China will also have its own LEGOLAND. The outline of the Shanghai LEGOLAND project is now largely complete, with all civil engineering work finished and the main structures of the individual buildings also completed. The Shanghai LEGOLAND Resort is scheduled to officially open to visitors in the summer of 2025 – something to look forward to!

The total investment in the Shanghai LEGOLAND Resort is estimated at US$550 million, making it one of the largest LEGOLAND Resorts globally. Located in Fengjing Town, Jinshan District, Shanghai, it benefits from an excellent location in the heart of the Yangtze River Delta region. As the southwestern gateway to Shanghai, Jinshan District is within an hour's drive of Shanghai's city center and covers 16 major cities in the Yangtze River Delta, including Suzhou, Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Huzhou, Wuxi, and Jiaxing.

The Shanghai LEGOLAND Resort has revealed eight themed areas and the LEGOLAND Hotel. These eight themes are: LEGO City, LEGO Castle, LEGO Friends, Monkie Kid, LEGO Ninjago, LEGOLAND Hotel, Bricktopia and Brick Street, and LEGO MINDSTORMS. Each offers endless surprises for children.

The "LEGO Monkie Kid" themed area is based on the Chinese classic novel "Journey to the West," a global exclusive premiere, showcasing the park's respect for and integration of Chinese culture.

The LEGO City theme area is an extremely popular LEGO area. Here, you can learn to drive, play coast guard, become a firefighter, ride a city train, and pilot a LEGO plane.

The Junior Driving School is designed specifically for children aged 3-5, allowing them to experience the fun of driving in a safe environment. Children aged 6-13 will learn road traffic rules at the driving school, drive in the city park, and receive their first driver's license.

The LEGO Castle area is more thrilling and exciting, with rides like the Dragon Coaster, Wizard's Flight, and the climb to the high tower requiring children to show their adventurous spirit. Experience the freedom and excitement of high-speed descents, feel the speed and passion amidst laughter, escape gravity, leave all your worries behind, and get ready for some unrestrained laughter.

The park also includes a shopping center, "Infinite Colorful Li," planned to open simultaneously with the park, offering family dining, a fun market, and a sports carnival, aiming to create a comprehensive experience combining shopping, dining, and entertainment.

Address: Fengjing Town, Jinshan District, Shanghai

At the start of 2025, Chimelong Group announced another piece of good news: following the Guangzhou and Zhuhai Hengqin Chimelong Resorts, the highly anticipated Qingyuan Chimelong Resort's first phase is about to begin trial operations! The first phase will open before the 2025 Spring Festival! Guangdong gains another Chimelong!

According to the plan, the first phase of the Qingyuan Chimelong Resort includes Chimelong Safari Park, Chimelong Forest Self-Driving Tour, Giraffe Castle Hotel and Chimelong Forest Hot Spring Park among other projects.

Chimelong Safari Park is a forest-themed park integrating forest exploration, animal interaction, themed entertainment, cultural performances, research and education conservation, and themed restaurants. Entering Chimelong Safari Park, from the South American rainforest to the African savannah, dozens of animal exhibition areas immersively recreate the animals' original ecological habitats. Visitors can walk and interact with animals up close, explore the mysteries of nature, and witness the miracles of life; or take a steam train across the African savannah, feeling the vitality of a life expedition. In addition, Chimelong Safari Park has also specially set up more than 30 fun amusement facilities and research and education experience projects. Children can not only have fun during their visits but also learn more about the habits of wild animals, gain natural science knowledge, learn the skills of "five masters" (nutritionists, conservationists, veterinarians, science communicators, and engineers), and experience the fun of personally caring for wild animals.

Qingyuan Chimelong focuses on forests, with key features including the Panda Home, the African Elephant Park, a giant Ferris wheel, and the Lost Kingdom. There are also unique attractions such as the World Garden and the World Insect Museum. This allows visitors to interact with over 100 species of wild animals in a broader and more immersive natural environment, a long-awaited highlight.

Since 2015, Qingyuan Chimelong has welcomed a group of African elephants, which have established a home and reproduced here. Qingyuan Chimelong has been conducting scientific research on African elephants, overcoming many challenges in the ex-situ conservation of African elephants, establishing a number of standards related to environment, nutrition, health, and disease prevention, and filling many gaps in the ex-situ conservation of large populations of African elephants in China.

