Friday, December 2, 2011

Thao Cam Vien - Ho chi minh city Vietnam

Position: 2B Nguyen Binh Khiem Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.Characteristic: Saigon Zoo is one of the addresses cultural
Ho Chi Minh city Vietnam , where conservation of plant and animal life ranks eighth in the world.



Beginning construction in October 3 / 1864 on an area of ​​12ha located near the Rach Lang River (northeast of Saigon) by a research specialist tropical plants that he JBLouis Frenchman Pierre charge. Finished in 1865, in which you plant more trees in the country and the world, imported from India, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia divided as cacao, coffee, vanilla, some sugar cane called Jardin is Acclimater ... Many strange and rare animals were brought here and here adopted is called Zoo.By 1924, the Zoo was extended for 10 hectares. On 27/11/1927 the French Museum building Blanchard de la Bross Zoo campus tower design like the summer palace in Beijing.




In 1929, France built the Temple Du Souvenir architecture like temple tombs of Hue. On the floor is quite large library. In 1956, the Saigon government to repair and redesign, museums Blanchard de la Bross was renamed the National Museum of Saigon Zoo Zoo is changed.Since 1989, housing was renovated and expanded to fit the life of each type of animal ecology. Housing area is 21.352m2. In 1990, Botanic Gardens is an official member of the Association of Southeast Asian garden. In 1991, the garden in the Botanic Gardens was established after many years abandoned. After over 130 years of construction, Zoo has become a major national zoo with 590 animals of 125 species first; plant 1,800 trees of 260 species, 23 species spread inland, 33 species of cacti, 34 types of bonsai and grass on an area of ​​20 ha, divided into several zones: the breeding animals, plants and orchids parks, amusement parks ... Zoo welcomes thousands of daily visitors to visit.

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