Siberian tigers
The largest tigers.
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The world's largest centre for keeping and breeding Siberian tigers, on the north bank of the Songhua River in Harbin; it opened to visitors in 1996, covers 144 hectares of fenced woods and grassland, and is home to more than 700 Siberian tigers, according to the Harbin city government. The Siberian or Amur tiger is the largest of all tigers and is endangered in the wild; the centre breeds it and preserves the bloodline, and the park also keeps white tigers, lions and other animals. Visitors tour by buses with protected windows that drive through the wide enclosures among tigers walking and resting close to the glass, then continue on foot along raised, fenced walkways overlooking further enclosures. Tickets with the bus are about CNY 110, or about CNY 90 without it, with opening from 8:00 to 16:30 in winter, per visitor guides. The park sells meat for feeding the tigers, and some visitors find the feeding scenes hard to watch.
The largest tigers.
Through the enclosures.
Over the enclosures.
Songbei District, north of the Songhua River, Harbin
About CNY 110 with the bus that tours among the tigers, or about CNY 90 without it, per visitor guides.