In addition to the "veteran" African elephants at Chimelong, Qingyuan, other rare wild animals such as black rhinoceroses, white rhinoceroses, giraffes, zebras, African white storks, and black swans are also bred and raised there. Among them, the black rhinoceros and white rhinoceros, internationally recognized as difficult to breed, have also been successfully bred at Chimelong, Qingyuan, with several animal populations achieving three or even four generations living together.

Under the guidance of professional tour guides, visitors on the forest adventure can follow designated trails deep into the forest to observe and learn about various rare plants and animals. Wildlife viewing gives visitors the opportunity to observe a variety of rare plants and animals up close.

Chimelong Forest Self-Driving Tour With its extra-long exploration loop, it is the largest in area, with the most wildlife, and the wildest experience in China. Visitors can freely traverse themed areas such as Wild Horse Ridge, Bird Paradise, Deer Fairyland, Pink Lake, and Wild Elephant Valley by self-driving or taking an off-road truck, witnessing the spectacular sight of thousands of birds flying and hundreds of beasts running, and appreciating the three-dimensional ecological beauty of mountains, forests, and lakes. In Chimelong Forest Self-Driving Tour, Qingyuan, all things coexist harmoniously, and humans and nature jointly compose a symphony of life's rhythm.

The 27-kilometer forest self-driving tour is definitely a popular project, full of mystery and wild fun. It also passes through a primitive tribe, allowing you to experience the ecological beauty of the forest and lake and witness the breathtaking sight of thousands of birds flying. Of course, there are also amusement facilities, including thrilling roller coasters, exciting bungee jumping, and gentle carousels suitable for visitors of all ages.

△photo by@Dianping user Li Huasijing

Chimelong Giraffe Castle Hotel is the first parent-child themed hotel launched by Chimelong Holiday Resort, Qingyuan. Its theme is based on the story of the giraffe "Chieftain Family" from Chimelong's original animation film "Kaka Tiger's Great Adventure". The giraffe IP, as a cultural symbol, will also break the "fourth wall", combining virtual animation characters with the observation and interaction of real animals, innovating consumption scenarios, capturing emotional value, and creating a diversified immersive experience for tourists. The Giraffe Castle Hotel has nine themed room types, 1258 rooms, and 5 themed restaurants, integrating hot spring resort, banquet catering, parent-child play, and business conferences, to meet the various needs of guests.

Chimelong Forest Hot Spring Park is China's only compound "forest adventure" themed hot spring water park. Here, you can soak in the hot springs while watching parrots fly, tortoises stroll, and mongooses emerge from their burrows, encountering various forest friends. More than 40 hot spring pools, each uniquely designed. The indoor fantasy hot spring pool combines VP display technology with comfortable bathing equipment, using high-tech means to create a unique and dreamy hot spring experience.

Chimelong Holiday Resort, Qingyuan, fully utilizes Qingyuan's ecological advantages and cultural heritage as the "back garden" of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, incorporating Chimelong's 35 years of experience, wisdom, and creativity, and proactively planning with forest landscapes and rare plants and animals as the core, creating a diversified business model that takes into account ecological construction. It not only provides more job opportunities for local residents but also drives the sustainable development of related industries such as accommodation, catering, transportation, and commerce in surrounding areas, practically contributing to the "High-Quality Development Project of Hundreds of Counties, Thousands of Towns, and Ten Thousands of Villages" and the Green and Beautiful Guangdong ecological construction. In the future, Chimelong will continue to actively participate in the overall reform and opening-up of the Party and the state, adhering to the concept of "harmonious coexistence between humans and nature", creating a better home for animals, and bringing more happiness and joy to tourists.

After the opening of the first phase of the Chimelong project in Qingyuan, it will strongly promote the prosperity of related industries such as tourism, transportation, shopping, catering, and homestays in the surrounding areas. With the imminent opening of the scenic area, the supporting construction of surrounding villages and towns, as well as the emergence of pedestrian streets, food streets, and homestay apartments, the implementation of measures such as widening roads, installing streetlights, green belt renovation, and the beautification and renovation of old houses, has given the surrounding "rural appearance" a new look. Qingyuan maglev will also officially open before the opening of Chimelong Scenic Area, Qingyuan.

