Jinan Zoo is a tourist attraction, where one can see many rare animals, especially China's national treasure-panda.
It is located in the north suburb of the city and originally called Golden Bull Zoo. As the largest zoo in Shandong Province, it homes more than 5,000 animals covering 300 species. The layout of the zoo is based on natural gardens, which is unique in beauty.
Changchang, a male panda was sent to Jinan zoo in 1995 from his hometown, a nature reserve in northwest China's Gansu Province. It is a thirty-four-year-old panda in Jinan zoo is believed to be the world's oldest, said zoo keepers at this capital of east China's Shandong province.