Nanhui District was founded in 2001 and is located within the southeast regions of Shanghai. It is the place that local people, especially families,  like to go on  weekends due to its abundant natural resources. Features include, but are not limited to apeach orchard, fish farm, coast and marsh,  The government has been involved in the construction of a number of  the leisure facilities and has made Nanhui a wonderful holiday resort in Shanghai.

Shanghai Wild Animal Park

The Shanghai Wild Animal Park (Tel: 021-61180000) is located at No. 178 Nanliu Road, Nanhui District which is in east Pudong area. It occupies a land of 153 hectares and has approximately ten thousand  animals with  more than 200 species from around the world. The park provides a great opportunity for children  to be within   close proximity  to wild animals. Public transportation to the park is very convenient with the YuanYe Line, WanYe Line, NanXin Line, LuNan Line, ZhangNan Line and travel bus No. 2 all having stops to the park. From 1st Mar to 30th Nov, the park opens during 08:00 - 17:00 (last ticket sold at 16:00). From 1st Dec to the end of the next Feb, the opening hours are from 08:30 to 16:30 (last ticket sold at 15:30). The admission fee is CNY100.00 for an adult and CNY50.00 for children with a height between 0.8m - 1.2m.

The traffic is very convenient, public bus YuanYe Line, WanYe Line, NanXin Line, LuNan Line, ZhangNan Line and travel bus No. 2 all have stops here. From 1st Mar to 30th Nov, the park opens during 08:00 - 17:00 (last ticket sold at 16:00). From 1st Dec to the end of the next Feb, the opening hour is from 08:30 to 16:30 (last ticket sold at 15:30). The admission fee is CNY100.00 for the adult and CNY50.00 for the child (0.8m - 1.2m).

The Wild Animal Park is divided into two parts. Adrive-through area providesvisitors with the opportunity to  sit in a caged bus and see tigers, lions, cheetahs, zebras, giraffes, camels, bears, elephants, hippos, and flamingos in the open usually engaged in chasing and hunting. The  walk through area,  will allow you to see pandas, monkeys, birds, seals and sea lions, ostriches, boas etc.  Pictures can be taken with the animals and there is also the opportunity to  feed them as well as some of their babies. Animal performances are highlights of the park and are enjoyed by all who attend.

After having lunch at the Wild Animal Park, the afternoon can be spent at Shanghai Pudong Shooting Club (021-68290056) nearby. You can continue taking public bus YuanYe Line, LuNan Line, ZhangNan Line and travel bus No. 2 to XueJiaZhai station to get there (No. 1 Tongyuan Road, Binhai Village).

Shanghai Wild Animal Park

Located at the east part of Binhai Resort, surrounded by the ocean, Yangshan Deep-water Port, Golden Beach Resort, Foster's Racing Field, Binhai Golf Club, Binhai Forest Park, Donghai Movie Paradise, Sino-Dutch Rose Garden, Pudong International Airport, Shanghai Special Fruit Base, and Xidi Fishing Garden, the shooting club is known as one of the "Top Ten New Amusement Spots" in Shanghai.

The club provides various activities. Real bullet shooting, competitive paintball gun shooting, grenade throwing and laser gun training can all be undertaken under the direction of a coach. Many kinds of boats riding and fishing are also available .  Opening hours are from 08:00 to 21:00  Villas are available for guests to stay overnight.

This day trip  will be tired but exciting. We hope the experiences are ones you will long remember but please keep safety foremost in your mind while you are visiting and playing.