Chaoyang Park

Chaoyang Park (Chinese: 公园; pinyin: Cháoyáng Gōngyuán) is a park located on the site of the former Prince's Palace in Beijing's Chaoyang District.

The Chaoyang Park in Beijing
Chaoyang Park
Chaoyang Park
Chaoyang Park is located in Beijing
Chaoyang Park
Chaoyang Park
Chaoyang Park is located in China
Chaoyang Park
Chaoyang Park
TypeUrban park
LocationChaoyang District, Beijing
Coordinates39°56′04.46″N 116°28′34.62″E
Area288.7 hectares
Created1984
OpenAll year

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, activities such as laser tag and a high ropes course, 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.[1]

Events

Ping Pong at the Chaoyang Park in Beijing

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.

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