Type Urban park Area 2.887 km² | Created 1984 Phone +86 10 6595 3490 | |
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Location Chaoyang District, Beijing Address 1 Chaoyang Park S Rd, Chaoyang Qu, Beijing Shi, China, 100125 Hours Open today · 6AM–10PMFriday6AM–10PMSaturday6AM–10PMSunday6AM–10PMMonday6AM–10PMTuesday6AM–10PMWednesday6AM–10PMThursday6AM–10PM Similar Taoranting Park, Sun Park Beach Theme P, Sony ExploraScience Light & C, Beijing World Park, Fragrant Hills Park | ||
Beijing fun places volume iii chaoyang park
Chaoyang Park (Chinese: 朝阳公园; pinyin: Cháoyáng Gōngyuán) is a park located on the site of the former Prince's Palace in Beijing's Chaoyang District.
Contents
- Beijing fun places volume iii chaoyang park
- Chaoyang park plaza mad architects
- Events
- Artworks
- References
The park's construction began in 1984 and it became Beijing's largest park. It is approximately 2.8 km in length and approximately 1.5 km in width. It has a total area of 288.7 hectares, and a water surface area of 68.2 hectares. The majority of land in the park is used as green space.
It features flower gardens, fairground with rides, including a roller coaster, landscaped areas and several large swimming pools. Bicycles and boats may also be hired at various locations in the park.
The Beijing Great Wheel, a 208 m (682 ft) tall giant Ferris wheel, was to have been constructed at Chaoyang Park, but went into receivership in 2010.
Chaoyang park plaza mad architects
Events
Since 2005, the Beijing Pop Festival, featuring Chinese and international musical acts, has been held at Chaoyang Park each September.
A temporary beach volleyball stadium was constructed at Chaoyang Park to host the beach volleyball events of the 2008 Summer Olympics, using sand shipped in from Hainan island.