Changsha Evening News Palm Changsha, August 18 (All-media reporter He Wenbing correspondent Lan Xu) penguins, sea lions, seals, Arctic wolves, Arctic foxes, sharks and other polar visitors appeared together, attracting countless citizens and tourists to watch the punch card... This morning, the "2020 Changsha Wildlife Protection Public Welfare Action and Changsha Ecological Zoo Polar Pavilion Opening Ceremony" was held, with the theme of "Sharing the Beauty of Life and Building an Ecological City", guided by hunan forestry bureau, sponsored by Changsha forestry bureau, undertaken by Changsha ecological zoo, co-organized by Hunan Weihu Culture Communication Co., Ltd. and Changsha Evening News Xingheng Media.
The Polar Pavilion is located in the Changsha Ecological Zoo, a national 4A-level tourist attraction. Changsha Zoo has been relocating to Tianxin District in 2010 for 10 years, 10 years of "sharpening the sword", Changsha Ecological Zoo has become the largest, most influential, most tourist-receiving zoo, the most professional animal breeding and treatment zoo in the province, and also the most favorite science education base for teenagers in Hunan Province.
The Polar Pavilion, which opened today, is the largest centralized display venue for marine animals and plants dominated by polar animals in our province, and is also a "birthday gift" dedicated to the public on the 10th anniversary of the relocation of Changsha Ecological Zoo. At present, there are 16 penguins, 7 sea lions, 5 seals, 8 arctic wolves, 10 arctic foxes and 20 sharks. At the same time, the museum is also the only venue in China that has 4 polar bear specimens imported from Canada and has the largest number of specimens.
It is reported that the total investment of the Polar Pavilion is more than 60 million yuan, with a total construction area of more than 6,700 square meters, which is approved by the Changsha Municipal People's Government and invested, constructed and operated by Hunan Weihu Cultural Communication Co., Ltd. The reporter saw that the polar venue is two floors above and below ground, and the upper layer is divided into a polar animal display area and an ice sculpture art display area, and visitors can watch rare polar animals and marine creatures such as penguins, arctic wolves, arctic foxes, sea lions, and seals in the simulated polar environment. The ice sculpture art exhibition area features romantic ice bars, ice bikes, ice turntables and other amusement projects, as well as small ice landscapes such as ice sculpture castles and elk, allowing visitors to experience the wonderful feeling of ice and snow polarity.
The underground level features a 22-metre panoramic underwater tunnel, a jellyfish display area, a turtle display area, a touch pool and a rocky cave where visitors can see rare and rare marine life from all over the world, such as rays, golden ginseng, nurse sharks, blacktip sharks, stingrays, jellyfish, turtles and more. In the touch pool, you can touch the marine mollusks of different shapes and feel the feeling of touching the marine life with your hands, making visitors and marine animals become close friends.
At the scene of the event, volunteers of the Public Welfare Action for the Protection of Wild Animals issued the "Protection of Wild Animals" proposal to the society, advocating that all Changsha citizens should not eat wild game and protect animals. This year, Changsha took the lead in the national capital city to issue implementation opinions on strengthening the protection and management of forest resources, took the lead in introducing the management measures for the release of terrestrial wild animals in the province, and established the first municipal terrestrial wildlife containment and rescue center in changsha ecological zoo. After the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic this year, the forestry system in Changsha resolutely implemented the decision-making and deployment of the central, provincial and municipal governments, the sealing rate of artificial breeding sites for wild animals was 100%, and the first batch of artificial breeding subjects of fasting terrestrial wild animals were innovatively completed to withdraw from compensation, which was affirmed by the State Forestry and Grassland Administration.