Blue Zoo Beijing was the first walk-through aquarium established in Beijing, the capital of China. In the year following its grand opening by the Prime Minister of New Zealand in November 1997, more than a million people visited the attraction.
Blue Zoo International has the majority interest in Beijing
Gongti Richina Underwater World Entertainment Co Ltd, a
Chinese-foreign joint venture that operates Blue Zoo Beijing, a
walk-through type aquarium attraction located in central
Beijing.
In 1998, Blue Zoo Beijing was formally recognised by the Beijing
Municipal Tourism Administration, which named it one of the
outstanding new tourist attractions. Constructed beneath a man-made
lake adjacent to the Workers' Stadium, the capital's major public
sports stadium in the heart of one of the city's most affluent
areas, Blue Zoo Beijing features live tropical marine species in a
variety of displays.
The main attraction is the central tank holding 3.5 million litres
of artificially produced salt water. A complete eco-system has been
created in this tank to allow thousands of fish to live in as
natural an environment as possible.Blue Zoo Beijing's underwater
community encompasses fish from all tropical levels; in all, the
aquarium boasts thousands of ocean and marine estuary creatures,
including sharks, rays, eels, coral reef fish, lobsters, sea
horses, starfish and many others. New arrivals are held in the
quarantine facility to ensure that diseases are contained and
effectively treated by Blue Zoo Beijing's skilled curation
staff.
Besides the main tank, Blue Zoo Beijing features eighteen
different tanks which hold specifically themed displays. Adding to
the attraction of the underground aquarium itself, is the daily
excitement of watching specialist divers feeding the fish and
sharks twice a day. Blue Zoo Beijing's aquarium is a world-class
complex featuring the latest in aquarium technology.