Beijing Zoo – Tourism Statistics

At a Glance

• Beijing Zoo was founded in 1906, making it China's oldest zoo¹, and marks its 120th anniversary in 2026².
• The zoo receives about 9 million visitors a year¹.
• It recorded 413,000 visits over the 2024 May Day holiday³, including 105,500 on 2 May⁴.
• Reported income was ¥426.02 million in 2024⁵, down from ¥466.12 million in 2023⁶.
• Adult admission costs ¥15 in peak season and ¥10 in off season, or ¥19 and ¥14 with the Panda House⁷.
• The grounds cover 80.05 hectares⁸⁹ and the zoo is a designated National Key Park¹.

Beijing Zoo received 413,000 visits during the May Day holiday in 2024³.

• That averages out to 82,600 visits a day over the 5 days.
• On 2 May 2024 alone, the zoo had 105,500 visits⁴.
• Across a full year, attendance runs at about 9 million, according to a recent Beijing government profile¹.
• The zoo also received 156,000 visits during the Spring Festival holiday in 2023¹⁰.

Beijing Zoo's total expenditure came to ¥411.12 million in 2024, down 12.76% on the year before⁵.

• In 2023 it spent ¥471.27 million, up 22.65%⁶ on the ¥384.25 million spent in 2022¹¹.
• Basic running costs came to ¥318.44 million, or 77.46% of 2024 spending⁵.
• Project spending reached ¥63.22 million in 2024⁵, nearly three times the ¥22.19 million spent in 2022¹¹.
• Payments to the zoo's parent body fell to ¥29.45 million in 2024⁵, from ¥95.10 million in 2023⁶.

Note: Figures are total expenditure from the zoo's department final accounts; the zoo reported no operating expenditure.

Beijing's RV campgrounds are in the outer districts, well away from the zoo. Driving a campervan into the city is tricky as well: most are close to 6 metres long, the full length of a standard city parking space¹³.

• Beijing International Automobile Camping Park, at 369 Tuanhe Road in Nanyuan (Fengtai District), south of the city centre, has RV parking and a tent camping area set in 600 mu (about 40 hectares) of woodland¹⁴. It is open around the clock.
• Huaibei International Auto Campground, in the Jiugukou scenic area of Huairou District, is billed as Beijing's largest auto campground, with 80 RV pitches¹⁵.
• RV pitches at Huaibei cost under ¥150 a day, a car-camping pitch with tent space is ¥100 per vehicle a day, and admission is ¥20¹⁵.
• Beijing Longwan International Camping Park, by Jinniu Lake in Yanqing District, covers about 1.8 million square metres, with RV pitches, tent areas and cabins, and charges ¥80 admission¹⁶.
• China has more than 3,100 RV campgrounds as of 2026, and sales of motorised RVs passed 20,000 for the first time in 2025¹³.

Beijing Zoo was founded in 1906 and was officially named Beijing Zoo in 1955¹⁷.

• The zoo marks its 120th anniversary in 2026².
• It holds a string of national titles: National Key Park, national key cultural relic protection unit, National Science Popularization Education Base and National 4A scenic area⁹.

The zoo's signature sights are Monkey Mountain and Lion and Tiger Hill, alongside several historic buildings¹⁷.

• The Asian Games Panda Hall, Reptile and Amphibian Hall, Nocturnal Animal Hall and Golden Monkey Hall are noted for their distinctive style¹⁷.
• Historic landmarks on the grounds include Changguanlou, Changchuntang, Huifangxuan, Binfengtang, and Mudan Pavilion¹⁷.
• Beijing Aquarium sits within the zoo grounds¹⁹.

The zoo's core duties include breeding animals, science education and research on endangered plants and animals⁵.

• Beijing Zoo is a National Science Popularization Education Base¹⁷.
• The Beijing Key Laboratory of Captive Wildlife Technology was established in 2014¹⁷.
• The zoo says it works with Beijing Normal University, the Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Agricultural University, and more than 20 national wildlife protected areas¹⁷.
• Its profile also highlights its success in breeding giant pandas naturally and its research into artificial insemination in black-necked cranes¹⁷.
• As of 2024, its facilities included a veterinary hospital, a key laboratory and a science education hall⁵.
• That research supports disease prevention, captive wildlife management and animal welfare, according to the zoo¹⁷.
• Beijing Zoo was among the first institutions named a national “Resource-conserving Public Institution Demonstration Unit”¹⁷.