Jinjiang Action Park () is a large

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 ...

at No. 201 Hongmei Road in

Xuhui District Xuhui District is a core urban district of Shanghai. It has a land area of and a population of 982,200 as of 2008. The Xuhui District is named after its namesake, the historic area of Xujiahui. Xujiahui was historically land owned by Ming dyna ...

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

. Founded in 1984, it is affiliated to the Jinjiang Group.

Rides and attractions

Roller coasters

Other attractions

Shanghai Ferris Wheel

Jinjiang Action Park is the home of the Shanghai Ferris Wheel, a giant tall

Ferris wheel A Ferris wheel (also called a Giant Wheel or an observation wheel) is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating upright wheel with multiple passenger-carrying components (commonly referred to as passenger cars, cabins, tubs, gondolas, capsules ...

. The wheel has a diameter of , and takes about 20–25 minutes to complete one rotation.Shanghai Jinjiang Amusement Park Introduction
Its 63-passenger cars can each carry 6 passengers who, on a clear day, can see the giant Oriental Pearl TV Tower in Pudong, the Songpu, Fengpu and Xupu bridges on the Huangpu River in the south, and Sheshan Hill in the west. Construction started in November 2002 and it began operating in May 2003, having cost over 10 million yuan (US$1.2 million) to build.

Transportation

The park can be reached by taking

Shanghai Metro Line 1 Line 1 is a north-south line of the Shanghai Metro. It runs from in the north, via to in the south. The first line to open in the Shanghai Metro system, line 1 serves many important points in Shanghai, including and Xujiahui. Due to the large ...

to Jinjiang Park station. Also, Hukun Expressway reach the park directly. As well, more than 20 bus routes have stops set up there.

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