The most convenient way to quickly reach the scenic area is via the Guangzhou-Qingyuan Intercity Railway. Whether it is tourists from other places arriving at Guangzhou Baiyun Airport by plane or local tourists from Qingyuan, they can take the intercity railway and seamlessly transfer to the Qingyuan maglev train at the Guangqing Intercity Yinzhan Station to travel to Chimelong, Qingyuan.

According to the website of the Qingyuan Municipal Transportation Bureau, in order to implement Chimelong's bus service guarantee, the Chimelong Forest Holiday Resort bus terminal (single-sided), the maglev Chimelong Station connecting bus terminal, and 13 stations along Qinghui Middle Road, Qinghui South Road, Lianhu Avenue, Guangqing Avenue, and Forest Avenue have been built. It is planned to open two bus shuttle lines and five tourist bus express lines to achieve bus service coverage connecting the city center, the vocational education city area, the Jingguang High-speed Railway Yuantan train station transportation hub, the Guangqing Industrial Park and Meilinhu area, and the maglev Chimelong Station.

At the same time, according to the "Qingyuan City Commercial Development Plan (2023-2030)", Qingyuan will build a new Chimelong tourism and commerce business district, positioned as a regional business district, and build a key tourism and cultural node and life service center integrating "tourism, entertainment, shopping, commerce, leisure, and dining" around the Chimelong Forest Animal Theme Park and the maglev station. Next, we will accelerate the construction of the Chimelong Forest Tourism Resort and the TOD commercial center of the Qingyuan maglev tourism line Chimelong Station, configure complete catering, entertainment, shopping, hotel, and homestay business formats around the Chimelong Forest Resort, develop existing land, and build a themed park commercial and entertainment integrated street area. At the same time, we will build community commercial centers to improve the commercial service level of residential groups around Chimelong, and introduce diversified formats such as well-known resort hotels, boutique hotels, characteristic homestays, and high-end commercial squares for integrated development, strengthen the "Chimelong" brand building, and enhance the brand awareness of the business district.

Address: Qingyuan District, Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province

Built with 40,000 tons of steel structure, 5 professional racing snow tracks, a 100,000-square-meter snow field, an 83-meter drop, and a longest single track of 450 meters. Shenzhen Qianhai Huafa Ice and Snow World uses the strongest steel to support the softest snow. After completion, it will be the first in China in terms of height difference and the longest single track, and the largest indoor snow world in the world! The expected opening time is the end of 2025.

Shenzhen, a city with an average annual temperature of 23℃, has no record of real snow since meteorological records began in the 1950s. However, this year, you can enjoy the thrill of "snow" at the largest indoor snow field in the world right at your doorstep!

As the world's largest indoor ski resort with the greatest vertical drop, longest single track, highest domestic capacity, and most professional slides, the project's construction difficulty is undeniable. The day it officially opens to the public, it is bound to give Shenzhen, a city that rarely sees snow, "a little shock!".

The project covers an area of approximately 339,300 square meters, with the main snow center covering approximately 10 square meters, equivalent to 11 football fields. The snow resort is designed with the concept of "Blue Whale Leaping the Sea," using a super-large main steel structure combined with a concrete snow track plate structure. The overall shape of the steel structure is combined with metal curtain wall decorative panels to outline the external lines. From afar, the entire project resembles a streamlined "blue whale" leaping from the deep sea, making the "miracle city" of Shenzhen once again excited about snow.

The indoor snow resort will feature five professional-level ski slopes, two terrain parks, and a snow play area, with a constant temperature of -5℃ to -3℃ year-round. Upon completion, it will become the world's lowest-latitude top-level indoor snow resort. Shenzhen's "ice and snow world" will also bring new warmth to the entire Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the international community.

After opening, it will combine the upstream and downstream of the ice and snow industry chain to create a new urban tourism landmark engine that combines professionalism, entertainment, and the promotion of the ice and snow industry. Integrating the advantages of sea-based farms, international airports, and exhibition resources, it will become another world-class landmark business district in Shenzhen. At that time, Shenzhen will also become the "Harbin" of South China.

