Tianjin Zoo, Zoo in Nankai District, Tianjin, China.

Tianjin Zoo occupies 53.77 hectares at the southern end of the Water Park in Nankai District, including about 10.68 hectares of lakes. It opened on 1 January 1980 and holds roughly 3,000 animals of 200 species. The grounds are divided into separate enclosures such as Monkey Mountain, Bear Mountain, Lion and Tiger Mountain, the Panda House, the bird forest, the elephant house, and the hippo and rhino house.

Construction of Tianjin Zoo began in 1975, and it opened to the public on 1 January 1980 as the southern section of the Water Park complex in Nankai District. In January 2004, the zoo and Water Park were placed under joint management by a decision of the Tianjin Municipal Landscape Commission. It has since been named one of China's top ten zoos by the Ministry of Construction and serves as a national and municipal science education base.

The zoo is one of the seven largest in mainland China and keeps about 3,000 animals of 200 species. Among its first-class protected Chinese animals are giant pandas, Northeast tigers, Asian elephants, golden snub-nosed monkeys, takins and red-crowned cranes; second-class species include red pandas, lynxes and whooper swans.

The zoo occupies the southern end of the Water Park complex in Nankai District, with about 10.68 hectares of its 53.77 hectares taken up by lakes. The grounds are divided into separate habitats such as Monkey Mountain, Bear Mountain, Lion and Tiger Mountain, the Panda House, the Bird Forest, the Elephant House, the Rhino and Hippo House and the Amphibian and Reptile House. Plan your route around the water, since the lakes split the site.

The zoo shares a large property with a water park, allowing visitors to see animals and enjoy water activities on the same day. This combination makes it easy to spend a full day doing different activities.