Oriental Land (Qingpu)

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Oriental Land
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Location within Shanghai
Location Qingpu, Shanghai
Coordinates 31°06′04″N121°01′07″E / 31.10111°N 121.01861°E / 31.10111; 121.01861
Area5600 acres
Public transit access Hongqiao Railway Station

Oriental Land is a park located in Qingpu District, Shanghai City, under the jurisdiction of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and Oriental Pearl. It has a land area of 5600 acres and a water area of 2000 acres. [1]

Contents

Oriental Land is a AAAA-level Tourist Attraction of China and a Chinese National Environmental Science Base. [2]

Notable features

Among the park's features include a number of themed bridges and a bamboo forest containing 38 species of bamboo, as well as: [3]

Transportation

The Oriental Land can be reached by taking Shanghai Metro Line 17 to Hongqiao Railway Station. [5]

Activities

In order to celebrate the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party and commemorate the 85th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March, the Red Army Footprints Memorial Park was officially opened in Shanghai's Oriental Luzhou on May 11. The Red Army Footprints Memorial Park displays 100 foot prints of the old Red Army and is engraved with the names and printing time of the old Red Army. [6]

National defense education courses are held at the site, including a heavy and light weapons exposition, a weapons development expo, an aviation expo, and a naval exposition. [7] Students are able to learn the operation of number of weapons during the class. [7]

Public safety education courses are also held, including daily life safety, road traffic safety, rail transit safety, fire safety, air safety, meteorological disaster, earthquake disaster, and emergency rescue. [7]

Environmental science courses include parent-child nature class, weather observation, astronomical observation, and a plant identification course. [7]

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