On June, 1954, the General Office of the State Council informed the Shanghai Municipal People's Government that an elephant presented to President Mao Zedong by the Dai people in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province had been presented to the Shanghai Breeding Exhibition. So the idea of building Xijiao Park into a zoo was put on the agenda. In July, the Municipal Engineering Bureau sent a group of engineering technicians and zoo managers headed by Cheng, deputy director of the Garden Management Office, to study in Beijing Zoo, and invited Sasnowski, director of Beijing Moscow Zoo, to discuss planning and related matters. In August, Sasnowski and Leonova, veterinary director of Moscow Zoo, came to Shanghai to assist in reconnaissance of Xijiao Park, Longhua Nursery and Huajingchangqiao Town, and finally decided to expand Xijiao Park into a zoo. The planned zoo will integrate exhibition, production, scientific research and popular science with a total area of 2,000 mu (133.33 hectares). The construction of the zoo adopts the principle of overall planning and phased construction. Before the completion of the zoo, the original cultural rest park will be retained, but no new facilities for mass cultural activities will be built.
March 20th 1953 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs approved the report of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government on the recovery of the golf course in xin jing District. On June 12 of the same year, the Municipal Foreign Affairs Office negotiated with the Municipal Works Bureau, the Municipal Real Estate Administration Bureau, the Municipal Labor Bureau and the xin jing District Office of the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions to recover the Hongqiao Golf Course. In July of the same year, the Garden Management Office of the Municipal Engineering Bureau recovered the land of the golf course in accordance with the law, and at the same time acquired the buildings and other facilities there for 6.5438+0.7 million yuan. In June+10 of the same year, the Municipal Construction Committee decided to build a cultural leisure park here. Xu Jingyan, Landscape Department of Landscape Management Office, is responsible for the overall planning of landscape architecture projects, and organized the construction on June 5438+0953 10. By May of the following year, supporting projects such as greening and planting, roads, sewers, lighting, etc. have been completed, and buildings such as bamboo doors, five-curved corridors, octagonal corridors, double-eaved gas towers, hexagonal pavilions and small square pavilions have been built. The investment is 853,300 yuan. 1On May 25th, 954, the park covering an area of 42 1 mu (28.07 hectares) was opened to the public and named Xijiao Park. In the first ten days after the opening of the park, the daily number of tourists reached 30-65,438+0.5 million, the traffic outside the park was blocked, and the flowers and trees in the park were damaged. Therefore, it was decided to suspend the opening on June 5. During this period, the Municipal Engineering Bureau, together with relevant departments, took some corresponding measures: a garden gate with a width of 12 meters and a wooden bridge with a width of 8 meters were built in the southeast of the park; Non-motor vehicle parking lots will be added outside the park, with an area of 2 1 mu (1.4 hectares); Make appropriate improvements to the ticket sales, traffic management, food supply and facilities of the park. The park reopened on June 2 1.
1954 65438+February, after the criticism of "anti-waste", the planned area of the park was reduced, and it was finally decided to requisition 373 mu * * 754 mu (50.27 hectares) of land in the northern part of Xijiao Park on the basis of the original 42 1 mu. Wu Zhenqian, a landscape designer, is responsible for the overall planning, and Yu Songhua, the main person in charge of the design. Construction will begin immediately. The construction area of the animal cage is1857m2. Except the elephant house is reinforced concrete, the rest are simple facilities. 1955 In the summer, the Municipal Garden Management Office transferred some animals from Zhongshan Park Zoo and Fuxing Park Zoo to the Xijiao Park for exhibition.
While building the zoo, Chen Keli, deputy director of Xijiao Park of Municipal Engineering Bureau, led six technicians and keepers to pick up elephants in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. At that time, there were not only no railways in southwest China, but also no highways in many places. Transport workers overcame various difficulties in life, language and transportation, and it took more than seven months to safely deliver the elephant to Shanghai on June 1955+02. During the period, the pick-up personnel collected more than 20 kinds of animals such as monkeys, tigers, bears, golden cats, red deer, red wolves and giant salamanders in Yunnan and Guizhou, and transported them back to Shanghai with elephants. On July 9, this elephant named "Nanjiao" was officially exhibited. In that year, 46 animals of * * * 3/kloc-0 were exhibited in Xijiao Park, with an exhibition area of about 40,000 square meters.
