What hotels are near Giant Salamander Museum?

Hotels near Giant Salamander Museum: (0.01 mi) Baofenghu Hotel (0.03 mi) Samantha Resort & Spa (0.07 mi) Shanjian Yunge Inn (0.17 mi) Zhuiyi Hostel (0.20 mi) Wulingyuan Fengyuxuan Guest House View all hotels near Giant Salamander Museum on Tripadvisor

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Restaurants near Giant Salamander Museum: (0.83 mi) Tang Shi Fu Tu Jia Shi Fu (0.89 mi) Muslim Restaurant (1.13 mi) Lobby Lounge (1.38 mi) Wulingyuan Mr. Cat Restaurant (1.38 mi) Shijian Restaurant View all restaurants near Giant Salamander Museum on Tripadvisor

Giant Salamander Museum - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos)

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“Eating this???”

Oct 2022

This was what I found in the market as food not as a pet. This should be classified as an endangered and not even allowed to be sold so openly in the market

“Salamanders at Baofeng Lake Entrance”

Jul 2020

I enjoy salamanders and have always wanted to see one. In July 2020 there was two specimens at the entrance to Baofeng Lake Scenic Area in a gift shop. The specimens I saw were about 76 and 61 cm long and were cool to check out. This is by no means a museum and it is free to go in after health and temperature check. The salamanders are in a tank in the gift shop right before the x-ray machine so no need to buy a ticket to enter but you can if you'd like to see Baofeng Lake. I spent about 10 minutes here. If you're into giant salamanders then it is worth a quick stop. This is close to Xebu Street and the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park East Gate. We made a quick stop here on the way to the east gate which is about a 5 minute Didi ride away. The Didi address is Baofeng Lake Scenic Area (Entrance & Exit).

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Deanosaur89

Edmonton, Canada2,047 contributions

Salamanders at Baofeng Lake Entrance

Jul 2020 • Solo

I enjoy salamanders and have always wanted to see one. In July 2020 there was two specimens at the entrance to Baofeng Lake Scenic Area in a gift shop. The specimens I saw were about 76 and 61 cm long and were cool to check out. This is by no means a museum and it is free to go in after health and temperature check. The salamanders are in a tank in the gift shop right before the x-ray machine so no need to buy a ticket to enter but you can if you'd like to see Baofeng Lake. I spent about 10 minutes here.

If you're into giant salamanders then it is worth a quick stop. This is close to Xebu Street and the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park East Gate. We made a quick stop here on the way to the east gate which is about a 5 minute Didi ride away. The Didi address is Baofeng Lake Scenic Area (Entrance & Exit).

Written July 27, 2020

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MikeJuliya

Colombo, Sri Lanka683 contributions

It's OK , just for 10 minutes

Apr 2018 • Friends

It was very first experience to see that much of big Salamanda , the place was poorly maintain , but it doesn't matter , just spend 5-10 minutes when you were on the way back from the Baofang Lake.

Written April 9, 2018

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PushExplore

Singapore, Singapore4,821 contributions

Check the box

Mar 2018 • Family

Given we had seen perhaps over a dozen Salamanders, the kids wanted to see one of the Giant Ones, so we decided to give it a go. To be honest, not much to talk about but the Salamander we saw were enormous. You can have a quick pit stop here....

Written April 19, 2018

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MAChivers

Belleair Beach, FL259 contributions

Museum?

Oct 2019

I don't know that I would call this a museum - but they do have 3 very large salamanders that was very cool to see! I never knew they got this big. Easy to see when going to Baofeng lake.

Written October 23, 2019

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Nashboroguy

Zhangjiagang, China236 contributions

Not worth the trip...even to the "lake"

Aug 2017 • Friends

The place was under construction, so maybe they are looking to make this a larger attraction. What we saw was a large salamander staying cool in the shade of a very small pool. Just one. Yes....the size is impressive. As they say, "size is not everything". It definitely holds true with this attraction. Please do not waste your National Park visit time or your hotel pool time by coming to this exhibit (or lack of). Chinese tourist trap being built here for nothing spectacular to see. Question below asked if I would recommend an audio tour of this attraction. If you mean the lady telling people that her ice cream is three yuan...there is no audio of anything here.

Written August 19, 2017

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Fionnuala K

New York City, NY52 contributions

Very Cool Spot, Especially for Animal Lovers!

Apr 2015 • Friends

I was beyond thrilled when I realized this museum was just a few minutes walk away from our hostel. I'd seen these guys on television a lot, but they're not generally kept in zoos so I was excited to see one in real life. The museum itself is pretty cool. Entrance might be a little steep (100 rmb) if you're not enthusiastic about animals, but there was a lot of interesting natural history stuff to look at, a lot of which was translated into English. The salamanders themselves were quite impressive, and the museum is clearly doing what it can to prevent these cool creatures from going extinct due to the demands for wildlife products in Asia. I was glad to give them my money. Shouldn't take much more than an hour or so to walk around depending on how interested you are in reading displays.

Written May 16, 2015

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Craig H

Harvest, AL266 contributions

Now here's something you might not expect

Nov 2014 • Solo

The clear mountain streams near Zhangjiajie are the home of the world's largest amphibian. This "museum" has several live Giant Salamanders -- one about 5' long. There is a fee, but in November at least, no crowds. Closed from 16 December to March. This is less a museum than a zoo, and less a zoo, than a store for salamander products.

Written December 14, 2014

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Alec C

Singapore, Singapore180 contributions

Eating this???

Oct 2022 • Friends

This was what I found in the market as food not as a pet. This should be classified as an endangered and not even allowed to be sold so openly in the market

Written October 15, 2022

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Pieter259

Amsterdam, The Netherlands37 contributions

No museum, just 3 large salamanders

Dec 2019 • Couples

It is not a museum. There is just a souvenir shop next to the entrance of Baofeng Lake with 3 salamanders in a cage in the back.

Definitely not worth to go here just to see the salamanders. But if you are going to Baofeng Lake (highly recommended) it is ok to stop for 3 minutes.

Note, you are not allowed to take pictures of the salamanders.

Written December 28, 2019

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Alec C

Singapore, Singapore180 contributions

Giant Salamander

Apr 2019 • Friends

We saw three of them in glass tanks. Since the building of the 3 Gorges Dam, their numbers have reduced and are now hardly seen in the wild although we saw a few for sale in the markets. Poor authority control to allow them to be killed and eaten

Written May 2, 2019

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