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About Chaoyang Park
Its scale allows a visit centered on walking and waterside views rather than paid activities. The park also carries an Olympic connection: beach volleyball was staged here in 2008. Choose one lake-and-garden circuit at the outset and add recreation only if the relevant facility is operating and suits your group. The wider park landscape remains the organizing feature, while individual rides and seasonal events can change.
Chaoyang Park occupies the site of a former Prince's Palace. Construction began in 1984, and the park covers a total area of 288.7 hectares, including 68.2 hectares of water, and measuring roughly 2.8 kilometers long by 1.5 kilometers wide. The Beijing Pop Festival, featuring Chinese and international musical acts, began using the park in 2005. For the beach volleyball events of the 2008 Summer Olympics, a temporary stadium was built in the park using sand shipped in from Hainan island. A 208-meter Ferris wheel, the Beijing Great Wheel, was also planned for the park, but the project went into receivership in 2010.
What to look for
- Lake-and-garden landscape: compare broad water views with the more enclosed planted areas.
- Recreation setting: see how sports and leisure spaces are integrated into the larger urban park.
Location & getting there
Getting to Chaoyang Park
The matched travel listing gives No. 1 Nongzhan South Road for the park, between the eastern Third and Fourth Ring Roads.
- Choose a specific gate in your arrival plan; the park’s north–south extent makes opposite entrances different meeting points.
Combine your visit
Suggested order within this visit:
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Southern park approach
Establish the route from the published street address.
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Lakeside paths
Make the water landscape the center of the visit.
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Flower and landscaped areas
Finish with a quieter planted section rather than another transfer across the park.
This sequence is an editorial suggestion based on the features described in the sources. Access to individual buildings or areas should be checked locally; no travel time or shared admission is implied.
Find Chaoyang Park
朝阳公园 · 朝阳区
The pin marks the area, not the entrance.
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Approximate straight-line distances between map pins, not travel distances.
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View guide →Sources & visit information
The sources below support the place-specific description and arrival information. Suggested combinations are editorial planning ideas; confirm current opening, entry arrangements and transport services for your date.
Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 1362534056.
Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikivoyage contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0.
Background paragraphs condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "Chaoyang Park", English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 1362534056.