Hsinchu Zoo

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 / 24.801056°N 120.979472°E / 24.801056; 120.979472Coordinates: 24°48′03.8″N 120°58′46.1″E / 24.801056°N 120.979472°E / 24.801056; 120.979472
Land area	5.4 hectares
Website	Official website (in Chinese)

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.

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[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hsinchu Zoo.

• Official website (in Chinese)