At the turn of spring and summer from 65438 to 0955, Beijing newspapers criticized the architectural design as "retro", focusing on Sanlihe office building and Friendship Hotel, which set off an anti-waste wind. Shanghai newspapers and periodicals also focus on the elephant houses in the western suburbs of the park, criticizing the design idea of "pursuing form, ignoring practicality and extravagance". So the construction plan of the zoo was re-examined, and the area was reduced to 279 mu (1.86 million square meters), including the park, which was 645 mu (430,000 square meters).
1956 In late spring and early summer, the Chinese Academy of Sciences suggested that zoos should be built in all major cities such as Shanghai except Beijing. This proposal was supported by some leaders of the state, provinces and cities, so the planned area of Shanghai Zoo was changed to 990 mu (66 hectares). The original cultural rest park is no longer retained, and the whole park is rearranged into a complete zoo. According to the law of animal evolution, cages are set in the area from low to high, which is consistent with the tour route. During the period of 1956- 1957, most simple cages were demolished, and large swimming pools, shallow pools, songbirds cages, raptors cages, canine cages, small omnivores cages, liger House, Woong San and Monkey Mountain were built. 19 mu (2 1.27 hectares) of land was requisitioned in March, 1959, and the park area was expanded to 1055.7 mu (70.38 hectares). In 1998, Swan Lake, Shihu Mountain, Panda Ridge, Bison Mountain, Luyuan and Baihua Hall were built in the park, initially forming the appearance of a large comprehensive zoo.
After 1960, giraffe pavilion, sea lion pool, pheasant garden and small animal cage were built one after another. After 1970, zebra house, goldfish gallery, songbird house, penguin house, ostrich house, orangutan house, hippo house and kangaroo house were built. 1978, Xinjing opened another animal farm with an area of 37,000 square meters on Hami Road. After 1980, a rhinoceros pavilion, a small zoo and a giraffe pavilion will be built. By 1989, the construction area of animal cages has reached more than1.1.4000 square meters. In view of the fact that most of the cages built in the early days were old and damaged, they were rebuilt on a large scale with the approval of the Municipal Construction Committee in. Liang Yousong and Shanghai Landscape Design Institute. Responsible for the planning and design of some reconstruction projects. Zhang Ming, Zhang Yiwei and Hu Hong, Shanghai Landscape Design Institute, etc. Are involved in the design. Shanghai Landscape Engineering Company is responsible for the construction. By 1994, the primate museum, the second museum, the third museum, the macaque mountain, the marine animal area, the amphibian and reptile museum, the lion and tiger mountain, the medium-sized animal cage, the gorilla museum and the herbivore museum have been newly built and rebuilt.
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1900, an expatriate from England in Shanghai opened Yutai stables in the existing zoo, covering an area of 1.3 hectares (more than 20 acres).
19 14, eight British businessmen, including swire foreign firm and HSBC, bought Yutai stable, which was converted into a golf club in 19 16.
March 20th 1953 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs approved the report of the Foreign Affairs Office of Shanghai Municipal People's Government on the recovery of golf courses. In September, the Shanghai Municipal Government decided to build a cultural park on the basis of the original gymnasium.
On May 25th, 1954, to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Shanghai's liberation, it was named "Xijiao Park" and officially opened to the public as a cultural and leisure park. At that time, it invested 853,300 yuan to build a series of garden facilities such as bamboo gates, skating rinks and children's gardens. The opening of Xijiao Park caused a sensation in Shanghai. It has only been open for ten days, and the number of visitors per day is as high as 310.5 million, resulting in huge losses of flowers and trees in the park and traffic jams outside the park. With the consent of the municipal government, the park will be closed 15 days for renovation. After the renovation and opening of the park, the number of tourists will be controlled at the limit of 40 thousand tickets per day. On June 20th, the General Office of the State Council informed the Shanghai Municipal Government that an elephant presented to Chairman Mao by the Dai people in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province was presented to the Shanghai Breeding Exhibition. In August, the Shanghai Municipal Government decided to expand Xijiao Park into a zoo. In February, 65438, seven technicians and breeders went to Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, and in June, 955,/kloc-0 transported the elephant "Nanjiao" back to Shanghai.
