China’s largest aquarium

Dawn.com Published June 1, 2012
A Chinese child poses for a family photo beside a Spot-Eye Cichlid fish at the Beijing Aquarium.
A Chinese child poses for a family photo beside a Spot-Eye Cichlid fish at the Beijing Aquarium.
A child views a Pacific white-sided dolphin inside a tank at the Beijing Aquarium.
A child views a Pacific white-sided dolphin inside a tank at the Beijing Aquarium.
A beluga whale plays with a football at the Beijing Aquarium.
A beluga whale plays with a football at the Beijing Aquarium.
Blood parrot fish are displayed at the Beijing Aquarium.
Blood parrot fish are displayed at the Beijing Aquarium.
A mother and daughter pose in front of a tank containing two beluga whales playing with a football at the Beijing Aquarium.
A mother and daughter pose in front of a tank containing two beluga whales playing with a football at the Beijing Aquarium.
Two beluga whales play with a football at the Beijing Aquarium.
Two beluga whales play with a football at the Beijing Aquarium.

The aquarium is the largest in China and shaped like a huge conch shell. State media named it a “Beijing civilized Tourist Scenic Spot” and it houses more than 1,000 marine species and freshwater fish. — Photos and text by AFP

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