Chimelong Group Co., Ltd. () is a Chinese company that owns and operates theme parks in China. The company also owns restaurants, hotels, and other businesses. It is one of the leading Chinese

amusement park An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central ...

operators. The company was founded in 1989 by Su Zhigang, a local resident in

Panyu Panyu, alternately romanized as Punyu, is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. It was a separate county-level city before its incorporation into modern Guangzhou in 200 ...

Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...

Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...

, who first established Xiangjiang Restaurant, his first enterprise under Chimelong Group, prior to its upgrading into the current Xiangjiang Hotel in

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. Inspired by his success in the catering business, Su, after several field research visits to safari parks overseas, soon set up his mind to open a private zoo; his aim was to allow the Chinese citizens to see wildlife from all over the world, without going abroad. This gave birth to the establishment o
Chimelong Safari Park, formerly known as Xiangjiang Safari Park
in Guangzhou, China, th

at present. The headquarters is located on the grounds of

Guangzhou Chimelong Tourist Resort Guangzhou Chimelong Tourist Resort () is a theme park resort located in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China and owned by Chimelong Group. The resort currently consists of one theme park, one circus venue, two zoological parks, one waterpark, and three h ...

Panyu District Panyu, alternately romanized as Punyu, is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. It was a separate county-level city before its incorporation into modern Guangzhou in 200 ...

Properties

Guangzhou

is located in

, Guangdong, China. * Attractions **

Chimelong Paradise Chimelong Paradise () is a major amusement park in Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Opened on April 12, 2006, Chimelong Paradise is the largest amusement park in China and boasts the 10 Inversion Roller Coaster, which prior to the o ...

, home of the 10 Inversion Roller Coaster and Dive Coaster *
Chimelong International Circus
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Chimelong Water Park
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Chimelong Safari Park, birthplace of the world's only surviving panda triplets
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Chimelong Birds Park
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Chimelong Hotel

Chimelong Panda Hotel

Panyu Xiangjiang Hotel

Zhuhai

Chimelong International Ocean Resort Chimelong International Ocean Tourist Resort () is a theme park resort located in Hengqin, Zhuhai, China and owned by Chimelong Group. The resort currently consists of one theme park, two theaters and three themed hotels. With a 20 billion yuan in ...

is located in

Hengqin Hengqin (, pt, Ilha da Montanha) is an island in Zhuhai, a prefecture-level city and Special economic zones of China, special economic zone in Guangdong, Guangdong Province of the China, People's Republic of China. It has a population of about ...

Zhuhai Zhuhai (, ; Yale: ''Jyūhói''), also known as Chuhai is a prefecture-level city located on the west bank of Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, on the southeastern edge of Pearl ...

, China and opened in 2014. * Attractions **

Chimelong Ocean Kingdom Chimelong Ocean Kingdom is a theme park situated in Hengqin, Zhuhai, People's Republic of China. It was designed by PGAV Destinations. The park broke ground on 28 November 2010 and soft-opened on 28 January 2014. The grand opening occurred on 29 ...

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Hengqin Theatre, Circus

Chimelong Theater
**Chimelong Marine Science Park - Under Construction * Hotels *
Chimelong Hengqin Bay Hotel
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Chimelong Penguin Hotel
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Chimelong Circus Hotel
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Chimelong Ying Hai Hotel and Apartments
**Chimelong Marine Science Hotel

Qingyuan

Chimelong Qingyuan Forest Resort is located in

Qingyuan Qingyuan, formerly romanized as Tsingyun, is a prefecture-level city in northern Guangdong province, China, on the banks of the Bei or North River. During the 2020 census, its total population was 3,969,473, out of whom 1,738,424 lived in the ...

, China and is under construction. The park will feature an 88-metre tall building named “Giraffe Castle” and the world's largest aviary, occupying an area of 5 hectares. The four-themed hotels will provide a total of 3,500 rooms. *Attractions **

Chimelong Forest Kingdom Chimelong Group Co., Ltd. () is a Chinese company that owns and operates theme parks in China. The company also owns restaurants, hotels, and other businesses. It is one of the leading Chinese amusement park operators. The company was founded in ...

*Hotels **

Giraffe Hotel The giraffe is a large African even-toed ungulate, hoofed mammal belonging to the genus ''Giraffa''. It is the Largest mammals#Even-toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant on Earth. Traditiona ...

** Elephant Hotel **

Zebra Hotel Zebras (, ) (subgenus ''Hippotigris'') are African equines with distinctive black-and-white striped coats. There are three living species: the Grévy's zebra (''Equus grevyi''), plains zebra (''E. quagga''), and the mountain zebra (''E. zeb ...

Rhino Hotel A rhinoceros (; ; ), commonly abbreviated to rhino, is a member of any of the five extant species (or numerous extinct species) of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae. (It can also refer to a member of any of the extinct species o ...

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Chimelong
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About Chimelong
(English) Conglomerate companies of China Companies based in Guangzhou Chinese companies established in 1988 Amusement park companies Amusement park developers Privately held companies of China Chinese brands Entertainment companies established in 1988 {{China-company-stub