Chimelong Qingyuan Forest Resort
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New satellite imagery from earlier this month shows that construction is progressing but very slowly.



Also new concept art for the theme park's huge giraffe castle and nearby zebra-themed hotel has been released:





Source: http://www.sohu.com/a/220572538_773723

Originally Posted by bigT

Any word on current project status? Apparently the resort is having some serious problems, and I heard that it might have been cancelled?

It is not cancelled - permits and plans as recently as this month keep getting submitted for the park. Example: http://www.qyup.gov.cn/cxghj/cags/201802/afc8fdc0506c4eae884d2ba35b457429.shtml

Any word on current project status? Apparently the resort is having some serious problems, and I heard that it might have been cancelled?

Source: http://www.gdqy.gov.cn/channel/qyszrzyj/pqgs/content/post_1143468.html

There's a new train line slated for opening alongside the resort.

According to the plan, the green line from the Guangqing Industrial Park in the northeast, followed by the Merrill Lynch Lake, Silver Light characteristics of the town, Changlong Forest Resort theme park, to Changlong South China tiger provenance base.

The project will be built in two phases, the initial realization of Guangqing inter-city silver station and Changlong theme park connectivity, later through the east and west to extend the two directions. The initial project line is 8.55 kilometers long, with 3 stops. Respectively, silver lamp, long Avenue, long theme park.

Source: http://www.gdqy.gov.cn/gdqy/wlyzx/201704/b414b3905ecf4085be3d26cb25e94f56.shtml

Construction progress from May 2017:





Phase 1 will be completed by the end of 2019

Source: http://www.0763f.com/news/folder148/2017-05-19/235805.html

In early May construction of the foundation on the first of many themed hotels that'll be a part of Chimelong Qingyuan Forest Resort began



Source: http://www.ysdjzazgs.com/?p=3067

I was able to finally find a somewhat high resolution layout of not the entire resort area but of the main theme park that's currently under construction. This layout is from 2015 so the actual layout could be different than what is shown above.

Source: http://www.hengqin.gov.cn/webapp/otherproject/info/getinfo.jsp?info_id=http://zwgk.hengqin.gov.cn/commission/zwdt/201512/fa65b5db56fb42e0bf3ab623edcb4e25.shtml

The main theme park itself which had its groundbreaking ceremony back in December 2016 will cost about $1.5 billion USD

Source: http://www.gdqy.gov.cn/gdqy/tpxw/201701/ebbd01ac79ee45f9939c31a13d808778.shtml

A look at the facility and just some of the animals already in temporary holding in Qingyuan for Chimelong Qingyuan Forest Resort:

- Elephants
- Giraffes
- Birds
- Red pandas
- Primates





















Sources: http://m.weibo.cn/status/4032327325249449 and http://m.weibo.cn/status/3962825066325836 and http://m.weibo.cn/status/3945721365915665 and http://m.weibo.cn/status/3934579867892441