four seasons change obviously. There are many flowers and trees beside the two sightseeing roads. You can follow the footsteps of birds on the road to explore the beautiful memories in the depths of the jungle. Chengdu Zoo has transformed the double-layer iron fence where lions, tigers, leopards and other animals visit into large floor-to-ceiling glass windows, allowing visitors to observe animals more clearly and bring people closer to animals. The newly-built Antelope Pavilion in 2005 has created an ecological environment similar to the animal habitat by stacking mountains, stones and landscaping, forming a three-dimensional picture with bright colors, strong three-dimensional sense and color change in four seasons. Strolling through it, you can see pronghorn strolling leisurely on the grass and Indian black antelope playing and chasing. I don't know when the rock sheep has climbed to the top of the fake mountain. You will be worried, but nothing has happened. At this moment, you will deeply feel the vitality of life and the harmonious coexistence of man, nature and animals. Chengdu Zoo is not only a place for ex-situ conservation and scientific research of wildlife, but also a base for publicity and education of wildlife science. Chengdu Zoo was named "Chengdu Youth Science Education Base" by Chengdu Science and Technology Association and Chengdu Education Bureau, and was awarded "National Wildlife Conservation Science Education Base" by china wildlife conservation association. Awarded as the "Ecological Moral Education Base for Minors in Sichuan Province" by Sichuan Wildlife Conservation Association, in June 2006, we invested nearly 700,000 yuan to build the first "Science Museum" in Southwest City Zoo, which laid a solid foundation for the education of the public, especially minors. Chengdu Zoo is also a scientific research unit for breeding and studying wild animals, with strong scientific research and technical force. It has various professional and technical personnel including senior 1 1, intermediate 14 and junior 12. Thanks to their joint efforts, "Panda Twin Breeding" won the second prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award, and "Development of Giant Panda DNA Fingerprint Probe and Establishment of DNA Extraction Method" Chengdu Zoo has made remarkable achievements in ex-situ conservation (rescue) and breeding of wild animals. The breeding of giant pandas once attracted the attention of the world and established a basic population that can be gradually increased. Since the establishment of the park, rare and endangered animals such as red panda, Asian elephant, Siberian tiger, African lion, golden monkey, dolphin deer, elk and giraffe have also successfully propagated in the park, forming leading artificial populations such as giant panda, leopard, Arabian baboon, mandrill, dolphin deer and crested deer in China. Chengdu Zoo was established as Chengdu Wildlife Rescue Center in 2006. Up to now, a total of 87 species of animals have been rescued, including 190, which has saved the country economic losses of1000000 yuan. In recent years, Chengdu Zoo has introduced ring-tailed lemurs, squirrel monkeys, alligators, Burmese white pythons, green iguanas, Japanese monkeys, white tigers, Magellanic penguins, chimpanzees and other rare animals, enriching the number and types of animals on display. Chengdu Zoo is a provincial civilized unit and the best service unit in Chengdu. We will create a more beautiful environment with higher standards and provide better services for tourists and friends.