China plans to build the world's largest theme park and resort, worth $8 billion

2015-09-15 2015-09-15T09:17:23Z

Arabiaweather.com - China plans to build the world's largest theme park and resort in Tongzhou, east of Beijing, with investments of 50 billion yuan ($7.98 billion).

The Middle East News Agency quoted the Chinese People's Daily as saying that the signing ceremony for the project took place yesterday in New York between the Chinese side of the Chinese government and Universal Studios, noting that this park is the first of its kind in China and that the planned area is four square kilometres, of which 1.2 square kilometres. square kilometers for the central area, where the construction area will reach 2.02 million square meters, including 790 thousand square meters for the central area.

She added that the construction of the first phase of the project will be completed within five years as planned, as it will be opened in 2019, and the second phase includes a second park, a water park and five other resorts. The Universal Park will pay tribute to Beijing around the beloved Hollywood characters that have found great success and acceptance with the Chinese, such as "Harry Potter" and "Transformers" and others.

According to the newspaper, the famous Hollywood director Steven Spielberg will be among the participants with their ideas in designing the park. Beijing World Park is expected to receive more than 10 million visitors each year, with a potential peak of 15 million visitors per year. The park is expected to have an average annual income of 8 billion yuan and become a new engine for economic development in the Tongzhou region and in the entire city of Beijing. Related institutions expect the park to create about 10,000 direct jobs and 100,000 indirect jobs.

This resort will be a destination for tourists in all seasons, whatever the weather conditions.