Guangzhou Chimelong Holiday Resort

2017-09-07 13:57
中国经贸聚焦·英文版 2017年7期

Guangzhou Chime- long (長隆) Holiday Resort is Guangzhous top tourist attraction. The scale and variety and quality of its many attractions make it unique in China. It has become Chinas second or third most popular theme park though it only opened in 2006, and it might be worth a special trip even from Hong Kong or Macau if you really enjoy animals, circuses or fun rides.

Chimelong Paradise

Chimelong Paradise is an amusement park with some world-class rides and covers about 60 acres. Much of the design and technology for the rides are imported from Europe. The vertical roller coaster is considered one of the worlds best roller coasters. The ten-looped roller coaster has been mentioned by the Guinness World Records, and it is the first of its kind in Asia and second of its kind in the world after the one in the England.

Chimelong Water Park

Chimelong Water Park is the largest in Asia according to White Water company. It has some world-class rides and has received awards. Its daily attendance is about the highest in Asia.

Covering an area of 40,000 square kilometers, Chimelong Water Park is one of the worlds largest park. The park is the favorite of kids and families. Around 70% of its visitors are families with kids.

There are various water-slide and water activities that give visitors of all ages great fun. In addition, the park pos- sesses a 1,280-meter floating river, the longest in the world, and many slides for kids. The surroundings of the park have been landscaped like a subtropical garden with subtropical plants and flowers. There are about 100 professional lifeguards patrolling the park to ensure the safety of visitors.

Xiangjiang Safari Park

The Safari park/zoo features cart rides and walks past animals that are let to roam around. It covers about 130 hectares (320 acres), and is the biggest animal safari theme park in China. Some of the animals can be touched. There are more pandas than anywhere outside of Chengdu.

Guangzhou Safari Park integrates the protection, research and breeding of animals and plants with sightseeing and education. The wild animals are kept on a large, open area which visitors can drive through to get a close look.

It is the largest wildlife park in Asia. There are over 460 rare and endangered species and over 20,000 animals from all over the world including 13 Australian koalas, 10 giant pandas and Honduras anteaters. In addition, there are five animal shows of which the white tiger show is the largest of its kind worldwide.