Beijing Zoo, formerly known as the late Qing period, "NGS Department of agricultural experiment station." Qing dynasty three years (1906) in the original Leshan Park, Kai Yuen and Kwong Sin Temple, the site of Hoi An Temple, led by the Ministry of Qing NGS to build agricultural experiment station, the intention is to learn the advanced experience of the West, "open atmosphere, revitalization of agriculture. " Agricultural experiment station covers an area of about 71 hectares, divided into three parts: First, the zoo, the main display of courtesy, the animals that came from Germany. Second, the botanical garden, flowers planted mainly with large greenhouse. Third, the agricultural experiment, the venue widely cultivated grain, cotton, mulberry, hemp, tea, vegetables, fruit and beans.
Agricultural experimental farm attached to the zoo is the first modern Chinese history, public zoo, the name "Wan sacrifices Park", July 19, 1907, opening up the capital Wan livestock Park, the first exhibits of the Nanyang Minister and the Governor Duan Fang from the two rivers Germany and the repurchase of part of the animal around the country offer the Qing government ask the Governor to send the animals, only about dozens of hundred.
June 16, 1908, agricultural experiment station be completed, opening reception of visitors. Ticket prices for the copper eight, children, with the labor in half. For more information visit to the zoo and botanical gardens to the other ticket, the fare for the copper eight zoos, botanical gardens, the fare for the four copper. In the agricultural experiment station of the things that are outside on both sides, each with a hut. The east is a ticket office, there are two windows, namely the south window, Xichuang; men and selling ticket south window, is white; Xichuang selling female ticket, red. The west one is hosting an object at, if large, with the admission of the elements of inconvenience, you can register here. Visitors from the East Gate entrance into, sub Nanzuonvyou. After the door, it was ticket, ticket.
Agricultural experiment station is located in Xizhimen, the convenient transportation, but also the history of China's first _set_ of animals, plants and the popularization of science as a whole, with the nature of the agricultural experiment station park, therefore, from the opening, a very busy popular.
Early agricultural experiment station, the main entrance door on the middle flower brick, engraved with the "agricultural experiment station" five words. Where important activities, such as Empress, dynasty during a visit to the agricultural experiment station, the main entrance will be hanging from the dragon flag. |
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