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Qinhuangdao, a famous summer resort in northern China, is currently expanding its travel attractions by establishing a huge ocean park on the seashore.
Happy OceanPark, about 40 kilometers from Beidaihe, or 10 kilometers from the east end of the Great Wall at ShanhaiguanPass, covers 26 hectares and includes eight different sites and various entertainment services.
The whole park is decorated in a sea-green look.
Its entrance, set amidst fountains, sculptures, and a large sea horse and clam shell-decorated frieze, sets the mood for the wonders within.
The main attraction is the Happy Bay Area, where the shark hall, seal hall, fur seal hall, sea turtle hall, and exhibition hall for animals from the South Pole and North Pole are all located.
Over 60 sharks and dozens of seals are on daily display in the water tanks.
In the polar animal exhibition, polar bears, penguins and many other polar animals are raised in different pools.
Animal performances are shown in the Sea Circus Theater, where 2000 people can watch dolphin and sea lion shows or feed the seals in the seal pool.
The park even offers an opportunity for visitors to go scuba diving.
Lots of sea animals and plants make the scenery look the same as in the actual ecological system of a coral reef. Divers can wear diving suits and go on a local deep-sea trip.
The park also offers 13 submarines for visitors without any diving experience. The park is the only one so far to offer submarine trips in China.
Seven submarines can take 50 passengers each, and the other six submarines can take four passengers per trip. Usually the deep-sea trip lasts 20 minutes. The four-person submarine trips cost more than the 50-passenger submarines.
Those who do dive here discover an abundance of both temperate and semi-tropical sea creatures. The fascinating world under the sea is available to all who visit the ocean park.