Nanhaizi Wetland Park

Nanhaizi Wetland Park

Nanhaizi Park is one of Beijing’s four major suburban parks and also the city’s largest wetland park, with a total planned area exceeding 11 square kilometers. The Beijing Nanhaizi Park opened on the morning of September 26, 2010, and began offering free admission to residents and visitors. Historically, Nanhaizi was the largest wetland in Beijing and functioned as an imperial hunting ground during the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, as well as an imperial garden during the Ming and Qing periods. The “Autumn Winds of the Southern Reserve” was listed as one of the “Ten Scenic Spots of Yanjing” alongside attractions like the “Snow-Covered Western Hills” as early as the Ming Dynasty, though it later deteriorated into a run-down suburban area with environmental issues.

Nanhaizi Park is located between the Daxing New Town, Yizhuang New Town, and central Beijing. The park is set to be fully completed by 2012, restoring 12,000 acres of ecological landscape, with one-fifth of the area covered by water. Key functional zones will include wetland scenery, imperial culture, milu deer conservation, and eco-leisure, highlighting historical and cultural features to revive the former glory of the imperial garden. This will complement both the Olympic Forest Park in northern Beijing and the historic-cultural landscapes in the city center, making Nanhaizi another ecological and cultural gem along Beijing’s north-south central axis.

Address: Jiuzhong Road, Daxing District, Beijing