Chaoyang Park
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Beijing Chaoyang Park is a park located on the site of the former Prince's Palace in Beijing
's Chaoyang District
.
The park's construction began in 1984 with it eventually growing to become 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 garden
s, 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 (682.4 ft) tall giant Ferris wheel
, was under construction at Chaoyang Park, but went into receivership in 2010.
, 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.
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
's Chaoyang District
Chaoyang District, Beijing
Chaoyang District is a district of Beijing, China.Chaoyang is home to the majority of Beijing's many foreign embassies, the well-known Sanlitun bar street, as well as Beijing's growing CBD. The Olympic Park, built for the 2008 Summer Olympics, is also in Chaoyang...
.
It features flower garden
Flower garden
A flower garden is any garden where flowers are grown for decorative purposes. Because flowers bloom at varying times of the year, and some plants are annual, dying each winter, the design of flower gardens can take into consideration to maintain a sequence of bloom and even of consistent color...
s, fairground with rides, including a roller coaster
Roller coaster
The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885...
, landscaped areas and several large swimming pools. Bicycles and boats may also be hired at various locations in the park.
The Beijing Great Wheel
Beijing Great Wheel
The Beijing Great Wheel is a tall giant Ferris wheel project. Located in eastern Beijing's Chaoyang Park, one of the 2008 Summer Olympics venues, its planned height exceeds that of the current world's tallest Ferris wheel record holder, the Singapore Flyer....
, a 208 m (682.4 ft) tall giant Ferris wheel
Ferris wheel
A Ferris wheel is a nonbuilding structure consisting of a rotating upright wheel with passenger cars attached to the rim in such a way that as the wheel turns, the cars are kept upright, usually by gravity.Some of the largest and most modern Ferris wheels have cars mounted on...
, was under construction at Chaoyang Park, but went into receivership in 2010.
Events
Since 2005, the Beijing Pop FestivalBeijing Pop Festival
The Beijing Pop Festival is a rock music festival held in Beijing, China's Chaoyang Park each September since 2005. It features rock bands from China as well as from overseas....
, featuring Chinese and international musical acts, has been held at Chaoyang Park each September.
Beach Volleyball Ground
The Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground is one of 9 temporary venues to be used for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It is located in Chaoyang Park in Beijing. The ground was used for the beach volleyball matches....
was constructed at Chaoyang Park to host the beach volleyball events
Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Volleyball competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from 9 to 24 August 2008. Indoor volleyball events were held at Capital Indoor Stadium and Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium...
of the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
, using sand shipped in from Hainan
Hainan
Hainan is the smallest province of the People's Republic of China . Although the province comprises some two hundred islands scattered among three archipelagos off the southern coast, of its land mass is Hainan Island , from which the province takes its name...
island.