For people who grow up in places where there is no sea, the most yearning is the sea, so many people come from far and wide, just to see her. Our planet is covered with oceans and full of mysteries, and even today, when technology is developed, we still can't fully understand the oceans. We ordinary people rarely have the opportunity to dive into the sea and see what the world under the sea is like, but don't worry, it is also possible on land, we will go to the Xiamen underwater world, go to the "deep sea", and see the mysterious underwater world.
Xiamen Underwater World is built by overseas Chinese in Singapore in cooperation with the Gulangyu Island Government, it is located in the original Gulang Park west of the Gulangyu Ferry Terminal, with more than 350 kinds of saltwater freshwater fish from all continents of the world, each ocean, covering an area of 17.5 hectares, with a total construction area of 7500 square meters, an investment of 10 million US dollars, the ground floor, the second floor underground, the exhibition area of 5611 square meters, a total of 20 large and small exhibition pools.
Xiamen Underwater World is the aquarium with the most complete display of fish species in China, and enjoys the beauty of the Underwater Dragon Palace. The exhibition hall has five special exhibition areas of penguin/freshwater fish museum, whale and dolphin herbarium, ocean hall, undersea tunnel and sea animal performance hall, and has the largest sperm whale skeleton in China, with a length of 18.6 meters and a weight of 48 tons, which is also one of the more complete preserved large whale specimens in the world. There are free sea animal performances in the museum, four times a day from Monday to Friday, weekends and holidays, according to the number of visitors to the museum, at this moment, stepping into the underwater world is like entering a dream fairy tale world, and it has become one of the children's favorite places.
The Xiamen Underwater World Venue resembles a blue Crystal Palace, which has 12 of the best, including 2 of the world's most and 10 of the country's best:
The best in the world
The world's largest bronze octopus sculpture: 6 meters high, 10 meters in span, weighing 6 tons. This is also a landmark of the underwater world, attracting many tourists to take photos, but how to see the octopus and think of the one in "Mermaid".
The world's largest sperm whale specimen: 18.6 meters in length, 3.3 meters in diameter at the waist, and 48 tons in weight.
Mention the sperm whale, it is estimated that no one will mistake it, the huge blocky head, impacting the human eyeball, its length can account for a quarter to a third of the entire whale body, giving people a strong sense of incongruity, there is a top-heavy feeling, looks like a super large tadpole in the ocean, this unique shape also makes it difficult to confuse with other species, is simply the "big head son" in the ocean.
Sperm whale can secrete "ambergris", is a gray or slightly black secretion, it is a valuable Chinese medicine, containing 25% of ambergris, is the raw material of precious spices, if you often go to the beach, very lucky, you may be able to pick up a piece of it.
The highest in the country
The largest individual grouper in the country: weighs more than 300 pounds.
In Hong Kong and Macao, The King Grouper is considered to be one of the four famous fish in China, and is a must-have edible fish for high-end feasts. It is expensive, has high economic value, and is one of the important farmed fish in China's coastal areas.
Aquariums with the largest number of turtle species on display in the country: hawksbill turtles, green sea turtles, and turtles.
The tortoiseshell is a precious gemstone in ancient China, it is actually derived from the shell of a sea turtle - tortoiseshell; this fierce and beautiful sea creature has a hard and thick back armor like absolute defense, and it is also a veritable old life star.
Green sea turtle belongs to the national second-level key protected animals, this huge animal swims very fast, looks cute, but it will bite people when it is provoked, this kind of guy is estimated to have no natural enemies, do its birthday well.
The aquarium with the most rays exhibited in the country: eagle rays, white-spotted eagle rays, bull-nosed rays...
Rays have a flat, diamond-shaped body with a peculiar and elegant appearance. The fish's entire pectoral fin resembles a pair of large wings, and it is like flying when swimming.
But the ray has a poisonous red thorn on its back, and when it is stabbed to death, its head is directly connected to its body, it has no neck, and it looks funny.
Speaking of piranhas, the camera in the movie unconsciously appeared in the mind, this terrible species, once became a nightmare! Piranhas, commonly known as "water wolves", live in groups, find prey and attack them in groups, and in an instant only a lot of white bones are left.
But in fact, the individual piranhas are very timid, people approach the glass tank or make a sudden gesture, this piranha known as the "terror of the Amazon River" is so frightened that they retreat to the farthest corner of the fish tank and dare not move. Obviously, the piranhas, who are usually indispensable when they are in groups, once they leave the group, they become poor cowards.
Of course, there are still these cute fish in the sea, although life is small, but it is also a member of nature, and it is also playing its own role.
Colorful corals, all kinds of fish shuttle through it, as if entering the underwater dragon palace.
Aquariums with the largest number of sturgeon species on display in the country: Chinese sturgeon, spoonfish, European sturgeon, Shi's sturgeon, and sturgeon.
The Chinese sturgeon, known as the "Fish King of the Yangtze River", is a first-class key protected wild animal in China, and is also a living fossil, known as the "giant panda in the water", which is assessed as a critically endangered species in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN).
Since the completion of the Yangtze River Dam, the environment on which wild Chinese sturgeon depends for survival and reproduction has deteriorated, and in some years it has been unable to catch chinese sturgeon seedlings. The latest research suggests that if changes are not made to the Yangtze River environment, wild Chinese sturgeon may disappear after 10 years.
The submarine tunnel is 80 meters long and 1.5 meters wide, and enters the submarine tunnel, standing on the electric walkway, you can see the concave large fish ponds on both sides. Passengers can "enter the underwater world" without diving to swim with the fish, seeing the world of fish in all directions and up and down.
Endless streams of fish are close at hand, passing by, fierce sharks with sharp teeth swooping in, and huge fish that are free to swallow slowly float overhead.
The ocean is the place where life originated, but the progress of human society has caused serious damage to her, and it is really unimaginable that if the ocean is polluted, human society is estimated to come to an end.