Shanhaiguan Happy Ocean Park

Shanhaiguan Happy Ocean Park

Shanhaiguan Happy Ocean Park is a high-end, eco-friendly urban coastal park built against a backdrop of blue skies, clear seas, and golden sands. It integrates sightseeing, entertainment, leisure, dynamic thrills, physical participation, and science education, with themes such as underwater sightseeing, water recreation, large marine mammal displays, and cultural performances. The park spans 400 acres with a total investment of 300 million yuan, and is a super-sized ocean park meticulously developed over three years. It is also a high-end, eco-friendly theme park set against blue skies, clear seas, green trees, and golden sands, integrating sightseeing, entertainment, leisure, dynamic thrills, physical participation, and science education. Visitors can not only observe groups of dolphins, sea lions, beluga whales, seals, walruses, polar bears, fur seals, and penguins, but also enjoy exciting performances by sea lions, dolphins, and beluga whales. They can take submarine tours or go diving to play with fish, experiencing the joy of exploring the mysteries of the underwater world, as well as watch distinctive cultural performances and high-end large-scale artistic shows. It is located on the south side of Longyuan Avenue in Shanhaiguan District, Qinhuangdao City—one of China’s premier tourist destinations—280 kilometers from the capital Beijing and just 2 kilometers from Laolongtou, the eastern starting point of the Great Wall and a national AAAA-level scenic area.

In terms of economic location, Qinhuangdao is one of China's first fourteen coastal open cities, situated at the center of the Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan, Bohai Rim, and Northeast Asia economic zones. The city enjoys convenient transportation, with railways connected nationwide, including the Beijing-Shenyang, Beijing-Qinhuangdao, and Daqin lines running across the urban area. Qinhuangdao Airport is just 2 kilometers from the park and operates flights to 13 cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Kunming, Xi'an, Shijiazhuang, and Dalian. The well-connected transportation network provides great convenience for visitors to the park. Outside the park is a high-standard ecological green parking lot built with significant investment by the scenic area. It is neatly organized, rationally planned, shaded by green trees, and spacious, offering more than 600 parking spaces. At the entrance stands a representative building—a white sailboat sailing against the wind—symbolizing the ocean park’s blessing to visitors, signifying smooth sailing and peace in all endeavors.

Happy Ocean Park perfectly integrates various ocean-themed tourism products. The entire park consists of six major areas: the Happy Bay Area, Main Cultural Square Area, Water Play Area, Food & Culture Street, Seaside Bathing Area, and Sports & Leisure Area. 1. **Happy Bay Area** includes an artificial bay covering nearly 100,000 square meters of water surface, with islands of various sizes that are home to a world of marine mammals. 2. **Water Play Area** covers more than 20,000 square meters and can accommodate 5,000 people enjoying drifting rivers and water play simultaneously. It features thrilling water activities such as tube slides, family raft slides, sled slides, gyro slides, wave swings, interactive water houses, and diving. Additionally, a dedicated children’s water play zone offers a fun paradise for kids. 3. **Seaside Bathing Area** utilizes natural coastal sandy beaches to create a high-grade bathing experience with a taste of foreign charm. It is also equipped with recreational activities such as yachts, jet skis, parasailing, seaplanes, windsurfing, water bikes, banana boats, underwater motorcycles, underwater bikes, and flying balls. 4. **Main Cultural Square & Small Activity Spaces** are venues where visitors can enjoy diving shows, acrobatics, synchronized swimming, sports dance, aerial acts, fashion shows, small-scale song and dance performances, street jazz, and ethnic performances such as Russian folk dances. At night, under colorful lighting, guests can swim, dive, take submarine tours, watch water screen movies, and enjoy large-scale cultural performances. The rich variety of nighttime activities extends visitors’ stay, fills a gap in the city’s evening tourism and entertainment options, and enhances visitor satisfaction. 5. **Green Leisure Area** features romantic tree-lined paths, fossil forests, small art pieces, and sculptures in various styles. In the thoughtfully designed street-side bars—such as seafood bars, barbecue bars, beer bars, dessert bars, fruit bars, tea gardens, and fast-food outlets—visitors can enjoy dining while soaking in the elegant environment and romantic atmosphere for a high-quality leisure experience.