World's Largest Aquarium, Opens In China

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Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, World's Largest Aquarium, Opens In China
The Huffington Post | by Lisa_Miller
Posted: 04/03/2014

China is taking the aquarium experience to a whole new level.

The Guinness Book of World Records confirmed Monday that Chimelong Ocean Kingdom set five world records, including claiming the title of the largest aquarium in the world.

Chimelong Ocean Kingdom also hold the records for "largest underwater viewing dome, largest aquarium tank, largest aquarium window and largest acrylic panel," Guinness Book of World Records reports. The aquarium boasts a total water volume of 12.87 million gallons.

The park offers seven different aquatic-themed areas, with each symbolizing a different part of the ocean. It's part of Chimelong Hengqin Bay Hotel, which is the largest ecologically-themed hotel China.

Check out photos of the park below.

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  Tourists visit the worlds biggest aquarium at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, the largest ocean theme park in the world, in Hengqin island of Zhuhai city, south Chinas Guangdong province, 28 January 2014. (Imaginechina)
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[Android]

looks awesome

 

[SpArK]

FantastiC.

Great Pics.

 

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[chhota bheem]

great @shuttler post some more close up pic

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Oh man I love Aquariums.

But when I look at the fish I get really hungry.

 

[chhota bheem]

can anyone tell how much it costs to setup an aquarium with sea fishes.

Oh man I love Aquariums.

But when I look at the fish I get really hungry.

ok there is something which we both like.

 

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above photo credits (second pic from top):.tongyue.com

 

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[cnleio]

... AWESOME ... a good place for visiting HuangZhou city next time

 

[IND151]

Looks very good.

 

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Chimelong is huge，with ”Ocean Kingdom“ being the latest addition to its ever-growing business empire。

The company has just started 3 programmes on the same island Hengqin：two luxury hotels with 2700 rooms and a 5D movie theater for a total investment of 5 billion yuan。

There are currently over 60 major projects under development by the company。

 

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The Ocean Kingdom is the first of 6 theme parks that Guangdong Chimelong Group Co. plans to build on Hengqin Island。