1955 The earliest animal cages such as "xianggong" were built in May, covering an area of 1857 square meters. On July 9, the animal exhibition area was officially opened to the public. There are 46 animals of 3/kloc-0 species, including elephants, tigers, bears, monkeys and deer, with an exhibition area of 4 hectares. The park covers a total area of 43 hectares (645 mu), and the admission fee is 5 points/person.
1956 ——1958 The simple cage was removed. Liger Pavilion, Dog Cage, Woong San, Monkey Mountain, Songbird and Raptor Cage were newly built, and the animal exhibition area was expanded to the whole park.
1959 To celebrate the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC) 10 and the 5th anniversary of the establishment of the Garden, Swan Lake was excavated, and Lion Tiger Mountain, Panda Ridge, Luyuan and Baihua Hall were built. The park area has been expanded to 70 hectares (1055 mu), initially forming the appearance of a large comprehensive zoo. The Siberian tiger breeds for the first time.
1960 ——1963 The country suffered three years of difficulties and was extremely short of materials. In order to ensure the supply of animal feed, the employees of the whole park actively implement the three-word policy of "being poor, diligent and skillful" and make use of all available resources of society and the park to ensure the normal growth of 193 species 1807 animals.
1964 In May, Fuxing Park and Zhongshan Park merged into Xijiao Park. An animal hospital was formally established. South China tiger, golden monkey and langur have successfully propagated.
1965 Giant panda breeding for the first time.
1966- 1970 Organize scientists and breeders to go to Yunnan, Sichuan and other places for field investigation and species collection.
197 1 June, a young (7-year-old) wild female elephant "Banna" was obtained from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province.
1972 to 1976 transformed the park gate, and built giraffe houses, zebra houses, kangaroo houses, singing poultry houses and orangutan houses, and built independent animal farms.
From July to August, 1974, an animal exchange was conducted with Yokohama Zoo in Japan (1 exchange for cranes and Tibetan chief monkeys 1 exchange for Japanese deer and penguins). This is the first international animal exchange in Shanghai Zoo.
1977 clouded leopard, California sea lion, white-lipped deer and other animals breed.
1978 Asian elephants and kangaroos successfully propagated for the first time.
1 980 65438+1October1,Shanghai Xijiao Park was officially renamed Shanghai Zoo. There are 308 species (including subspecies) and 4005 animals on display. 1 1 In June, chimpanzees successfully propagated for the first time.
In June 1982, June 65438+ 10, June 165438+ 10, two groups of breeding technicians went to Tibet for field investigation. Animals such as takin, red antelope and red-bellied pheasant were collected. On July 15, "Research on the Breeding of Chinese Alligator" won the third prize of major scientific and technological achievements in Shanghai. On August 23rd, the giant panda Baimei gave birth to 1. The giant panda was successfully bred for the first time.
On May 24th, 1984, a large-scale symposium and garden history exhibition was held to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the garden. In May, the oriental stork was successfully propagated for the first time in the world.
1985, tapir, red impala and white pheasant were successfully propagated for the first time in China.
1986 The Royal Deer Park presented two elk (four unlike) to our park; "Investigation and Prevention of Parasites in Rare Wild Animals" won the second prize of Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Award.
On June 4th, 1987, 25 kinds of animals were exhibited for disabled children in China Welfare Institute.
1988 10, the South American bison successfully propagated for the first time.
1989165438+10, animal archives computer information appraisal meeting.
1990 in April, the leaders of the municipal government, the Municipal Construction Committee and the Bureau came to the park to study the Three-year Development Plan of Shanghai Zoo. In May, squirrel monkeys were successfully bred for the first time.
199 1 In September, the Reconstruction Plan of Shanghai Zoo was passed.
1992 In April, a new marine animal museum was built, and the second primate museum was completed and opened in June. In July, the social adoption of wild animals in Shanghai Zoo was launched, and the series of activities of "Friends of the Zoo" began.
On April 25th, 1993, the first "Friends of the Zoo" association was held, attended by more than 40 media and related units. 10 held the "First Wildlife Conservation Friendship Association and Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day Night Garden Party" from September 30th to June 2nd. 65438+February, the gorilla presented by Rotterdam Zoo was exhibited in Shanghai.
