Shanghai Ocean Aquarium is located at Lujiazui Ring Road 1388, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, next to the Oriental Pearl Tower. Singapore Xingya Group and China Poly Group jointly invested US$ 55 million to build it with a building area of 20,500 square meters. It was opened to the public in February 2002, and received more than 1 10,000 visitors from all over the world every year on average. It was awarded the title of "popular science education base" by the state and Shanghai, and it is one of the largest artificial seawater aquariums in the world.

Introduction of scenic spots

Shanghai Ocean Aquarium is adjacent to the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, where you can not only enjoy the special fresh water and marine life from all over the world, but also see interesting animal performances. The four undersea tunnels in the museum are more popular. When you step into it, you can see sharks, turtles and so on. Cruise overhead and you can see the magical underwater world at a glance.

There are jet fish in Australia, multi-fin fish in Africa, white axe shark in Southeast Asia, electric eel and giant cup fish in South America, as well as precious animals such as spotted seals, Antarctic penguins, giant salamanders and Chinese alligators, as well as lovely seahorses, treasures of town halls, grass dragons and ribbon dragons.

Shanghai Ocean Aquarium is also the only aquarium in the world with an independent exhibition area in China, displaying the unique aquatic life in China, including a variety of national protected animals, such as Chinese sturgeon, mullet, Chinese alligator and giant salamander.

In addition, the "special exhibition area" also has a popular science exhibition with the theme of species, which allows everyone to have a deeper understanding of marine life and strengthen the awareness of marine protection. In particular, teenagers can learn all kinds of marine popular science education knowledge in the "Ocean Classroom".

: special play tips

1. Ocean Aquarium has three floors above ground and two floors underground. To visit the Aquarium, you usually sign in on the first floor and then go to the third floor, starting from China District, and then go down layer by layer. This is an underground tunnel.

There is a shopping shop on the first floor of the aquarium, selling plush toys and accessories. You can go and have a look. There is also a fast food restaurant on the first floor, and there are many restaurants outside the museum. There is no need to worry about food.

3. Aquarium provides collective popular science activities suitable for students, such as "Night Aquarium" and "Aquarium Exploration Tour". General schools should organize and apply to museums. Please visit the official website for details and reservations.

4. After visiting the aquarium, you can also visit the nearby Oriental Pearl or take a walk on Binjiang Avenue (about 200 meters apart).