Shanghai Zoo (Shanghai Dongwu Yuan)

2831 Hongqiao Lu, Changning, Shanghai , Shanghai, China - Phone: 021/6268-7775

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  • Complicated

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    shoulin4 9 contributions Atlanta, United States Jul 20, 2011

    Please read my blog entry for my entire impression of the zoo.

    This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.

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    You Look Like a Monkey, and You Smell Like One Too

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    It's been a pretty relaxing week here in China Town! We had a family pot luck at the school and it was really cool to meet all my kids' families :) But anyway, on to the fun stuff...To start out our week, my roommate and I decided to go see a concert but then realized we needed food for the week haha. So instead of emptying our piggy banks to go …

  • 2

    Shanghai Knights... this is going to be a long one

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    Shanghai is a very modern city compared to the rest of China, and, like Xi'an, there are some very expensive stores here. It is easy to get around too, and we got a Big Bus sightseeing package thing which gave us open top bus travel around Shanghai for 3 days. It also gave us access to the Jin Mao tower, which had a lift that took us up to the 88th …

  • 3

    The Animals Zoo (and I don't mean the chimp)

    Today, I decided to go to the Shanghai Zoo. I got myself around and out of my hotel room a little early and took the subway, as the zoo is some distance away from my hotel. When I'd finally arrived, I proceeded to the ticket booth and bought myself a ticket, which was much cheaper than the aquarium ticket.

    I walked around the zoo for a …

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