This zoo is a typical begin 20th century zoo, where animals are still being kept for the entertainment of people. Some of the animals do have large 'natural' enclosures, while others are being kept in, what I'd call, 'primitive' conditions. At the same time, this zoo is of great importance, as its collection comprises some very endangered animals, which eventually may prove to be essential for the saving of one species or another (e.g. the Pandas, Kiangs, different species of birds, small cats and deer). As China just starts to emerge into the industrialized phase, I assume (hope) their zoos will get improved soon. So in general, of course, this zoo has still a very long way to go in order to get to what we call 'western' standard, but at the same time I think it has an impressive animal collection with some real rarities, which is of real importance to the 'zoo-world'.
