Taipei Zoo

The Taipei Zoo (Chinese: 臺北市立動物園), sometimes referred to as the "Muzha Zoo" (木柵動物園), is a public institution affiliated to Taipei City in Taiwan. It is the most famous and a leading zoological garden in Taiwan in terms of the efforts on recreation, conservation, research and education, it is also the present largest zoo in Asia.

Taipei zoo was founded in 1914, when Taiwan was under Japanese sovereignty, in Yuanshan on the northern suburb of Taipei City. It was originally a private zoological garden owned by a Japanese citizen, Mr Oe. The Japanese government in Taiwan bought the property the following year and opened it as a public park. After World War II, the Republic of China came to Taiwan and the ownership of the park was passed to the Taipei city government of ROC. Due to a need for expansion and for better raising conditions for the animals, the zoo was moved to its current site in Muzha on the southeastern suburb of Taipei City in 1986. It is, therefore, sometimes referred to as the "Muzha Zoo" (木柵動物園) because of its location and to be distinguished from the former "Yuan-shan Zoo". The current site encloses 165 hectares, including 90 hectares open to the public.

Exhibitions

The Taipei Zoo displays animals from Taiwan, Australia, Africa, the Asian tropical rainforest, the desert, and the temperate zones. The zoo also displays domestic animals in its Children's Zoo, as well as over 12000 birds of over 130 species in an aviary. Other exhibitions in the zoo include an insectarium, amphibian and reptile house, penguin habitat, koala habitat, nocturnal animals display, and a panda exhibition.

In 2008, the zoo received two pandas from the People's Republic of China (PRC), named Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan (meaning "reunion"), as a gesture of unity. The gift of the endangered pandas had been rejected by President Chen Shui-bian in 2005 as a violation of international law, but the incumbent President Ma Ying-jeou, of the Kuomintang, had forged stronger economic and diplomatic relations with the PRC under his presidency, and was willing to accept them. The offering of pandas as a gift from the PRC is often known as "panda diplomacy", and the zoo expected to draw around 30,000 visitors a day as a result of their arrival. The move was criticized by supporters of Taiwan's independence and the opposition Democratic Progressive Party, who said that "Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan means a union, which perfectly matches Beijing's goal of bringing Taiwan into its fold."

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Matt Ta-Min
24 November 2017
If you've got kids then this is a 'must do'. The zoo is massive, animals have quite lot of room & there's loads for the whole family to see & do. A bit outside the city, but has a train stop close by.
Judy M
20 June 2013
We came here on a week day to avoid crowds. Come early! Also, if you want to buy any hats or fans before you reach the park, ask and bargain! I bargained down the price at the last street vendor.
Xuan Trang Uong
9 March 2015
small but pretty relaxing. walk to the north and you can take the cable to Maokong mountain from there. but later you can not get inside the zoo again, hence, dont leave any stuff in the zoo lockers.
Joyce
30 July 2016
I'm not a big fan of zoo since animal conditions aren't good. But Taipei Zoo keep the animals in decent spaces, trying to recreate the natural habitat. It's huge, so keep hydrated to walk around.
Ozan Ardor
7 October 2015
It was an amazing exp.to see a panda and koala.Huge area to walk and to see whole animals around the world.Good shuttle service.Continental zones are perfect idea.Don forget to try cable car.
Evgeniya Umudova
9 May 2014
Само по себе очень красивое место. Обойти все за весь день сложно, особенно с ребенком. Зоопарк огромный. Много кафешек, есть с европейской едой. Особенно красивы жирафы. Сходить обязательно.
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