On the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Hangzhou Zoo, the life span of cheetahs is generally 15- 19 years, that of peacocks is 20-25 years, and that of giraffes is theoretically 36 years ... The animals have settled in Hangzhou Zoo, and their home in this city has reached the age of knowing their destiny this year. Throughout these years, Hangzhou Daily has never lacked news about zoos: tigers, like people, have to cut their nails and even mend their chins; The elephant has been pregnant for two years and still doesn't move, which makes the breeder very worried; Python coughs, and it turns out that it has pneumonia ... These stories make these outsiders in the zoo the object of our attention. Many people will take their children to the zoo to visit their friends who can't talk. The tiger recovered and the children were in high spirits; When the panda died, everyone seemed to be missing something. Year after year, Hangzhou Zoo has always been an indispensable scenery in this city. If the park near the West Lake is to receive tourists from all directions, the zoo is more like Hangzhou people's own playground. In many childhood memories of post-70s and post-80s, the expectation and excitement of going to the zoo for a spring outing still exist. As parents, they still like to say "I'll take you to the zoo if I'm obedient" when coaxing their children. Zoo, for children who grow up in the city, is the closest to nature in textbooks. What a mysterious and interesting place this is! In a blink of an eye, our zoo is 50 years old. The zoo can celebrate its 50th birthday without Hangzhou people.

The current director, Hu Xinbo, is 46 years old, not old enough for the zoo. 1985 worked in Hangzhou Zoo for 23 years. Tigers, pandas and swans in the zoo are all like children worried about him. Because he is too familiar with the story of the zoo, Hu Yuanchang is not as excited as the reporter imagined. Just like his family, his plain narrative has the deepest feelings. Hu Yuanchang said that the zoo can live to its 50th birthday thanks to the resourcefulness of Hangzhou people. 1995 June's grain and grass crisis, I still surprised him a little when I remembered it. At that time, there were many herbivores in the park, such as camels, zebras, sika deer, antelopes and elephants 100, and they had a good appetite. They eat 700 kilograms of forage every day, and two elephants alone eat 400 kilograms. The zoo has been buying rations from a grass factory in Jining, and it will buy more than 50 tons all year round. Just 1995, the production of the grass factory could not keep up, and only 10 tons were supplied to the zoo in the second half of the year. In desperation, the zoo sent sos signals to zoos all over the world, but the distant water could not put out the near fire, so we had to use the stock, but the remaining 2 tons could not fill the gap at all. In desperation, the zoo called this newspaper for help.

On June 6th, 1995, Hangzhou Daily published the situation that animals were running out of food, asking readers for advice. After seeing the report, the chief of staff of an air force unit stationed in Hangzhou immediately called Hangzhou Daily: "There is a large grassland next to Jianqiao Airport. Are animals delicious? " The zoo staff rushed over to have a look: the quality of the grass was completely up to standard, which was really a timely help! Later, air force officers and soldiers used tractors to help harvest and sent them to the zoo, and the animal rations were finally updated. There are dangers and icing on the cake. Hangzhou people have deep feelings for the zoo. Hu Yuanchang said that in 2000, a teacher named Ma Shusheng read Lianhe Zaobao on the flight back to China and saw a travel note about Hangzhou Zoo. The author is a 1 1 year-old child from Feiyang. He returned to Hangzhou from Singapore to visit relatives, so it didn't take him long to make a special trip to the zoo. Teacher Ma was thoughtful enough to put away the newspaper and send it to the zoo. Later, Yao Longde, the director of Hangzhou Zoo at that time, invited the author back to Hangzhou through various channels and awarded him an "honorary little tourist" to visit the park for free for life. After 70, dad loves to take his daughter to the zoo. There is a childhood dream that Hangzhou people will never get old.

Although there has been a wildlife park in recent years and the polar ocean world has been reopened recently, Hangzhou Zoo, located in the city, has always brought us "good quality and low price" happiness. Mr. Zhang from Shi Jia Garden is a "post-70s" father. Six-year-old daughter Shanshan has no principles as long as she makes one request-going to the zoo. It's not annoying to go once a month. "My little Guang Chen, the traffic is not very convenient. It is difficult for adults to take me to the zoo. Seeing other children go, I am greedy; Now that I am a father myself, how can I let my daughter leave her childhood regrets? " Every time Shanshan goes out, she wants to buy: "Bread for monkeys and bananas for elephants. Dad, shall we buy two cabbages for the little goats to eat ..." As a result, as soon as she sees the goats, her father rushes to her daughter: "Hey, want to eat cabbages?" Shanshan is a child, so what my mother usually teaches is used in the zoo. Seeing spiders weaving webs, I immediately popped up a technical term: "Look, Dad! Circular web spider! " Mr. Zhang was shocked.

The change of goldfish pond made Mr. Zhang feel some emotion. "I remember watching goldfish when I was a child. They are all big water tanks. I bent down to see the little fish inside. Later, it became a glass cabinet embedded in the wall, which looked fashionable, but it was just right for adults to stand and watch. Children must stand on the railing with their arms when watching. Now the goldfish cabinet is put down again, and you can see the goldfish when you stand. " Mr. Zhang said, "In fact, the zoo has not changed much in recent years. Topographic signs have always been in the old place. If you say you are old, my daughter will be happy as soon as she comes in. I think the zoo is a very intimate place for us urchins and children, which makes our childhood more interesting. " Mr. Zhang said that the zoo celebrated its 50th birthday this year, and I believe it will have 60th, 70th and 80th birthdays. "At that time, I was probably a grandfather, so I took my grandson to play."