Blue Zoo Beijing

Heeeeere, sharkie sharkie sharkie

Here's an opportunity that adventure seekers 10 and up are not going to want to miss: a guided underwater tour of Beijing's Blue Zoo aquarium complete with the opportunity to pet a shark. Yes, I said pet a shark.

Long-term Beijing resident Steven Schwankert, a veteran diver with more than two decades of diving experience and the proprietor of local diving operation SinoScuba, is hosting a weekend of close encounters with 6 species of sharks (as well as other other underwater denizens) on July 30-31 at Beijing's own Blue Zoo.

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