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	CNTO - China National Tourist Office
		Built in 1906 and opened to the public in 1908, The Beijing Zoo is the oldest zoo in China, and covers an area of approximately 124 acres.
		King Wu was the first to declare Beijing the capital city in 1057 B.C. Established in 1045 B.C., Beijing is an ancient cultural city, serving for 800 years as the capital of the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties.
		Beijing is also known as a tourist city for its many places of interest, including ancient architecture, royal gardens, mansions, towers, temples, palaces, and modern structures.
	www.cnto.org /beijing.asp (1361 words)

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		Beijing Zoo, situated to the west of Beijing Exhibition Center, was known for a short time after the founding of the People's Republic as the Western Suburbs Park (Xijiao Gongyuan).
		In the 18th century, the zoo was known as the Sanbeizi Gardens, supposedly named after the third son of Emperor Kangxi, Prince Cheng Yin.
		The park was reopened to the public in 1950, and on April 10, 1955 formally named the Beijing Zoo.
	www.chinahighlights.com /beijing/otherattractions/beihai_zoo.htm (410 words)

	Page 7: Beijing Zoo: Part 1
		In 1978, the Beijing Zoo was also the first to have birth result from artificial insemination.
		The Beijing Zoo is very large and sits just outside of town along a canal that flows all the way to the Summer Palace.
		One of the gems is the only zoo specimen in the world of a newly described species of camel found in the deserts of Asia.
	nationalzoo.si.edu /Publications/OnlineFeatures/PandaBreedingCenter2001/page7.htm (147 words)

	Beijing Zoo, Beijing, China (7 pages, 55 photos)
		Beijing Zoo is set in a rich landscape of trees, hills and lakes, alongside a canal that flows all the way to the Summer Palace.
		The grounds of Beijing Zoo combine cultivated flower gardens with stretches of natural scenery, including dense groves of trees, stretches of grassland, a small stream, lotus pools and small hills dotted with pavilions and halls, many built during the Qing Dynasty.
		Beijing Zoo combines the garden arts of the East and West and adapts to the environment of the animals living here.
	www.kinabaloo.com /beijing_zoo.html (421 words)

	Beijing tour-Beijing China, Beijing Opera, Beijing tour package, Beijing Hutong tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Forbidden City: located in the center of Beijing, used to be the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years, it is the grandest integral palace complex still remaining in China.
		Beijing is the capital city of China, both for the People's Republic of China and for many dynasties.
		Beijing Zoo: At present, the zoo houses over 7,000 creatures of 600 different species, including the giant panda, red-crowned crane and Pere David's deer-all unique to China-as well as the African giraffe, rhinoceros, chimpanzee and antelope; American continent; wild ox from Europe; and elephant and gibbon from India.
	www.chinaodysseytours.com /tour_beijing.html (1660 words)

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		Beijing Zoo claimed some ten million visitors last year, and judging by the crowds during the week we were there, that does not appear to be an exaggeration.
		Beijing Zoo is probably the best in the country, and if it's nowhere near the best in the world, it is still the optimal introduction to wildlife that most of ten million people annually can currently hope for.
		ZOO ZÜRICH – CHRONIK EINES TIERGARTENS by Kurt Müller and Othmar Röthlin.
	www.zoonews.ws /IZN/306/IZN-306.html (20236 words)

	Google Earth Community: Beijing
		Beijing Dongwu Yuan, the Beijing Zoo, is the oldest and largest zoo in the Asia Pacific area and the world-famous home of the giant pandas.
		Beijing's Confucius (Kongfuzi) Temple was built in 1306 and is the largest Confucian shrine other than that in the philosopher's home town of Qu Fu.
		Beijing is the rail hub of the nation, and while the highway network is expanding, it is still a long way behind the “Iron Rooster” as the key means of transportation in China.
	bbs.keyhole.com /ubb/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=4555 (1805 words)

	Reprieve for Beijing Zoo's residents - World - theage.com.au
		WHEN the Beijing Zoo was created in 1906 as a pleasure garden for China's last empress, Ci Xi, it was known as the Ten Thousand Animal Garden.
		The renovations began in the western half of the zoo and are steadily moving towards the eastern half where the big cats like tigers, leopards and pumas are still pacing around in small concrete cells.
		Zoo director Mr Wu is confident that his legacy will be improved conditions for all of the zoo's animals by 2008.
	www.theage.com.au /news/world/reprieve-for-beijing-zoos-residents/2006/06/09/1149815316466.html (955 words)

	Beijing Zoo: Beijing Attractions
		Beijing Zoo was initially named Ten Thousand Animal Garden which was built in 1908, proving that it already has had a history of more than 90 years.
		Beijing Zoo mainly exhibits wild and rare animals growing in China, such as the Panda and the Golden Monkey.
		Beijing Ocean Hall was opened to the public inside the Zoo in 1999.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /attraction/beijing/zoo.htm (600 words)

