Trip - Beijing - Day 7 - Beijing Zoo 北京動物園

Hi Blog,

It was our seventh day. Many of them felt the soreness around their calves and feet but I don't feel anything at all. I guess the long distance hiking has trained me well.

Today it seemed like we had seen enough of Beijing - China ancient architects and cleared some of the common ones.

Some suggested Beijing Zoo. Well, that's new. So we took public transportation to that place, thanks goodness that the locals and whatever app they use to navigate.

From outside, it doesn't look like a Zoo entrance (Singaporean narrow mindset) and more like a park

I think I am right - it is a PARK but with a zoo theme

After I took a picture of this... I realised...

I took a wrong camera...

I didn't bring a zoom lens or DSLR for this place...

Below are some random animals' pictures. All I can do, is to use my pathetic phone to try to capture at the best as I can. If I have a DSLR, the photos will look this crappy.

A big bird like an old man

Those birdies are so cute and smart!

Yoh! I am a black angry bird!

I tried to remove the background and print it with a blue sky (in my mind)

A printing at the background helps but at least something

Why can't they put grass in the cage?

Next stop was to look at some aquatic animals and insects

Some explanation/information about certain animals where people just passed by

A 'Nerd' frog

'Stoner' tortoise

'Pretender' mantis 

Bugs which make ladies screamed their heart out

Mr Cool Big-Gecko

Some beautiful and detailed exhibition but no soul to be found

Really, they put in effort here

With different seasons

What a spacious zoo, relative to Singapore zoo; which also means there is a lot of walking!

Great to have someone to take pictures for me

Even though the framing was a bit off but I appreciate my aunt volunteered her phone to take pictures of me

Next - Monkey zone - China has different various of monkeys which I don't get to see in Singapore

and a lot empty spaces too because of cold weather - they can't be playing outside

No effect for penguins though

Even Polar bear got lazy and bored...

First time seeing this big bird - I have never registered this type before. Very smart looking bird!

Visiting a zoo, is like checking how the owner takes care of its own pet (in a big or exotic scale) I remembered that I visited one aquarium at China before. I have never really enjoying have a good, close look at the animals, because their living condition is pathetically maintained. Same situation here too. Why don't they really spend more money to setup their living condition?

How I wish I am loaded to make a Proper zoo.

Anyway... One of the ridiculous charges, is have to pay for panda enclosure. Panda is just too overrated... But people will pay to see panda than support the real endangered animals. Well... It showed people will pay/give attention to some thing more aesthetically pleasing.

Panda-tanks

Finally got to see a panda but it back-faced us

Felt kind of sad for it though...

I am not here to criticize the ugly truth and just continue browsing.

Before we finished the tour...

Let's take a last wefie before MQ and his GF continued back to their hometown to work. Thanks MQ for bringing us around for days!

And my solo shot

with a dab. (believe me, I did this while no one was looking at me)

Peaceful and tranquil scenery

And we can't complete this whole zoo

I found a perfect Maple leaf and I lost it along the way... WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway, My mother and aunt were tired and most of them were hungry, so we ended our journey sooner.

And MQ wanted to bring us to somewhere special - GongDeLin 功德林

Jeff