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| Chaoyang Park | |
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 Chaoyang Park | |
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Chaoyang District,Beijing |
| Coordinates | 39°56′04.46″N116°28′34.62″E / 39.9345722°N 116.4762833°E /39.9345722; 116.4762833 |
| Area | 288.7 hectares |
| Created | 1984 |
| Open | All year |
Chaoyang Park (Chinese:朝阳公园;pinyin:Cháoyáng Gōngyuán) is a park located on the site of the former Prince's Palace inBeijing'sChaoyang District.
The park's construction began in 1984 and it became Beijing's largest park.[citation needed] 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 featuresflower gardens, fairground with rides, activities such aslaser tag and ahigh ropes course, aroller coaster, landscaped areas and several large swimming pools. Bicycles and boats may also be hired at various locations in the park.
TheBeijing Great Wheel, a 208 m (682 ft) tall giantFerris wheel, was to have been constructed at Chaoyang Park, but went into receivership in 2010.[1]
Since 2005, theBeijing Pop Festival, featuring Chinese and international musical acts, has been held at Chaoyang Park each September.
A temporarybeach volleyball stadium was constructed at Chaoyang Park to host thebeach volleyball events of the2008 Summer Olympics, using sand shipped in fromHainan island.