	Zoocheck Canada Inc. - Programs & Projects - Wildlife (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Beijing Zoo polar bear enclosure is typical of bear exhibits in zoos throughout China.
		According to a zoo employee, the adult bears are kept in a pool (600 square meters) with a ceramic tile floor.
		Pollak questioned zoo staff about the conditions, she states, "Zoo staff (1) admits to the poor environmental conditions given to elephants, large cats, primates, monkeys and bears.
	www.zoocheck.com /programs/wildlife/forgotten/summary.shtml (3397 words)

	Panda bites drunk Chinese man, man bites panda back at Beijing zoo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		BEIJING (AP) - A drunken Chinese tourist bit a panda at the Beijing Zoo after the animal attacked him when he jumped into the enclosure and tried to hug it, state media said Wednesday.
		The Beijing Youth Daily quoted Zhang, a father of two who was visiting Beijing for the first time, as saying that he had seen pandas on television and "they seemed to get along well with people."
		In 2003, a college student trying to take a photo of a panda in the Beijing Zoo jumped into the enclosure and broke his bones in the fall, the Beijing Morning Post said.
	www.cbc.ca /cp/Oddities/060920/K092006U.html (415 words)

	Beijing Zoo
		Beijing zoo is famous, naturally, for its large selection of pandas.
		The Beijing Zoo is located in the north west of Beijing not too far from the center.
		The following is the name of the Beijing Zoo in Chinese, you can print and hand to the taxi driver.
	www.beijingtraveltips.com /trail/beijingzoo/beijing_zoo.htm (223 words)

	Page 8: Beijing Zoo Part II & End
		Like the National Zoo, Beijing Zoo has an off-exhibit breeding and husbandry center with room to house a few hundred animals.
		At the zoo, there is an old panda building and a newer one.
		All told, we were able to study seven adult pandas at the Beijing Zoo.
	nationalzoo.si.edu /Publications/OnlineFeatures/PandaBreedingCenter2001/page8.htm (305 words)

	Travel Log -- China -- Page
		BEIJING -- The towel incident, as I now refer to it, says a lot about a certain kind of Chinese bureaucratic mentality that is cute in small doses, maddening if routine.
		With few Western tourists in evidence this fall, the zoo was full of locals doing two things they seem to like doing best: spending time with their children and taking photos of them.
		The Beijing zoo is located in the northwest corner of the city not far from Peking University.
	www.dcn.davis.ca.us /go/gizmo/travel/china.html (2367 words)

	Beijing Zoo & Aquarium- Beijing, China - VirtualTourist.com
		Beijing Zoo & Aquarium: Noahs Ark (in a Cage)
		And that is the state of Beijing Zoo, one of the largest in the world.
		Wary of zoos, I chose to go to the Beijing Zoo nonetheless since it was on the way to Summer Palace and it was my only chance to see pandas on this trip.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/China/Beijing_Shi/Beijing-1024960/Things_To_Do-Beijing-Beijing_Zoo_Aquarium-BR-1.html (890 words)

	Beijing Zoo - Beijing Tourist Traps - VirtualTourist.com
		Beijing Zoo - Beijing Tourist Traps - VirtualTourist.com
		We were only aloud to see the Panda enclosure but my girl friend went to the toilet and pretened to get lost and saw some of the other enclosures, she cried when we got back on the bus, if your like me and don't like animals being mistreated., don't go.
		Although it is very heartbreaking to see these pandas, we still encourage people to go and see them in the Beijing Zoo as we hope that this will increase public awareness and hopefully, this will lead to some action being taken to help the pandas.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/China/Beijing_Shi/Beijing-1024960/Tourist_Traps-Beijing-Beijing_Zoo-BR-1.html (1256 words)

	AAPN.org - Asian Animal Protection Network - The Zoo Pages
		Chinese zoos come under the authority of the State Forestry Administration which delegates the regulation of zoos to the China Wildlife Conservation Association.
		The conditions that I saw were quite good by zoo standards but I understand from a friend who had access to parts that were out of bounds to me that some of the experimental conditions are not so pleasant.
		The Zoo in the Botanical Gardens is by no means the worst in the world and the animals are very well cared for but the site is too small to provide adequate areas for large mammals and birds.
	www.aapn.org /zoopage.html (9238 words)

	Beijing travel and Tours guide - China travel guide, Beijing China travel services, Beijing tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China, the lion's political, scientific, cultural and foreign exchange center one of the six ancient cities of China, as well as a worldrenowned historical, cultural and educational city.
		Beijing has been well known in the world for its numerous historical sites, elegant gardens and beautiful landscape.
		Now Beijing is a modern metropolis with charm of an ancient city in the East.
	www.beijing-specials.com (262 words)

	Planet Ark : Beijing Zoo goes to dogs to nurse neglected panda
		Beijing Zoo's giant panda Lele gave birth to twin cubs on Thursday and was dubbed a "heroic mother" for producing her fourth and fifth offspring.
		But zoo officials' delight at Lele's fertility soon turned to worry as they found she was nursing only one twin and neglecting the other because she could not produce enough milk to suckle both.
		Artificial feeding with a formula made of dog milk protein, the zoo's normal recourse in such cases, was difficult with dog milk scarce in summer, when few canines are nursing, it said.
	www.planetark.org /dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=7714 (366 words)

