It feels like stepping into an animal paradise！Hsinchu Esso Zoo opens free of charge

▲Hsinchu Esso Zoo debuts at the Municipal Stadium on April 2. (Photo／Screenshot from the official website of Hsinchu Esso Animal Kingdom, the same applies below)

Travel Center / Comprehensive Report

Want to celebrate Children’s Day differently?Hsinchu Esso Animal Kingdom will make a lively debut at the Municipal Stadium from April 2 to 10, with all nine days of activities completely free of charge！The Hsinchu City Government has joined hands with the Paper Windmill Theatre Troupe,to create nearly 50 giant animals and launch an exciting and vibrant Children’s Day carnival, and also provides handy guides for various modes of transportation for public reference.

The Paper Windmill Theatre stated that the "Esso Zoo" features a wide range of content, including three major themed zones: the "Giant Animal Zone," the "Esso Animal Theater," and the "Interactive Game Challenge." Among them, the "Giant Animal Zone" draws inspiration from the animals in the "Hsinchu Municipal Zoo,"creating a 17-meter-tall orangutan, a 12-meter-tall Malayan sun bear, a 10-meter-tall red-bellied squirrel, a 5-meter-tall Bengal tiger, and a 6-meter-tall magpie, allowing children to feel as if they’ve entered a real animal world.

▲Public transportation information.

▲Shuttle bus information.

The Hsinchu City Government also stated that in addition to carefully planning crowd control and traffic routes,it has set up a "mobile police station", with juvenile and women & children police officers patrolling the venue in rotation, along with an emergency medical station equipped for first aid. In addition,the recommended best modes of transportation are taking a train to Hsinchu Railway Station and walking 15 minutes to the venue, or if driving, parking at nearby shuttle bus parking lots and taking the dedicated shuttle buses instead.For related information, please visitthe event’s official websitefor details.

2016 Hsinchu Children's Art Festival—Esso Zoo
Time: April 2–10, 2016, daily from 10:00 to 17:00
Venue: Hsinchu Municipal Stadium (No. 283, Park Rd., Hsinchu City)