Beihai Aquarium

Beihai aquarium is located in the north of the urban district and together with Qingdao Apuarium are listed as China's biggest aquatic exhibition centers.

With a building area of 1,600 sq.meters, the aquarium has 7 showrooms and aquariums, green turtle pool and seal pool. Over 670 kinds of marine creature specimens of Beibu Gulf are shown here and exhibits amount to 2800. Among them, the rare animal dugong (the popular name being mermaid) is the most attractive.

In addition, there is the skeleton of a whale which weighs over 5,000 kilogrammes, big lobster specimen of several kilograms, world-famous South Pearl and a living turtle which is over a hundred years old and 100 kilograms. The aquarium also breeds over ten kinds of subtropics fishes of Beibu Gulf. Visiting the aquarium is just like wandering in the ocean world. You will widen your horizon and have better knowledge of ocean science.

Publishes at : 07-11-11 16:14

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