AMAZING INFRASTRUCTURE: THE LARGEST AQUARIUM IN THE WORLD

Can you imagine standing under the ocean and viewing live water animals without ever getting wet? That is what the experience is like in the largest aquarium in the world, the Chimelong Ocean Kingdom.

Travel Mar 6, 2023 0 147 Add to Reading List

AMAZING INFRASTRUCTURE: THE LARGEST AQUARIUM IN THE WORLD

Did you know that the largest aquarium in the world is located in China and that it will take roughly 13 million gallons (or 48.75 million litres) of water to fill its enclosures?

Can you imagine standing under the ocean and viewing live water animals without ever getting wet? That is what the experience is like in the largest aquarium in the world, the Chimelong Ocean Kingdom.

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

The first phase of the park cost RMB 10 billion to build. It is part of the Chimelong International Ocean Tourist Resort, which aims to become the "Orlando of China". According to TEA and AECOM, it was the 10th most visited theme park in the world in 2018, with 10.83 million visitors.

Among its attractions are a wide range of amusement rides and animal shows, as well as the world's largest oceanarium with a total of 48.75 million litres (12,880,000 US gal; 10,720,000 imp gal) of water. The aquarium is home to about 20,000 rare fish of different species such as manta rays, sharks and sea turtles.

In 2015, Chimelong Ocean Kingdom won the Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement over 169 international candidates, marking the first time the award was given to a Chinese theme park.

The ocean park holds the Guinness world record for being the largest aquarium in the world, it also had the largest aquarium window in the world according to the Guinness World Records, a single acrylic panel measuring 39.6 by 8.3 metres (130 by 27 ft). The Journey of Lights parade won the 2018 Thea Award for outstanding achievement - live show.

The attraction, which took three years to build features eight themed zones, each representing a part of the ocean, as well as rides, hotels, a 5D cinema and a circus. It’s part of Chimelong Hengqin Bay Hotel, which with 1,888 rooms, is the largest ecologically-themed hotel in China.