	USATODAY.com - Panda bites man, man bites panda back at Beijing zoo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		BEIJING (AP) — A drunken Chinese migrant worker jumped into a panda enclosure at the Beijing Zoo, was bitten by the bear and retaliated by chomping down on the animal's back, state media said Wednesday.
		Zhang Xinyan, from the central province of Henan, drank four jugs of beer at a restaurant near the zoo before visiting Gu Gu the panda on Tuesday, the Beijing Morning Post said.
		By Greg Baker, AP Gu Gu at the Beijing Zoo on Wednesday.
	www.usatoday.com /news/offbeat/2006-09-20-panda_x.htm?csp=34 (348 words)

	Travel for Kids: Beijing, China
		Beijing Zoo – The big draw of the Beijing Zoo is the giant pandas (which kids can't resist), but there are also golden monkeys from Sichuan, Yangtze alligators, cranes and deer, unique to China, and the Bactrian camel of Asia.
		Once the imperial gardens of a Ming dynasty prince, in the early twentieth century, the park was called "Garden of the Ten Thousand Animals." Today the zoo does have thousands of animals, but this is not the most animal-friendly zoo.
		Pick up the dragon boats in the lake behind the Bejing Exhibition Centre, close to the Beijing Zoo.
	www.travelforkids.com /Funtodo/China/Beijing-city/beijing-northwest.htm (331 words)

	Beijing Zoo / Giant Panda
		The Beijing Zoo was built in 1906 and opened to the public in 1908 with an area of about 10 hectares and a few humble pavilions to house the animals.
		The animal houses and enclosures, with a total floor space of 40,000 square metres, include those for pandas, elephants, brown and polar bears, tigers, hippopotami, rhinoceros, antelopes, giraffes and reptiles.
		In 1955, giant pandas were exhibited in the Beijing Zoo.
	www.chinatravelhub.com /REGIONS/beijing05.htm (460 words)

	Beijing Dongwu Yuan (Beijing Zoo)
		Description: Beijing Zoo is the oldest and largest zoo in Asia Pacific and the world-famous home of the giant pandas.
		The zoo is also famous for being the home of zoological research and for housing many rare birds and animals.
		During the Qing Dynasty (1644-early 20th century), the zoo was a private garden, but later became an experimental farm and small menagerie.
	www.faredealstravel.com /EWorldGuide/touristattractions/attractions/bez/bez.htm (147 words)

	Panda Zoo, Beijing, Regent Tour China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The busiest area of the Beijing Zoo is the famous Panda House, home to giant and lesser pandas of China.
		It is located in the northwest area of Beijing.
		Lakes and gardens abound in the zoo complex which is a weekend destination for families.
	www.regenttour.com /chinaplanner/pek/bj-sights-panda.htm (102 words)

	Summer Palace
		The summer palace is located in the north west corner of Beijing right next to Beijing University.
		Constructed as a place of rest and recreation for the emperor of old, it is now open as a public park and is one of the most impressive places to visit in Beijing.
		The focus of the Summer Palace is a huge lake with a long walkway circling it.
	www.beijingtraveltips.com /trail/summerpalace/summer_palace.htm (418 words)

	Man bites panda in Beijing zoo - Animal Peculiarity - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Man bites panda in Beijing zoo as retribution
		Police were investigating another panda in the zoo, Gu Gu, who bit a drunken Chinese tourist who jumped into the enclosure on Tuesday.
		BEIJING - A drunken Chinese migrant worker jumped into a panda enclosure at the Beijing Zoo, was bitten by the bear and retaliated by chomping down on the animal’s back, state media said Wednesday.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/14922482/?GT1=8506 (490 words)

	Zoo, Beijing
		The zoo lies in the northwest of Beijing.
		It has about 3000 animals of 400 species, including the Manchurian tiger and the snub-nosed monkey.
		Unauthorized duplication in part or whole without prior written consent prohibited by law.
	www.planetware.com /beijing/zoo-chn-bj-bjzoo.htm (63 words)

	Horrific conditions at Beijing zoo - TheCatSite.com Forums
		Some of my group wanted to see the pandas, so we were taken to the zoo.
		The skin on their backs and stomachs were inflamed, and most (when they weren't playing with the trash) sat and scratched their itchy skin.
		Thank goodness, we got there late and the zoo was closing, so I didn't have to see many more animals (just saw a few very large birds living in tiny cages).
	www.thecatsite.com /forums/showthread.php?t=37326 (316 words)

	A Tour of China in Winter, Part 1b: A Visit to the Beijing Aquarium, by Howard Norfolk
		The Beijing Aquarium is located in the grounds of the Beijing Zoo.
		It is located in a large parkland area that also contains the Beijing Zoo.
		No expense or effort seems to have been spared to make the Beijing Aquarium as impressive as possible.
	www.aquarticles.com /articles/travel/Norfolk_1bChina_Beijing_Aquarium.html (1192 words)

	Beijing \| The News is NowPublic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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