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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Hongkong Wetland Park

Hong Kong Wetland Park is a conservation, education and tourism facility, located at the northern part of Tin Shui Wai, in Yuen Long. It was to be an ecological mitigation area for the wetlands lost due to Tin Shui Wai New Town development. The Hong Kong Wetland Park comprises a 10,000-square-metre (110,000 sq ft) visitor centre, Wetland Interactive World, and a 60-hectare (150-acre) Wetland Reserve. The Wetland Interactive World has themed exhibition galleries, a theatre, a souvenir shop, an indoor play area (swamp adventure) and a resource centre.
In the wetland park, there is a small star there. Pui Pui is a crocodile's name, which is a pun indicating that it came from Shan Pui River and is the apple of the public's eye. On 29 August 2006 she was moved into her landscaped enclosure and can be easily viewed by the public. Pui Pui’s Home was designed to provide the reptile with a healthy and comfortable living environment.
When i went to the HongKong Wetland Park during the March holidays, i felt that the place was quite interesting. Some things i learnt about the mangroves when i was there, is that the mangrove's fruit is pointing downwards. When the fruit drops and the seeds will start growing, the seeds will remain rooted to the ground, therefore the new plant can grow well. The leaves also have waxy surfaces for the water to slide off, like we learnt.
Over there, i also witnessed some cool insects/animals that cannot be found in Singapore, in the exhibition galleries. I felt that the exhibition galleries were filled with interesting information about different animals and insects in the Wetland Park.



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