Shanghai Zoo: My Suggestion (No Bashing, Purely Constructive!)
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Certainly! Here's the translation:
Sure thing, no problem! Leave this to me, and I'll help make this critique and advice more relatable for foreign friends and make it easy for them to understand.
- As for the ticket price, its okay. But don't expect a wide variety of animals or excellent care. Just consider this place a large park where you can take a leisurely stroll, unwind and feel refreshed.
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However, however, however! I must emphasize it three times, for it is important!
- Navigating the paths and finding restrooms can indeed be quite challenging, leaving you exhausted and frustrated.
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Therefore, I present a few small suggestions to the park (and also serve as a reminder for visitors to come):
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Can the signposts be made more reliable?
- The current path signs are too "fool-proof", often not showing a turn or a fork, leaving one puzzled.
- Sometimes a sign points towards two places but actually directs you to opposite directions, or they lie too far apart from each other.
- There are many sidepaths within the park with some of the signs blocked by plants, making your journey like a labyrinth adventure.
Tip for visitors: It's advisable to check if there's an electronic map available before entering the park, or ask staff for directions. Otherwise, it would be easy to get lost.
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Can more public restrooms be provided? Can they be made more visible?
- The number of restrooms doesn't seem sufficient, with them being too obscure and hard to find.
- This issue might partly stem from inadequate signage, as exemplified by the “Giraffe Toilet” that may refer to one near the Giraffe exhibit, but it left me totally perplexed, driving me crazy looking for it.
- Tip for visitors: Whenever you see a restroom, check it out even if you don’t need it at that moment as it might take a long while to find another one.
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How does this sound? Has it become clearer while still expressing my concerns, hehe!
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It ranks second in China for animal species diversity and first among city zoos; its animal care standards are top-tier nationally. I'm not sure what you mean by that comment.
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There are quite a few restrooms, but the map isn't very clear; Baidu Maps is actually more helpful.
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Few restrooms at Shanghai Zoo? There's one every few steps.
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There are plenty of restrooms, and they're pretty clean too.
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I passed by many restrooms.
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I relied entirely on Baidu Maps; I couldn't find anything using the signs.
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The signage is definitely quite poor and unclear. I had to rely solely on the main map and then find each animal manually. There are plenty of restrooms, though. The overall environment is alright, but there's a big difference in animal enrichment; popular animals have more enriched enclosures, while those for less crowded exhibits look pretty boring.
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Initially, I also thought there were few restrooms, especially compared to Ueno Zoo. But after exploring for a while, it turned out to be adequate.