Beijing Zoo

The Beijing Zoo (simplified Chinese: 北京动物园; traditional Chinese: 北京動物園; pinyin: běi jīng dòng wù yuán), lies west of Xizhimen and is in the western part of Beijing, China. It was known for a short time after the founding of the People's Republic as Western Suburbs Park (Xijiao Gongyuan). It is also served by Line 4 of the Beijing Subway at the Beijing Zoo Station. Like many of Beijing's parks, areas of the zoo have the distinctive look of classic... more

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Beijing (pronounced /beɪˈdʒɪŋ/ or /beɪˈʒɪŋ/ in English; Chinese: 北京; pinyin: Běijīng, IPA: [pèɪtɕíŋ]  ( listen); Wade-Giles: Pei3ching1 or Pei3-ching1) (also known as Peking (/piːˈkɪŋ/  ( listen) or /peɪˈkɪŋ/)) is a metropolis in northern China and the capital of the People's Republic of China....
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