The Henan Zhoukou Wildlife World also offers the charm of acrobatics
Zhoukou Wildlife World is located at No. 188, North Section of Zhongzhou Road, Chuanhui District, Zhoukou City, not too far from the city center, accessible by self-driving or direct bus. The park is home to more than 200 species of rare birds and exotic animals, with tens of thousands of animals, as well as many entertainment projects, gaming facilities, and performance programs. It's more appropriate to say it's a combination of a zoo and an amusement park rather than just a zoo.
The visitor routes in the park are very clear, with both walking and driving areas. In the walking area, you can interact closely with small animals in the Parrot Paradise, Crane Garden, Pigeon Square, Swan Lake, and Hundred Birds Garden, where you can touch and feed the animals by hand, which feels incredibly good.
The mini-train is free to ride, and you can also drive your own car into the driving area. However, enjoying alone is never as fun as enjoying with others. Sitting in the mini-train, laughing and chatting with everyone, with staff explaining throughout the journey, and being able to observe and feed the animals without any obstruction, the scene of alpacas chasing after is both interesting and healing.
In the driving area, there are docile wild animals, and more ferocious animals such as Northeast tigers, lions, leopards, and wolves. Being domesticated in the park has not made them lose their wildness; their vigilant eyes follow the mini-train, and the visitors become the uninvited guests.
The Fantasy Cave, Hidden Deer in the Forest, Arctic Zone, and Marsh Wetland are all newly opened areas. Following the tour route all the way, from forests to marshes, from mountains to polar regions, the vastly different animals and natural landscapes are extremely satisfying.
The theater performances in the park and the large parade at 5:30 pm are not to be missed, and it's best to check the schedule at the beginning of the visit to enjoy them one by one.
Swans, wild ducks, and other waterfowl inhabit the lake water freely, the lake surface ripples with green waves, and it's quite nice to take a break here and settle your mood after playing.
The interior scenery is beautiful, the performers' costumes are exquisite, and humans and animals coexist harmoniously here, creating a fairy-tale-like wonderful world.
The carnival parade is the most exciting moment of the day in the park, with princes and princesses, little spirits of the forest, and all kinds of birds and beasts coming out, upgrading the happiness.
Adults whose steps are hindered by work and life, and children whose happiness is locked by study, all yearn for the unbounded nature to some extent. Checking in at Henan Zhoukou Wildlife World, even just for a short weekend or holiday, is quite nice to be able to get close to animals in the embrace of nature.