Amusement Park sights in China
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Splendid China
Reverse roles at the adjacent Splendid China, home to miniature replicas of China's own famous sights. Included in the admission is China Folk Culture Village, which has two-dozen faux minority villages complete with minority-culture demonstrations. A mini-monorail run by the Shenzhen Happy Line Tour Co links the three parks, along with several other sights.
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New Yuan Ming Palace
Two kilometres northwest of Gǒngběi is a ‘been there, done that’ icon of Zhuhai, New Yuan Ming Palace. This massive theme park is a reproduction of the original imperial Yuan Ming Palace in Beijing, destroyed by British and French forces during the Second Opium War.
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Hong Kong Disneyland
One of America's most famous cultural exports finally landed in Hong Kong in late 2005. It's divided into four main areas – Main Street USA, Fantasyland, Adventureland and Tomorrowland – but don't expect too much. This is a very small-scale Disney franchise (although there are plans to expand it) with a solitary real adrenaline- inducing roller coaster ride (Space Mountain), while the rest of the park is made up of tamer attractions and of course is rammed with outlets selling Disney merchandise and fast food.
There's plenty for younger children to enjoy, including the full complement of Disney characters patrolling the park and the odd show re-creating great Disney…
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Ocean Park
It may have to compete with the natural crowd-pulling powers of Disneyland on Lantau, but for many Ocean Park remains the top theme park in Hong Kong. The accolade is in no small part thanks to a successful revamp of this local institution, which has seen new rides and attractions added to the constantly expanding site as well as consistently record-breaking visitor numbers. The presence of four giant pandas plus four very cute, rare red pandas – all gifts from the mainland – has also contributed to the dramatic turnaround in the park’s fortunes.
The park is divided into two main sections. The main entrance is on the Waterfront (lowland) side and is linked to the…
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