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The Hsinchu Zoo (traditional Chinese: 新竹市立動物園; simplified Chinese: 新竹市立动物园; pinyin: Xīnzhú Shìlì Dòngwùyuán) is a zoo in East District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan.

Hsinchu Zoo
新竹市立動物園

Date opening	1936
Location	East, Hsinchu City, Taiwan
Coordinates	24°48′03.8″N 120°58′46.1″E
Land area	5.4 hectares
Website	Official website (in Chinese)

History

Established in 1936, the zoo is the oldest zoo in Taiwan.[1] The zoo went under reconstruction and was reopened in December 2019.[2]

Architecture

• Children's Zoo
  • Chinchilla
  • Asian water buffalo
  • Domestic rabbit
  • Pony[3]
• Primate's Families
  • Formosan rock monkey
  • Brown lemur
  • Grey gibbon
  • Crab eating macaque[4]
• Bird's Paradise
  • Sulphur-crested cockatoo
  • Green peafowl
  • Common peafowl
  • Mandarin duck[5]
• Tropical Rain Forest
  • Malayan sun bear
  • Orangutan
  • Bengal tiger
  • Alligator snapping turtle[6]
• Reptile Kingdom
  • Yellow margined box turtle
  • African spurred tortoise
  • Green iguana
  • Red eared slider[7]
• Deer's Wonderland
  • Formosan sika deer
  • Formosan barking deer[8]

Exhibitions

The zoo currently exhibits more than 300 animals from 100 different species, which includes 70 animals from 23 protected species.[9]

Transportation

The zoo is accessible within walking distance east of Hsinchu Station of Taiwan Railways Administration.

See also

• List of tourist attractions in Taiwan

References

External links

• Official website (in Chinese)

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