Chimelong Qingyuan Forest Resort
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A news article came out today talking about the status of Chimelong Qingyuan

According to the article local residents are excited for the upcoming theme park but progress is slow.

At the main gate of Qingyuan Chimelong, the wide Chimelong Avenue has been completed. The green hills belonging to Qingyuan Chimelong are endless. A few workers are working on the roadside. The maglev train in the distance has not been completed, and no workers are seen. It’s hard to find traces of the Chimelong Station.

Chimelong declined to comment on the article.

A few workers seen near the site:



Chimelong Avenue, which runs along the edge of what will be the park:



Source: https://www.jiemian.com/article/4729799.html

There's a lot of information in this article as it's mainly about high housing prices in areas where promises are being made about improved infrastructure before those improvements are made but it also has info about the proposed park. Looks like this article was posted 8th June but I may be wrong as the translation isn't great...

The current situation of Qingyuan Chimelong site photographed by netizens

It is reported that the slow construction of Qingyuan Chimelong is closely related to the slow construction of Qingyuan Transportation. Qingyuan originally planned to have a maglev tour line. The line has Chimelong Theme Park Station, which is connected to Yinqing Station of Guangqing City Rail. However, as with the construction of the Guangqing City Rail, the construction cycle of this maglev line has been postponed repeatedly. The dedicated line, which was originally scheduled to open to traffic at the end of 2019, has not yet been clearly opened.

Qingyuan Metro Station under construction

Source: https://card.weibo.com/article/m/show/id/2309404513631042666933?_wb_client_=1&object_id=1022%3A2309404513631042666933&extparam=lmid--4513631045232366&luicode=10000011&lfid=231522type%3D1%26t%3D10%26q%3D%23%E5%B9%BF%E5%B7%9E%E8%B4%AD%E6%88%BF%23&featurecode=newtitlewm%3D3333_2001sourcetype%3Dqqfrom%3D1095093010

Chimelong's park in Qingyuan is still in development slowly but surely - on April 21 government officials met with Chimelong's founder, Su Zhigang, at what I believe to be a little preview center for the park at the temporary animal holding center. The government committee that was involved in the meeting committed "to ensure the orderly progress of the construction of the Qingyuan Chimelong project."



Source: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/tjcm6h1b7-lQGTFoS075vw

Construction on the park is basically nonexistent right now and the Qingyuan Maglev rapid transit line that will have a station at the park has been significantly delayed with some parts of the system having been suspended. In a recent article reporting about the lack of progress the Qingyuan government and Chimelong Group were contacted for comment and no response was given...

Source: http://www.cb.com.cn/index/show/bzyc/cv/cv13443561646

This project is not completely dead but Chimelong is allocating most if not all of their resources right now to completing Chimelong Marine Science Park in Zhuhai, which is also opening much later than originally intended.

On January 15 Qingyuan government officials met with Su Zhigang, the founder of Chimelong Group, to discuss the progress of the resort which they hope will open "as soon as possible." The park's planning and construction has been accelerated and the plan is now for the first phase to open in 2021 (originally the park was supposed to open this year).

Recently released concept art for the park's entrance and hotel area:





Sources: http://qc.qyzf.gov.cn/articledo.php?cid=791&aid=15149 and http://www.inparkmagazine.com/aecom-chinese-pipeline-report/

The current work of Qingyuan Chimelong is progressing in an orderly manner.

Some of the infrastructure construction around the Qingyuan Chimelong project was not perfect, which was the main reason for the slowdown in construction progress.

Sources: http://gz.newhouse.fang.com/2018-10-22/29960691.htm and https://www.instagram.com/p/BpPg_pRA_03/

Latest update:

The Forest Park is located on the north side of the Jubilee Plate and has a total planning area of ​​about 2,000 mu. It is designed with 17 different theme zones , including Forest Avenue, Giraffe Area, Giraffe Castle, 5D Cinema, Flying Theater, Large Equestrian Performance Area, and "Monster Hunt" movie themed area. Combining animal displays, amusement projects, and performing special effects organically, creating a super theme park with the theme of forests and the harmonious coexistence of humans and animals. The forest park is designed to receive 8 million visitors each year, 55,000 people on peak days, 24 major amusement facilities, 6 animal exhibition areas, and 6 large-scale theaters (stadiums).

At present, the construction of two roads in the park has been completed. The front parking lot, park entrance, and Giraffe Castle, the core building of the Forest Park, are being excavated. The construction of comprehensive pipeline corridors and flood discharge channels in the park continued to advance in an orderly manner.

The theme hotel clusters are located in the entrance area of ​​the Forest Park, with a planned land area of ​​approximately 900 acres. The hotel is designed with a total of 4,500 guest rooms, including the Giraffe Hotel, Elephant Hotel, Zebra Hotel, Rhino Hotel and International Conference Center, and indoor water park. 7000 car parking spaces and 5000 square metre banquet hall.

At present, the foundation pit support project for parking lots in the front of the hotel complex has been fully completed, and the construction of the hotel group has been proceeding in an orderly manner. The first phase of the project is planned to be completed and opened in 2019.

Source: https://www.xuehua.us/2018/06/09/%E9%95%BF%E9%A2%88%E9%B9%BF%E5%9F%8E%E5%A0%A1%E5%BC%80%E6%8C%96%E5%9F%BA%E6%A1%A9%EF%BC%8C%E6%B8%85%E8%BF%9C%E9%95%BF%E9%9A%86%E6%9C%80%E6%96%B0%E8%BF%9B%E5%B1%95%E5%87%BA%E7%82%89%EF%BC%81%E5%BB%BA/

It is said that the project has slowed down. Also, there is a rumor that GGE has been removed from the project. I was looking forward to this project. It was supposed to be another big piece of work from GGE. But I heard that GGE is working on another theme park project in China, the Evergrande Fairytale world.

New high resolution layout of Chimelong Qingyuan Forest Resort

A few attractions can clearly be identified in the layout including a 5D theater, a kiddie roller coaster, a central body of water for shows, a tiger-themed river rapids (fun fact: originally Disney's Animal Kingdom's river rapids was going to be tiger-themed), and a hippopotamus-themed log flume/splashdown-type ride. I am not able to spot the previously announced signature giraffe castle, world's largest aviary, and hilltop observation wheel. Can anyone spot any of those?



As of March 2018, land has been completely cleared for the four resorts that can be seen in the top right of the layout. The two resorts located along the animals exhibits are currently under construction. Little to no land clearing has taken place so far for the theme park itself.

Note the waterpark layout pictured below and in the top right of the main layout. I spot about 10 waterslides, a large lazy river, two wave pools, and an aqua coaster.



Source: http://www.gdqy.gov.cn/frontapp/ghj/pqgs/detail.jsp?keyword=&sdate=&edate=&curPage=11&pageSize=10&num=7

Source: https://m.weibo.cn/status/4216351839411838