Baoji People's Park

　　The People's Park was completed and opened as scheduled in 1979, located at the cultural and educational center of Baoji People's Park main gate. It lies to the north of the surging Wei River, to the south of the Bronze Museum and the City Sports Center, and to the east of the Weihe River Bridge, facing the bustling downtown area across the river. Covering an area of 519 acres, including over 140 acres of water surface, it is the city's largest comprehensive multi-functional leisure and entertainment venue—a shining pearl at the foot of the Qinling Mountains and on the banks of the Wei River, and a vibrant "green lung" in the city center. Over the past 20 years of reform and opening up, in accordance with the overall plan, five major functional areas have been established: a lively animal exhibition area, an elegant scenic rest area, a rich and colorful cultural and entertainment area, a clear and sparkling water activity area, and administrative management.

　　The Hui Feng Pavilion exudes deep tranquility

　　The park boasts beautiful scenery, surrounded by greenery, birdsong, and floral fragrances. The lake, landscapes, pavilions, and towers blend seamlessly, creating a delightful atmosphere. It’s a perfect place for leisure and entertainment. As visitors stroll through, they can watch boats gently float on the lake and listen to birds chirping in the woods, feeling refreshed and reluctant to leave. In recent years, adhering to the principles of "hardware-based development, service-driven prosperity, and plant-based landscaping," the park has raised over 4 million yuan for infrastructure construction. They have successively built attractions such as the “Rong Yue Ting” (Moon Embracing Pavilion), “Hui Feng Ting” (Breeze Pavilion), “Qian Xi Ting” (Millennium Pavilion), “Shi Ji Lang” (Century Corridor), and “Yi De Men” (Virtue Gate) on the large island rockery, constructed two uniquely designed, fully equipped eco-friendly garden toilets, renovated the dock, built a modern-style rest corridor, paved over 3,000 meters of park paths, and laid over 1,300 square meters of lawn bricks around the lake. With investments exceeding 3 million yuan, large amusement facilities such as sightseeing vehicles, a naughty castle, Crazy Bus, Time Tunnel, Disco Carousel, and Celestial Globe have been added, creating a comprehensive scene of activities both on land, water, and in the air. The zoo has introduced rare animals including Siberian tigers, African lions, leopards, takins, zebras, ostriches, and emus with an investment of over 500,000 yuan, expanded animal enclosures, greatly enriched the exhibits, and won praise from citizens. At the same time, the park has persisted with plant-based landscaping, completing greening and beautification tasks in areas such as the large island rockery, southeast corner of the fishpond, and management zone. Nearly 10,000 trees have been planted, along with over 10,000 square meters of lawns, significantly improving the park’s greening standards and overall appeal.

　　From 2000 to 2008, over nine years, Baoji People's Park invested more than 10 million yuan, successively building new attractions such as the “Rong Yue Ting,” “Hui Feng Ting,” “Shi Ji Lang,” and “Yi De Ting” on the large island rockery, starting construction on projects like the Tree Array Square and Olympic Square, planting over 30,000 trees of various types, and forming a new greening pattern where the park is picturesque, roads are shaded, open spaces are forested, hills are scenic, and the lake is bordered by greenbelts.

　　Baoji’s only zoo is located in People's Park, currently housing over 320 rare animals of nine species under national second-class or higher protection, attracting numerous citizens to visit. Meanwhile, a large number of high-tech, large-scale modern amusement projects and facilities for land, water, and air have maximally met the recreational needs of park visitors and children. In recent years, high-cultural events such as tulip exhibitions, Zigong Lantern Festivals, and Weifang Kite Festivals have made People's Park a focal point of public attention.

　　Since 1999, the park has been awarded honors such as Provincial Civilized Unit, Provincial “Create Excellence and Evaluate Inferiority” Best Unit, and Provincial Health Advanced Unit by the provincial party committee and government, and Municipal Public Security Model Unit and Municipal Respect-for-the-Aged Model Unit by the municipal party committee and government. The Party branch has been recognized as an advanced grassroots party organization and commended by the municipal party committee, and has been rated as an advanced unit and advanced branch within the bureau system year after year.

　　The year 2007 marked another significant chapter in the development of People's Park. On January 1st of that year, all fences around Baoji People's Park were removed, the gates were thrown open, and the park welcomed visitors from all directions free of charge. Overnight, the park became the most visited and popular public venue in the urban area.

　　In 2009, the globally watched Global Chinese Homeland Visit and Ancestor Worship Conference was grandly held in Baoji. Focusing on the planning centered around Zhou culture, People's Park once again seized a major historical opportunity. Serving as the hardware foundation, it was reconstructed and developed into a Zhou Ritual Culture Theme Park. After rebranding and repositioning, the park will be transformed into a large-scale Zhou Ritual Culture Park integrating cultural dissemination, ecological tourism, and fashionable experiences, bringing the splendid civilization of the Zhou Dynasty’s ritual governance to life within the park.

　　After just three months of intense construction, the Zhou Ritual Culture Theme Park, with an initial investment of over 50 million yuan, was preliminarily completed. China’s first theme park comprehensively and multi-dimensionally showcasing the prosperous civilization of the Western Zhou Dynasty made its dazzling debut. The world’s tallest lantern proudly stood tall, and the “Zhou Song” came to life… The People's Park was completely reborn, drawing widespread admiration.

　　Thirty long years, thirty years of weathering storms. Today, People's Park greets visitors from all over with its unique charm, and it will surely accumulate more of Baoji’s culture and carry even more joy for the public.