Beijing Nanhaizi wetland park, part of which was converted from a landfill, has opened to the public.
The whole park, which is located in the south of Beijing and covers 11.7 square kilometers, will be the largest wetland park in Beijing upon completion of the second phase in 2012. The first phase cost RMB600 million (US$89.6 million).
Nanhaizi Park is located in the Da Xing District along the No. 5 Ring Road and includes a glade landscape zone, an imperial culture zone, an ecological zone for leisure and a preserve for milu, a species of deer unique to China.
Nanhaizi Park was once an imperial park for five dynasties, but it was changed into Southern Farm after New China was established.
China.org.cn reports that Nanhaizi Park is the first important ecological project of the South Beijing Plan.
Categories