Beijing Zoo is located in Xizhimenwai Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China. It is adjacent to Beijing Exhibition Hall and Moscow Restaurant in the east. It covers an area of about 86 hectares, with 8.6 hectares of water surface. Founded in the 32nd year of Guangxu (1906) of the Qing Dynasty, it is the earliest zoo open to the public in China and has the largest variety of animals raised and displayed. More than 5000 animals of more than 500 species are raised for exhibition; There are more than 500 species of marine fish and more than 10000 marine creatures. It receives more than 6 million Chinese and foreign tourists every year. It is one of the largest zoos in China and also a world famous zoo.