The Shanghai aquarium is one of the most modern and largest aquariums of the international level. In this aquarium-the aquarium presents thousands of species of marine animals that live in the waters of China. The main theme of the aquarium is "Acquaintance with the inhabitants of the underwater world 5 continents".

The size of the aquarium is 20000 square meters. Its construction was completed in November 2001, and in December launched the first specimen. For visitors to the aquarium opened its doors in 2002, and now it is visited by more than 1 million tourists a year and about 21 thousand people a day. The construction of the aquarium was worth about 50 million dollars. Today the collection of aquarium consists of about 10,000 species of fish and 450 species of animals from all over the world.

In the Shanghai aquarium is located 28 departments that are part of the 8 huge exhibition areas. These areas are Australia, Africa, Cold water, Sea water, Asia, the Depths of the Oceans, Polar waters and South America. Also there is a section of the exhibition which presents aquatic species of animals and ecology of rivers in the areas of China.

In every Department you can get an idea about the marine inhabitants of a certain region, the residents of rivers from different continents, as well as the environment in which they live.

The Shanghai aquarium is not only of interest for people who are passionate about the underwater world. In the hall, which is dedicated to different peoples of the world, visitors can obtain information about many cultures through media outlets and variety of the exhibits

Shanghai aquarium is one of the giant aquariums in the world and also one of the most beautiful.