World's biggest ocean theme park opens in S China  

全球最大海洋主题公园在珠海横琴开张迎客

Photo taken on Jan 28, 2014 shows the world's biggest aquarium in Chimelong Ocean Kingdom. [Photo: Liu Weiyong]

Lots of visitors seen in the Chimelong Ocean Kingdom on Jan 28, 2014. [Photo: Liu Weiyong]

Zhuhai (ECNS) --The world's biggest ocean theme park opened on Tuesday in Hengqin island off Zhuhai, Guangdong province, Chinanews.com reported.

Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, situated in the Hengqin New Area of Zhuhai, covers 132 hectares (1.32 million square meters), the largest in the world.

The park features the world's biggest aquarium, which boasts a massive collection of whales, sharks and rare fish.

The park and resort hotel, with total investment of 20 billion yuan ($3.3 billion), are owned by the Chime-Long Group, which runs China's biggest theme park, Chime-Long Paradise, in Guangzhou.

Meanwhile, the park is linked to Macao by a new bridge and will be just half an hour's drive from the park when the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is open, scheduled for 2016

Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region Chui Sai On attended the opening ceremony of the park.