Chimelong Ocean Kingdom
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全球领先的海洋主题乐园 World Leading Ocean Theme Park |
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| Location | Chimelong International Ocean Resort, Fuxiang Bay, Hengqin, Zhuhai, People's Republic of China |
| Theme | Marine |
| Owner | Chimelong Group |
| Operated by | Chimelong Group |
| Opened | 29 March 2014 |
| Operating season | Year round |
| Visitors per annum | 7.5 million (2015 operating year |
| Area | 8 |
| Rides | |
| Roller coasters | 1 |
| Water rides | 2 |
| Website | zh |
Chimelong Ocean Kingdom is a theme park situated in Hengqin, Zhuhai, People's Republic of China. It is designed by PGAV Destinations. The park broke ground on 28 November 2010 and soft-opened on 28 January 2014. The grand opening occurred on 29 March 2014. The first phase of the park cost RMB 10 billion to build. It is part of the Chimelong International Ocean Resort, which aims to become the "Orlando of China". According to TEA and AECOM, it is the 13th most visited theme park in the world in 2015, with 7.5 million visitors.
There are eight themed areas inside the park, each representing a part of the ocean.
Journey of lights - Night time parade designed by Miziker Entertainment.
In 2015 Chimelong Ocean Kingdom won the Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement over 169 international candidates, marking the first time the award was given to a Chinese theme park.
Samuel Hung Ka-yiu, chairman of the Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society, said, "Ocean Kingdom seems to have imported everything. They are doing everything wrong. They are doing everything you don't want them to do". Examples include polar bears confined in small areas demonstrating "repetitive pacing, swaying, head-bobbing or circling" and skin disorders in penguins kept in a sub-tropical environment.
Further criticism arises from a recent trade of orcas between China and Russia. In 2013 Russia captured wild orcas in the Sea of Okhotsk, two of which have been sold to China. "Now, a conservation group monitoring the capture of killer whales says it has discovered that Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites) permits were applied for by Russia and granted for two wild-caught killer whales, also known as orcas, to be exported to China." Ocean Kingdom refuses to comment on whether they plan to display orcas in future but there are currently 50 aquariums in China, none of which have orcas on display.
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