Where will the Nanjing Ginkgo Lake Theme Park, the world's largest theme park, be built?

Experience the fairy tale world in "Lilliput", feel the thrills on the roller coaster, and enjoy the fantasy of time and space in the 4D theater - the super large theme park is known as the "Dream Factory" of tourism. However, looking around the Yangtze River Delta, there is Suzhou Paradise in Suzhou, "Song City" in Hangzhou, and "Disney" under construction in Shanghai, but Nanjing has always lacked such an "aircraft carrier" for the tourism industry.

“The dream will soon come true in Jiangning.” The reporter learned yesterday from the relevant departments of Jiangning District that the Tianyou “Longmen Array” theme amusement park with an investment of 800 million yuan and an area of ??400 acres will be opened in June this year. Construction has started in Tangshan, Jiangning. At the same time, the Ginkgo Lake large-scale theme park with a total investment of US$310 million is purchasing and introducing large-scale equipment and is expected to open to the outside world by the end of next year.

What does it mean to have two super-large playgrounds built “at your doorstep”? The person in charge of the District Tourism Bureau said without hesitation: You have no choice but to come to Jiangning!

Cliff roller coaster, amphibious night roller coaster, catapult motorcycle roller coaster, family roller coaster, jumping machine, soaring into the sky... The rides in Tianyou Theme Park are most suitable for young tourists who like thrills. Among them, the large-scale water park "China Dead Sea" will use high-tech means to allow tourists to enjoy the fun of lying directly on the water and reading a book.

“As the tourism market becomes more and more segmented, experiential tourism products become more and more popular, and young tourists have become the main force in this market,” the person in charge of the Tianyou project told reporters, Today’s tourists focus on whether they can participate and whether the attractions are “fun”.

Relying on the beautiful natural environment, the planned large-scale Ginkgo Lake theme amusement park also has a "fun" selling point: Ferris wheels, roller coasters, highly entertaining fitness projects, and adventure experiences full of natural wildness. Each of the competitive games with a strong "gunpowder smell" allows tourists to participate in it, making it fully "enjoyable".

A person in charge of the Jiangning District Tourism Bureau told reporters: “In the traditional tourism concept, tourists need freshness, so it is generally difficult for ordinary attractions to attract tourists to come back again, but theme parks are different. It is enjoyment and fun, just like 'Disney', which makes guests have to come and want to come again."

Many cities have such a dream to build large-scale amusement parks. The question is, once a big project is launched, will there be any customers? Is there any reward? Will the "tourist city" become a "ghost city"?

“Wuhu Tourism is originally unknown, but Fantawild Happy Valley Theme Park, which opened last year, receives 2 million tourists a year, and the resulting tourism consumption and related industry benefits are worth billions. "In March this year, after returning from an inspection trip to Wuhu, Jiangning's deputy district chief in charge of tourism was deeply shocked: "In this current situation, the tourism industry is running very slowly."

In fact, Jiangning is very slow. The district’s tourism reception volume has maintained a double-digit growth rate for many consecutive years. From January to April this year, the district received 1.08 million tourists, a year-on-year increase of 20.9%, and tourism revenue reached 540 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 28.5%. “From a vertical perspective, "Jiangning tourism is developing rapidly, but looking at Nanjing and even the Yangtze River Delta, the potential of Jiangning tourism is far from being unleashed." Miao Xiumei, director of the Jiangning Tourism Bureau, believes that what she lacks is the trump card of "big projects."

“Tangshan hot spring bathing and farmhouse dining attract more than 1 million people from southern Jiangsu, Shanghai and Nanjing every year, but there is more than enough leisure and insufficient entertainment.” A person in charge of the Tangshan Subdistrict Office believes that with the With the country's leading modern amusement park, coupled with the Republic of China-style street, mid-to-high-end hotels and other supporting facilities that have already been constructed, Tangshan's tourists and tourism revenue will "at least more than double."

“Tourism is a growing rigid social demand. Wherever it can be met, demand will flow.” Miao Xiumei said.

In order to accelerate the development of tourism, Jiangning has introduced a series of incentive and support policies, placing the tourism industry in a prominent position in the development of the top ten leading industries, and driving the optimization and upgrading of the region's industrial structure through tourism.

“In the past, there was a view that tourism was a dispensable additional industry. Now it seems that tourism can become a pillar industry or even a leading industry in a regional modern service industry.” The person in charge of Jiangning District told Reporter, under the international financial crisis, the largest project in Jiangning's service industry this year is tourism, and the fastest growing is the tourism industry. Large-scale theme parks are far more than just entertainment. The strong popularity they bring will have a continuous pulling effect on cultural creativity, retail catering, ecological agriculture, etc. "If you invest 1 yuan, the comprehensive income can reach more than 20 yuan, and what you earn is added value."

Seize tourism opportunities in advance. In Qianshitang Village, Hengxi Street, adjacent to Ginkgo Lake Theme Park, a thousand acres of bamboo forest has begun to take shape. After environmental improvement, the newly packaged "Shitang Bamboo Sea" The eco-tourism village will open its doors at the end of May. The local person in charge, who is busy promoting promotions and promoting the brand, confidently said: "Our place is completely comparable to Zhouzhuang, Suzhou and Wuzhen, Zhejiang."

Investment of 30 million With the newly renovated Niushou Mountain Scenic Area, ongoing cultural festivals throughout the year, and hotel facilities under construction, Jiangning is accelerating the development of a "big tourism industry."

This year, Jiangning District will build and renew 39 key tourism projects of various types, including large playgrounds, with a planned investment scale of nearly 3 billion yuan. The investment intensity and construction scale are unprecedented. After all these facilities are completed, it will happen to be the subway When the southern extension of Line 1 is opened to traffic, and the Shanghai-Nanjing intercity railway and the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway are completed, the competitiveness of Jiangning tourism will be at the forefront of East China, and the annual comprehensive sales scale is expected to reach 5-10 billion yuan.

“This looks like a dream, but it is already here.” said the person in charge of the Jiangning District Tourism Bureau.