Address: Nanhuan Road, Bao'an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province

Those who love skiing are certainly familiar with the Snow Ruyi in Zhangjiakou's Chongli. The new ski slope, which opened at the end of 2024, is wide and smooth. Unexpectedly, Snow Ruyi has even more surprises; you can now visit during the other three seasons as well. Snow Ruyi Valley Park is located to the right of the Chongli Olympic Park National Ski Jumping Center and between the biathlon center venues. It covers an area of 40,000 square meters. It is expected to officially open on May 1, 2025.

It consists of five major parts: non-powered facilities, mechanical amusement equipment, snow carnival, military research and study, and happy pets, creating family-friendly research and study, outdoor expansion, and all-family, all-season tourism projects.

Among them, the Valley of Dreams Ferris wheel, with a main height of 46 meters, stands among the verdant mountains, facing the Snow Ruyi large ski jump. With 26 panoramic cabins, you can enjoy a 360-degree view of the scenery outside the window, picking Ruyi, overlooking the three mountains, "Happy to see thousands of waves on the ski slope, and the setting sun under the green grass."

The Ruyi Waterside, which has already started construction, is located between Taiqi Road and Fenghuang Road in the Chongli Olympic Park. It covers an area of 70,000 square meters, with a water area of 27,600 square meters. It consists of four sections: high-altitude amusement, starry sky camp, lakeside flavor, and water amusement.

Among them, star projects such as high-altitude drifting, step-by-step thrills, high-altitude bicycles, high-altitude zip lines, and lazy bungee jumping, interactive boat tours, non-powered carnivals, starry sky camps and fashionable outdoor dining, and paddleboard instruction form an ecological micro-vacation life circle. It is also expected to officially open on May 1, 2025.

At the same time, a small ski jump with a length of 100 meters, a width of 10 meters, and a maximum height of 20.5 meters will be built in the area to the left of the Snow Ruyi's right-hand helipad and the road leading to the ski equipment hall (opposite the Snow Ruyi Ski Town). It will provide introductory instruction for ski jumping beginners and youth ski jumping research and study, and it is a competition arena for ski jumping masters. During the ski season, it will also be combined with snow play projects to make the jump more enjoyable and allow everyone to fully experience the charm of ski jumping.

Address: Guqi Road, Chongli District, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province

Nanhu Amusement Park, which carries countless childhood memories of old Cantonese people, has completed its initial transformation, and the sci-fi themed park "Star Epoch World·Nanhu Amusement Park" will make a stunning debut! Expected to open in early 2025!

As the first theme park in South China and one of Guangzhou's landmark scenic spots, Nanhu Amusement Park opened on September 28, 1985, and was once known as one of the "Four Great Amusement Parks in Guangzhou," along with Oriental Amusement Park, World Wonders, and Aerospace Wonders. It was the "Happy Planet" of countless Guangzhou people's childhoods.

Today, the amusement park is back, with the design team cleverly blending fantasy and futuristic elements with imagination and creativity to create six sci-fi scenes: Star Gate Corridor Bridge, Future Plaza, Core Maze, Enlightenment Forest, Cloud Water Stage, and Star Cloud Restaurant, creating a series of immersive experience spaces for visitors.

A reciprocating roller coaster that combines excitement, fantasy, and plot awaits you. Visitors will be on the Photon Voyage's ejector, slowly rising to a height of 36.8 meters, passing through the 303-meter Photon Voyage track, experiencing the ultimate thrill of weightlessness, inversion, and centrifugal force. This is not only a pure speed journey, but also an extreme adventure through the Star Epoch.

In the new amusement park, visitors can slowly ascend the 58-meter-high space ladder, feeling the wonderful experience brought by the rotational inertia force, and enjoying a 360-degree panoramic view of the planetary scenery of the Star Epoch World.

The Si Xing Dian is an interactive and artistic mirror-surrounded space where visitors can lie down and watch the giant screen in the center of the Si Xing Dian, immersively enjoying the mysterious stories from outer space and encountering extraterrestrial civilizations.

Unlike traditional theme parks, the new Nanhu Amusement Park will bring a new worldview and new gameplay. The park will invite visitors to experience a role-playing game in the form of invitations, experiencing immersive real-scene gameplay, experiencing different worldviews based on different storylines, and uncovering more easter eggs.

Many people have already expressed their intention to bring their families to relive these beautiful childhood memories.

Address: No. 983, Tongheroad, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province

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