Beihai Seaside Park

Beihai Seaside Park

Beihai Seaside Park is located to the north of the city center. The aquarium is situated in Zone A of the park and, together with the Qingdao Aquarium, ranks as one of China’s largest aquatic exhibition facilities. Built in 1978, it covers a construction area of 1,600 square meters and consists of seven exhibition rooms, as well as aquariums, a turtle pool, and a seal pool. It displays over 670 species of marine life specimens from the Beibu Gulf and more than 2,800 exhibits. The Underwater World was planned in 1999 and is located in Zone B of the Seaside Park. Here, beautiful diving ladies perform stunning synchronized dives and fish-feeding shows in a massive 6-meter-high aquatic tank. Fierce, giant man-eating sharks swim dramatically toward you, creating a thrilling yet safe human-shark interaction that leaves you in awe. The aquarium area features specimens of the endangered manatee (also known as the “mermaid”), protected by the United Nations, as well as a 600-year-old, nationally largest sea turtle weighing up to 1,000 jin (approximately 500 kg). Other marine life on display includes a whale skeleton weighing over 10,000 jin (approximately 5,000 kg), several-kilogram-heavy lobster specimens, the world-renowned “South Sea Pearls,” and a live sea turtle weighing over 100 jin (approximately 50 kg) and over 100 years old. The park also breeds dozens of subtropical fish species native to the Beibu Gulf waters. Visiting this aquarium is like exploring an underwater world, offering you eye-opening experiences and expanding your knowledge of marine life. The Underwater World features China’s first 360-degree all-around underwater tunnel, presenting a colorful and mysterious underwater landscape before your eyes. Beneath the sea, you’ll discover the sunken ruins of the Inca Empire, ancient porcelain from the Maritime Silk Road, shipwrecks from World War II, and over 300 species of fish from the Pacific and Indian Oceans.