He had amusement park rides, a zoo and a large movie theater built for his home.

VOA: special.2009.07.05

"It feel like I'm in a zoo. It's sad because I think it's a beautiful sculpture, and it would be a lot better to see it without the fence in front,"

VOA: standard.2010.02.17

My whole room pretty much looked like a miniature zoo."

VOA: special.2010.12.28

A lot of people come to the National Zoo, and the first animal they want to see is the giant pandas,".

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

Four and a half years ago, the National Zoo unveiled its new addition to great fanfare.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

Tai Shan achieved a certain celebrity status here in the U.S.capital as visitors flocked to the zoo to see him and his parents, and 11-year-old father Tian Tian, who were born in China.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02