1In March 1994, the "Shanghai Zoo Reconstruction Plan" with a total capital of 30 million yuan was basically completed, and the primate museum, gorilla museum, amphibian and reptile museum and science and education museum were opened to the public. On April 12, Mr George Bopsett from Montreal, Canada presented 1000 butterfly specimens to our garden. On April 18, in order to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of sister cities between Shanghai and Osaka, a memorial bell was built in our garden, and the bell tower was also unveiled by Huang Ju, former mayor of Shanghai, and Seio Masaru, mayor of Osaka. On May 25th, celebrate the 40th anniversary of Shanghai Zoo.
On February 28th, 1995, Shanghai and Chongqing Zoo cooperated to breed giant pandas, and the first cub belonging to Shanghai arrived in Shanghai. On May 6th, the baby elephant "Erna" gave birth to a female elephant, which is the first second-generation Asian elephant in China Zoo. Shanghai Zoo won the honor of "Top Ten Zoos in China", and the Breeding Department won the title of Shanghai Model Worker Collective. On September 22nd, the former mayor of Shanghai Xu wrote the name for the Shanghai Zoo. On June+10, 5438, a pair of golden monkeys went to Yokohama Zoo in Japan for a ten-year rental exhibition and cooperative research. Shanghai Zoo became a member of the European Endangered Species Protection Program (EEP).
199665438+February, 1 1 Tiger gets sick for a week. It was diagnosed as canine distemper (the first time in China). After two weeks' efforts, the sick tiger recovered.
1 997 April1,in may, the new gate of "auspicious elephant welcoming guests" was completed. The first animal art festival of Shanghai Zoo opened. In June, the spotted ring penguin successfully propagated for the first time.
1From April to June, 1998, koalas (koalas) were first exhibited in Shanghai.
Butterfly Garden was completed in April 1999, and live insects were officially raised and exhibited. In June, 95% of the zoo was flooded and closed for three days, which attracted the attention of domestic and foreign media. The staff of the whole zoo rescued animals from floods and did not cause great losses. From June 5 to1October 38, 2006, a pair of Brazilian wolves presented by the Brazilian company to the mayor settled in Shanghai Zoo. This is the first time that China has raised and exhibited Brazilian wolves. In February, 65438, Shanghai Zoo was named "National Popular Science Education Base" by the National Science Education Committee, and it was the first national popular science education base zoo in China.
In May, 2000, the jaguar successfully bred for the first time (one fetus and three cubs). In June, 5438,+10, the "3 100" 10,000-yuan project of rain and sewage renovation in the park started. /kloc-in October, Dr. jane goodall visited the garden. Animal Hospital was rated as a model collective in Shanghai.
In March of 20001year, Japan's Sanhe Institute of Chemistry presented 20 chimpanzees to the park. In April, the renovation plan of natural ecological park and barrier-free display of animal sight were launched in an all-round way. In February, 65438, the park archives management passed the national second-level acceptance.
In May 2002, "2002 Shanghai Popular Science Education Exhibition" was held in the park. In June 5438+10, it was established as a national 4A-level scenic spot.
On April 7, 2003, the giant pandas Lele (male) and Yaya (female) from Beijing Zoo went to Memphis Zoo for a ten-year cooperative study. From April to June, the country suffered from SARS and the number of tourists fell to the lowest level in history. The whole park is actively doing animal epidemic prevention and economic adjustment. July-June, 65438+February, the implementation of "separation of management and maintenance", restructuring and reform.
In February 2004, "Avian Influenza" broke out in many places in China, and the park responded seriously to ensure the safety of birds. From February to June, 5438+ 10, a series of activities were held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the park. More than 7,000 animals from 620 species were exhibited.
On February 7, 2008, the gorilla "Dandan" (big name "Haibei") was born.
On June 2nd, 2009, 165438+20091October 2nd, the ceremony of "Seychelles government donates Adabora Elephant Turtle to Shanghai World Expo" was held in the Amphibian Crawling Hall of Shanghai Zoo.
2065438+ 0010.8, 65438+Sichuan Ya 'an came to Shanghai, and ten cute little pandas arrived at Shanghai Zoo.
20 12 17 in the early morning of may, the gorilla "Astra" gave birth for the second time.
2012165438+1October 14 The two-toed sloth imported from Guyana was officially exhibited.
On the night of 20 12 12, the giraffe Shanshan successfully gave birth to a male cub with a height of 165cm.