CIIC:Today's featured article/December 5, 2009
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Beijing Zoo (http://www.beijingzoo.com/) was known for a short time after the founding of the People's Republic as the Western Suburbs Park (Xijiao Gongyuan). The grounds combine cultivated flower gardens with stretches of natural scenery, including dense groves of trees, stretches of grassland, a small stream, lotus pools and small hills dotted with pavilions and halls. (More...)