Shanghai Wild Animal Park
» Shanghai, Jiang Su

上海野生动物园

Shanghai Wild Animal Park is located in XuanQiaoTown of Nanhui District in Pudong New Area, and about 35km from Shanghai downtown and coving an area of 153 hectares (2300Mu). 300 millions Yuan was invested in this park and this park was opened to the public on Nov. 18, 1995.

Why to come

SWAP (Shanghai Wild Animal Park) is one of the first AAAAA national visiting spots. It is the first national wild animal park established by Shanghai Municipal Government and State Forestry Administration.

More than 200 kinds representative and rare animals form the world were collected in SWAP, and the number of animal is about 10,000, such as the South China tigers, lions, cheetahs, zebras, giraffes, camels, bears, elephants, hippos, and flamingos have more legroom here than in the Shanghai Zoo, at the same time such as national prior protected giant panda, snub-nosed monkey, Chinese tiger.

Getting around

The park is one of China's biggest wild animal parks and covers an area of 153 hectares. There are over 200 rare species and over 10,000 animals from all over the world, including giraffe, zebra, white rhinoceros and hunting leopards. Some indigenous animals under special protection include giant pandas, golden monkeys, south-china tigers, and Asian elephants and many others.

There are two exhibit areas in the zoo: bus tour area and walking area. There are herbivore zone, free zone, aquatic bird's lake, birds' zone, animal kindergarten, pet monkey's park, rare animal's park, animal performance zone, sea lion performances zone and other spots in the Park.

Bus tour area

Entering the bus tour area, visitors will get an up-close-and-personal look at the wild animals of Asia and Africa. Giraffes stretching others' necks over the bus; sun bathing lion; African elephant, greeting at the tourists; leopard, hunting for foods; north China tiger come up close. Do not forget to bring your camera, this is a great opportunities to take some amazing pictures.

Walking area

In the walking area, visitors can get close to many gentle animals, such as Australian kangaroos, Asian deer's, African ring-tailed lemurs, and yellow and blue parrots from South America. You can even take pictures together with rare and wild animals, such as lions, tigers, bears, leopards, and elephants.

Animal kindergarten

In the animal kindergarten, there are lovely small animals for visitors a hold. Visitors can also enjoy the exciting shows at the Wildlife Zoo, look at many fascinating animals performed comedy, and demonstrate behaviors that feature their strength, intelligence and versatility.

The policy of Shanghai Wild Animal Park represents the spirit of "safari's experience and the enjoyment of being with the animals", which enables visitors to feel the wild experience and closeness with the animals.

Getting there

By bus

Wanye Route: Shanghai Stadium (93 Caoxi Road, the same stop as Bus 42).

Nanxin Route: Shanghai Railway Station (South Square, near Longmen Hotel).

By subway

Take the train to the end of Metro line 2, and then get the Zhangnan route bus to Shanghai Wild Animal Park.

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  Weather

  1. What should we need to know when visiting Shanghai in different seasons?
  2. What's the best season for traveling there?

  Transportation

  1. What about the transportation between Shanghai and its surrounding cities?

  Food

  1. What's the specialty of Shanghai cuisine?
  2. What are the must-eat Shanghai snacks? And what to notice?

  Shopping

  1. Where is the most famous area for shopping here?
  2. Where can we visit on our spare time?

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  1. How about Shanghai's nightlife?

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  1. How many airports do Shanghai have?
  2. What is the city code of Shanghai?

  • What should we need to know when visiting Shanghai in different seasons?

    The four seasons are easy to tell apart. The weather is pleasant, and the number of all kinds of products is large in Spring and Autumn.

    Every June and July is the mold rain season, so it is usually humid in hotel rooms. Umbrella is a necessary thing to bring with during the rainy weather.

    The coldest time is from late January to early February. Even though there is not much snow, warm clothes are still needed, because cold wind is always unendurable. Hotel rooms are equipped with air-conditions, so please stay warm in the room.

    It is usually super hot in July and August. Weather with higher than 35 C usually stays for about ten days, so that prevention from overheat is very necessary.


