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,

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 in Panyu District,

Properties

Guangzhou

Guangzhou Chimelong Tourist Resort is located in

, Guangdong, China. * Attractions ** Chimelong Paradise, home of the

10 Inversion Roller Coaster 10 Inversion Roller Coaster is a steel roller coaster at Chimelong Paradise amusement park in Guangzhou, Guangdong China. Completed in 2006, Tenth Ring is the second roller coaster in the world with 10 inversions, after Colossus in England's Th ...

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
* Hotels
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 *
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 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 ...

is located in Qingyuan,

, 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 **

Elephant Hotel The Elephant Hotel is a historic former hotel which today serves as the town hall in Somers, in Westchester County, New York, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on August 7, 1974 as Somers Town House ...

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

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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