Through the 180 degrees and 270 degrees landscape window, tourists can fully appreciate the mystery and varieties of the underground world. The aquarium owns the longest sightseeing tunnels with the length of 168 meters (184 yards) in the world. Apart from those creatures in the world, the halls are specially designated to introduce the culture and geographic environment of the 4 continents and 5 oceans. It resembles the legendary dragon in shape with the beautiful leaves on his body. Leafy Sea Dragon, the Dragon of the Water, it comes from coastal waters in South Australia. It is really the enjoyment for the seabirds to nestle on its plump kite. Sunfish, the peace envoy in the ocean, who like to float on the sea basking and watching the moon. More interesting, it has the stunt of making precise forecast of typhoon. Jellyfish, the crystal body seems like a nice umbrella. Arrow-poison Frog, endowed with the brightest color and the deadly poison. The most distinctive display is of those rare species including Emperor Penguin. During this dreamy trip, you will meet Chinese sturgeon, Giant Salamander, Electric Eels, Spotted seals, Leafy and Weedy Sea Dragons, Jellyfish, Sand Tiger Sharks.and the like.īesides displaying the distinctive fresh water and marine creatures all over the world, Shanghai Ocean Aquarium is currently the only one that has the separate exhibition area showing the aquatic animals in China, especially the rare animals along Yangtze River. The last leg of the journey will take you from the sandy shores to the depths of the ocean. You will get excited about the meandering rivers of Africa before arriving at the rainforests of Southeast Asia. Later you will be brought to the mangroves and billabongs of Australia. Your round-the-world underwater journey starts from Yangtze River in China, and then continues to the mysterious flooded forest of the Amazon in South Africa. You will have a fascinating underwater world tour without getting out of China. Each zone in the Aquarium is specially designed to recreate the most natural surroundings for the aquatic animals, and also to enable the visitors to experience and admire the uniqueness of every region around the world. It is divided into nine different thematic zones, with a collection of more than 450 species of aquatic animals from the five continents and four oceans. Shanghai Ocean Aquarium is laid out in the shape of the pyramid composed of the main part of the aquarium and the other auxiliary buildings. Known as the largest modernization Marine Aquarium in Asia, it covers an area of about 13,000 square meters (3.2 acres), a total construction area of over 20,000 square meters (4.9 acres). Everyone shouldn't miss it when coming to Shanghai. Located just next to the Oriental Pearl TV Tower in Shanghai's bustling financial district of Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai Ocean Aquarium is another sign of the cultural tourist attractions.
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