  • What's the best season for traveling there?

    After humid mold rain season and cold winter, there comes the Spring with blooming flowers, or the Autumn with falling red leaves, which are the best the seasons for trevaling.


  • What about the transportation between Shanghai and its surrounding cities?

    Travel line in the east China includes Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. It usually takes about 2C3 hours to travel between cities. Medicine that prevents car-sickness is necessary.

    Multi-city traveling usually requires travelers to put up each night in different cities. Please take care of your belongings when checking out.


  • What's the specialty of Shanghai cuisine?

    Shanghai cuisine is a mixture of five different cuisines and western food. Apart from its local food, it also has Beijing cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Guangdong cuisine, Hunan cuisine, Yangzhou cuisine, Chaozhou Cuisine, Anhui Cuisine and vegetarian cuisine, etc.

    Of course, Italian food, Russian food, French food, Vietnamese food, Korean food and Japanese food can also be found in Shanghai.

    Local people like food with light seasoning and light sweetness. Rice is their main food. People that like strong seasoning can prepare their own seasonings.

    Travelers with special needs please give us notice before hand, so we can prepare for you earlier according to your requirements.


  • What are the must-eat Shanghai snacks? And what to notice?

    Shanghai Nanxiang Dumplings, Crab Roe Dumplings, Steamed Dumplings Filled with Minced Meat and Gravy, Fermented Rice with Pigeon Eggs, Rib Rice Cakes, Eggs Boiled with Five Ingredients, Five Ingredients Beans, etc. There are a lot of delicious local food.

    Please mind the sanitation when enjoying the tasty food.


  • Where is the most famous area for shopping here?

    The shopping heaven in Shanghai is Nanjing Road. It has a name of 'the number one shopping street in China.' Now all kinds of stores have been opened by all kinds of business people. There are not only old stores that have hundreds of years, but also modern shopping malls like Friendship Europe Shopping Mall, Mancton Square, HUalian Shopping Center, etc.

    Huaihai Road is as famous as Nanjing Road. Shopping malls are standing at each side of the road: Guangna World Center, Paris Spring, Meimei Shopping Center, Parkson, etc. World famous brand can all be found in the shopping malls, which make Shanghai a shopping center of world class.

    Sichuan North Road's stores offer reasonable prices, which attracts a lot of common people. Xizangzhong Road had developed food and travel industry.


  • Where can we visit on our spare time?

    Shanghai is where Chinese movie originated. It is also where a lot of international movie festivals take place. There are world-class theaters. Famous movies and latest movies can all be found in Shanghai's movie theaters.

    Huanyi Movie Theather on Nanjing West Road, Yongle Palace on Anfu Road are the most famous movie theathers in Shanghai.

    You can also go to teahouse. Different from traditional teahouse, the teahouse in Shanghai adds more modern atmosphere that attracts more and more young people.

    New theme parks and amusement parks in Shanghai are good choices too. Modern equipments and beautiful natural scenes will bring you to the ideal land.


  • How about Shanghai's nightlife?

    Bars, KTV and DISCO are indispensable in a busy city like Shanghai. Beautiful lights are like the reflection of the stars, lightening the whole city and bring the city endless liveliness.

    Blue Belt Night Club, Night Paris and the famous Big World are all well known and loved by young people. Dancing people and fragrant martini will make you forget about tiredness and start to enjoy the charm of Shanghai city.


  • How many airports does Shanghai have?

    There are two international airports in Shanghai, which are Hongqiao Aireport and Pudong International Airport.

    Hundreds of airlines are in service, which can reach to every big and medium city in China and some cities in each country.

    Air traffic is very convenient. Pudong International Airport is mainly for international airlines, while Hongqiao Airport is mainly for national airlines.


  • What is the city code of Shanghai?

    Shanghai's area code: 021


SWAP (Shanghai Wild Animal Park) is one of the first AAAAA national visiting spots. It is the first national wild animal park established by Shanghai Municipal Government and State Forestry Administration. More than 200 kinds representative and rare animals form the world were collected in SWAP.



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